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Broken Promise by Linwood Barclay

cordillia's review against another edition

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4.0

המעניין מבין ספרי לינווד ברקלי שקראתי עד כה. ספר ראשון מתוך טרילוגיה, המגולל סיפור מתח שנסגר בתוך גבולות הספר הראשון וכן עלילה רחבה יותר, שנפתחת בספר זה, אמורה להמשיך בספר השני ולהסתיים בספר השלישי והאחרון בטרילוגיה. שתי העלילות מעניינות בעיניי, אך סיפור הטרילוגיה מסקרן במיוחד ומעורר חשק להמשיך לספר הבא בשלישיה.

הבטחה שהופרה/לינווד ברקלי

oviedorose's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious sad tense

4.0

strawberrymivvy's review against another edition

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

3.75

I've actually read this before, many years ago, but that didn't detract from the story, especially as the "twist" wouldn't come as a surprise to any regular reader of this genre.

Barclay is always great at creating tension and believable characters and this was no different.

A young woman who shouldn't have a baby suddenly has a baby, a woman is found murdered, her husband was in the city at the time.  What happened, who is the baby?

A great read and an author I always enjoy

oxfordjrr's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes

3.0

wallflower11216's review against another edition

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4.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I love how it was written. Nothing like a cliffhanger to keep you wanting more.

ddemille29's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-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

markfeltskog's review against another edition

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Mr. Barclay is one of the most talented novelists working in this genre.

childishfarid's review against another edition

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1.0

I don't know what compelled me to add this to my to-read list, probably some top-10 click bait list. The plot was quite the opposite of a mystery, and anything but thrilling. Yes it was a page turner, but mostly because I just wanted to be done with the book.

ccopeland28's review against another edition

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4.0

The beginning of the series that gets you all set up and gets you hooked. Don't worry, you won't reget it.

drewvan's review against another edition

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4.0

I really enjoyed this book and already bought the next book in the trilogy. It's not high art but it was fun and the author did a great job of making me want to keep reading.