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teresaalice's review against another edition
2.0
I finished it, but all of the "woman", "man", "her sex" things were worth all of the eye rolls.
gwynt's review against another edition
3.0
I decided to give C. F. another try as I loved her books when I was younger. Something just irritated me from the get go about these beautiful and perfect, well-off-waspy women. It just feels fake to me, like manufactured obstacles for them all to overcome together. I feel like there is no depth to these characters, no flaws or shortcomings that make them relatable. I dunno, I just didn't connect with this book I guess....
3skeinneen's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
This is my first time reading a Christine Feehan book and it might be my last. The book was very slow, extremely repetitive and seemed to have superfluous backstories on every character. I learned after reading this book that it’s the first in a series, but it seems like some of the details and depth could have waited for the next book. Also, although the character backstories were extremely lengthy, they weren’t very diverse and all had the same trauma/triumph background which felt flat.
The story itself would have been an interesting concept if it was told more succinct. It feels like an opportunity was lost because the author wanted to lay detailed ground work for another book. And to top it off, I guessed the killer very early on. Again, because the focus seemed to be more on building backstories than the actual “mystery”. Needless to say, I’m disappointed and probably won’t pick up anything from this author again.
The story itself would have been an interesting concept if it was told more succinct. It feels like an opportunity was lost because the author wanted to lay detailed ground work for another book. And to top it off, I guessed the killer very early on. Again, because the focus seemed to be more on building backstories than the actual “mystery”. Needless to say, I’m disappointed and probably won’t pick up anything from this author again.
nancydrew1235's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Enjoyed the suspense. Enjoyed the relationship between Sam and Stella. Descriptions of all of Stella's friends feels like the start of a series about each friend and left me wanting to know more about them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
Minor: Torture and War
ammbooks's review against another edition
4.0
It was not a traditional Feehan book. But she has the same family by choice friendships. I enjoyed the cast of characters and looking forward to a new series. I enjoy when authors try different things. Don't expect this to be like her other books. I actually found the close door scenes refreshing.
mdburdine's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
pepperdots's review against another edition
2.0
I have been reading Christine's novels for years. And you can see that they are setting up another series of books. The two main characters weren't fully fleshed out in my opinion, only because there was a LOT of set up, and backstory for multiple side characters. It was a decent read, but I felt like there wasn't a lot of substance behind this story other than setting up the new series.
s3c0ndbreakfast's review against another edition
2.0
I was bored through most of the book. :(
I really wanted to love it.
I really wanted to love it.