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A review by caitlinxmartin
Poison Flower by Thomas Perry
2.0
I've been trying to remember the name of this series and this author for ages and finally identified it when I found this galley to review. It's always been a fun series - a sort of female version of Lee Childs' Jack Reacher series. Like Reacher, Jane Whitfield is hyper-prepared and impossible to beat - not necessarily grounded in reality, but I don't read thrillers for reality.
Pure escapist mind candy with some caveats. Most of this book, unlike others in the series, is a non-stop brutality fest with Jane playing avenging angel. The level of violence makes a lot of this not so fun to read, perhaps particularly because much of the violence is torture committed against the main character. In fact, the first third of the book is all about this torture. The rest follows Jane's revenge. It's a good read, but if you're squeamish I wouldn't recommend it.
Not the best entry in the series - okay, but not great.
Pure escapist mind candy with some caveats. Most of this book, unlike others in the series, is a non-stop brutality fest with Jane playing avenging angel. The level of violence makes a lot of this not so fun to read, perhaps particularly because much of the violence is torture committed against the main character. In fact, the first third of the book is all about this torture. The rest follows Jane's revenge. It's a good read, but if you're squeamish I wouldn't recommend it.
Not the best entry in the series - okay, but not great.