Reviews

Splinter by Sebastian Fitzek

klitzekeines's review against another edition

dark mysterious

2.5

saltycorpse's review against another edition

3.0

This was a mind-bending clusterfuck in a good way, but was initially so confusing I almost stopped reading. I didn't love it, but it was fun. Fitzek is always a good read. Also, a headline in this story clearly refers to another one of his novels, so I love the idea that he's working within the same universe in at least some of his writing.

pinkierina's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

meg_ray's review

3.0

The ending really let this book down for me.

aotora's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

I actually liked this book a lot. It was a fairly fast and intense read and I did not expect that plot twist in the end. It's probably one of my favourite books by Fitzek I've read so far. I also liked the characters a lot and I felt so bad for the main character by the end of the book. I also love the theme he chose to go with - organ black market is not something I would normally choose to read about. The only thing that really bothered me was that everybody suddenly started calling main character Luke - even though his last name is Lucas and his first name is Marc- and even characters with the same last name called him that - I am not sure if that was a translation error or not but it got really annoying throughout the second half of the book. 

bells_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

nyxie7's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

psychologicalthrillerlover's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

alex_thrillers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

jamalschmidt's review against another edition

5.0

Absolut ABSURD und VERRÜCKT!

Dieser Thriller verwundet und verwirrt einen bis zur letzten Seite. Aber irgendwie macht genau dies das Buch so besonders und spannend.

Das Ende war absolut nicht vorhersehbar und die Auflösung in den letzten Kapiteln hat mich vollends verblüfft. Definitiv ein anderer Fitzek-Thriller!