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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
This has the most disturbing ending of any book I have ever read. Fantastic bok.
I expected to be shocked by where this thriller would take me, but I wasn't all that shocked. And, while it was definitely a page turner, I was not caught off guard by the big reveal at the end. Also, not a big fan of the ominous ending. An enjoyable mystery/thriller, but nothing to set it apart from the genre for me.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I could write a whole lot about this book, but most likely not without spoiling it. So I won't. All I really need to say is that you must read it. It is awesome. A nail-biting thriller to the end and beyond! :)
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A well-constructed, gritty crime thriller that loses itself by overcomplicating a straightforward plot.
Rating 2.5* out of 5. After "Poppet" by the same author this was really disappointing. It's a mix of elements causing this. One of them is that I hate books on organized crime and will steer clear if I know that's what's coming. Another is that I found one of the main characters, Zoe, extremely stereotypical. Very hard exterior, hiding literal and figurative wounds present and past. *yawn* Her sister Sally was a bit more real and likeable.
Anyway, a teenager, popular girl, wanna-be model, has been found brutally murdered. Lorne. Come to think of it I still don't really know why, but that's beside the point. So Zoe investigate together with the rest of her unit. Well, mostly on her own since she does not take to teamwork. It surprised me that none of her superios asked her how she really spent her days as she went after whatever trail took her fancy without reporting it anywhere.
Zoe's estranged sister Sally has her own problems. She is recently divorced and raising her daughter Millie on her own. They have both run up debt and are having a tough time making ends meet. The ex is not willing to help, or isn't allowed more like it, because of his new wife. So Sally takes a side-job working for a known gangster. Things rapidly go down-hill from there. Because Lorne went to the same school as Millie and her friends, Zoe and Sally's paths soon cross. They haven't spoken in years and years because of a childhood episode which was so appalling that their parents sent them to different boarding schools and generally kept them apart.
Sally's got guts, I have to give her that. She probably saves the whole story from a 1* rating. She had a lot more to her than I thought. She can't carry everything on her own though. There was nothing new in this book. The motive for the murder was weak and I felt it wasn't properly explained. I was travelling when I finished it and wasn't that concentrated, so it's possible I missed something because of that. Still. NO no no no - don't even think about it! Read something else, there are much more enjoyable books out there, I promise you.
Anyway, a teenager, popular girl, wanna-be model, has been found brutally murdered. Lorne. Come to think of it I still don't really know why, but that's beside the point. So Zoe investigate together with the rest of her unit. Well, mostly on her own since she does not take to teamwork. It surprised me that none of her superios asked her how she really spent her days as she went after whatever trail took her fancy without reporting it anywhere.
Zoe's estranged sister Sally has her own problems. She is recently divorced and raising her daughter Millie on her own. They have both run up debt and are having a tough time making ends meet. The ex is not willing to help, or isn't allowed more like it, because of his new wife. So Sally takes a side-job working for a known gangster. Things rapidly go down-hill from there. Because Lorne went to the same school as Millie and her friends, Zoe and Sally's paths soon cross. They haven't spoken in years and years because of a childhood episode which was so appalling that their parents sent them to different boarding schools and generally kept them apart.
Sally's got guts, I have to give her that. She probably saves the whole story from a 1* rating. She had a lot more to her than I thought. She can't carry everything on her own though. There was nothing new in this book. The motive for the murder was weak and I felt it wasn't properly explained. I was travelling when I finished it and wasn't that concentrated, so it's possible I missed something because of that. Still. NO no no no - don't even think about it! Read something else, there are much more enjoyable books out there, I promise you.
