Reviews

The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen

faithsathenaeum's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

shanayaareads's review against another edition

5.0

Tess Gerritsen knows how to write a thriller! I had such a blast reading this book and slotting the pieces together to decipher who the Surgeon was and his origins and connections to the other serial killer. & I must say, that I was extremely successful (I feel like a detective for coming to the conclusions I did, before the characters)

Gerritsen’s writing is pretty and intricate, if it can be described as such. It has a way of sucking you in. Which means that I devoured this book in no time at all.

My only complaint is that There wasn’t enough Rizzoli and certainly no Isles here. I kept waiting for Maura to appear and kept being disappointed. Hopefully this doesn’t persist in book two.

awlang's review against another edition

Didn't like the style of writing, too much medical terminology 

paigewporter's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

setauuta's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

4.0

If you're coming to this from the TV show, be aware that the tone is VERY different - much darker and grittier than the show.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Body horror, Infertility, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, and Rape

kirsty_jane23's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

4.0

insidious_toxins's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual violence, Medical content, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Rape, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Cursing, Confinement, and Stalking

Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, and Car accident

staceeyt's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Rape, Blood, Death, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

jessicaychambers's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

_sweetdaisy_'s review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Violence, Sexual violence, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Police brutality