Reviews

Nine Lives: A Novel by Peter Swanson

jacquelineshea's review against another edition

5.0

ok this was such a good book i cant even right now. the beginning was pretty good, i remember like halfway through the book i was like “this is definitely four stars”. it was good, but not fantastic. but from then on it just continued getting better and better. i kind of guessed the reveal but not all the way. so good, def recommend.

regibgray's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sammy121895's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

I did not like this book at all. I should not have finished it. There was not a single one art of it I enjoyed. The beginning and middle were boring and the ending was terrible and made little sense. I also did not like the audiobook narrator. There is minimal character development, so it was hard to care when people were getting killed off because even the ones that had the potential to be likeable, didn’t have enough of a story to make me give a crap. And again, I struggle to understand where the ending came from but not in a good twisty kind of way. 
Nine strangers recieve a list in the mail with their names on it. Nothing else. None of them know each other and there does not appear to be any connection between them. That is until people on the list start turning up murdered. Jessica Winslow, an FBI agent whose name is on the list, must put together the clues to figure out what connection all of these people could possibly have that is leading to them turning up dead. And she must do it before her name gets crossed off as well. 

kitkat175's review against another edition

3.0

This book I started this morning and finished around 3 or 4PM, it was a very face paced read but I did not like it as much as I thought I would, I liked eight perfect murders way better.

evefaith's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

frannanne's review against another edition

my library loan expired lol 

anemonemily's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

dillonbrantley's review against another edition

2.0

2.5/5

It's not bad, by any means, but it just doesn't make for too interesting of a mystery. The reveal is disappointing and there were essentially no clues that could have led an attentive reader in the right direction. Further, the motive is fairly derivative and became far too obvious in my opinion.

veronicaweinstein's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

just_an_avocado's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0