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booksandcatsgalore's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
jelenab's review
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
divya5's review
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
yourshadefalls's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
failmaven's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
mspilesofpaper's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
California's Pacific Crest Trail is one of the world's most famous hiking trails as it goes from Canada to Mexico. While people vanishing among it isn't a rarity, the murder of a guide and three missing teenagers has the public's attention. Are vampires real and did they murder the guide? Is it just staged as comments under a video of the dead guide, which was posted by another user, imply? Though, where is the account owner of the viral video and why doesn't she answer any messages when everyone wants their 15 minutes of fame nowadays? While Reni and Daniel still grapple with their traumatic pasts, they have to find out quickly what truly happened on the hike if they want to find the three teens alive.
Tell Me is the second instalment in the series and more fast-paced and thrilling than the first book. It helps that the victims were alive when the author introduced them, and that the book feels less like a glorification of serial killers and just like your regular thriller where something awful happened. It has less mystery aspect but is still very psychological (with the additional gore). The book focuses on Reni's healing, on Daniel's search for his mother, their growing relationship, and how social media influences people. "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes" by Warhol certainly rings true in this case.
Do not expect a developed romantic relationship between Reni and Daniel (like the summary indicates). Their romance aspect is tiny and happens only in the last chapter/epilogue. The rest of their relationship through the book is based on their job, friendship and healing from their traumatic past. Tbh: I could have done without them getting together.
Tell Me is the second instalment in the series and more fast-paced and thrilling than the first book. It helps that the victims were alive when the author introduced them, and that the book feels less like a glorification of serial killers and just like your regular thriller where something awful happened. It has less mystery aspect but is still very psychological (with the additional gore). The book focuses on Reni's healing, on Daniel's search for his mother, their growing relationship, and how social media influences people. "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes" by Warhol certainly rings true in this case.
Do not expect a developed romantic relationship between Reni and Daniel (like the summary indicates). Their romance aspect is tiny and happens only in the last chapter/epilogue. The rest of their relationship through the book is based on their job, friendship and healing from their traumatic past. Tbh: I could have done without them getting together.
tsquare345's review against another edition
4.0
Ugh, I really have a hard time with people who have no idea how to be a parent. I get that it's not for everyone. But JFC, get your act together and do your best. Or seek an alternative. Of course, it wouldn't be a compelling story if there wasn't unnecessary heartache and suffering. This story was a perfect example of Ocham's Razor. Oh! And that ending! For sure, I didn't see that coming.
Part of the Kindle Unlimited catalog.
Part of the Kindle Unlimited catalog.
marilynw's review
4.0
Tell Me (Inland Empire #2) by Anne Frasier
Former FBI criminal profiler, Reni Fisher, and Detective Daniel Ellis are back about two months after the events Find Me, the first book in the Inland Empire series. Reni, never on stable ground after learning that she was bait in her late father's serial killing spree, is even on shakier ground now and is continuing her reclusive life in the desert. Daniel has asked her to stop searching for his mother, who disappeared one night, when he was eight years old.
Daniel needs help when a video of a body in an orange tent starts trending on social media. They have a general idea where the tent might be located but the person who uploaded the video can't be located. Daniel requires Reni's expertise with the camping area and her skills at finding missing people.
What the reader knows is that three girls and their counselor, from a treatment program, designed to sever addiction to social media, have been on a short camping trip. The wealthy girls are obviously spoiled and very angry that all their devices have been removed from their possession. These are not happy campers and there is no doubt they plan to go back to their social media ways as soon as they are released from the confines of the program.
The story has a very small world feel to it when it seems that there is a connection between so many of the characters. Still, I'd been looking forward to this follow up from the first story and enjoyed how Reni and Daniel brainstorm the mystery while also coping with their past traumas. This book ended in such a way that it doesn't need a third book but I wouldn't mind getting to follow Reni and Daniel into what looks like a brighter future.
Published July 27, 2021
Thank you to Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley for this ARC.
Former FBI criminal profiler, Reni Fisher, and Detective Daniel Ellis are back about two months after the events Find Me, the first book in the Inland Empire series. Reni, never on stable ground after learning that she was bait in her late father's serial killing spree, is even on shakier ground now and is continuing her reclusive life in the desert. Daniel has asked her to stop searching for his mother, who disappeared one night, when he was eight years old.
Daniel needs help when a video of a body in an orange tent starts trending on social media. They have a general idea where the tent might be located but the person who uploaded the video can't be located. Daniel requires Reni's expertise with the camping area and her skills at finding missing people.
What the reader knows is that three girls and their counselor, from a treatment program, designed to sever addiction to social media, have been on a short camping trip. The wealthy girls are obviously spoiled and very angry that all their devices have been removed from their possession. These are not happy campers and there is no doubt they plan to go back to their social media ways as soon as they are released from the confines of the program.
The story has a very small world feel to it when it seems that there is a connection between so many of the characters. Still, I'd been looking forward to this follow up from the first story and enjoyed how Reni and Daniel brainstorm the mystery while also coping with their past traumas. This book ended in such a way that it doesn't need a third book but I wouldn't mind getting to follow Reni and Daniel into what looks like a brighter future.
Published July 27, 2021
Thank you to Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley for this ARC.