443 reviews for:

The Waiting: Pre-Order the Brand New Ballard and Bosch Thriller

Michael Connelly

4.12 AVERAGE

yperio's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bit101's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

stressgirl70's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

roseleaf24's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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So good!! I love this new Ballard/Bosch dynamic, though the writing of it was a bit rough in places for me. At least five mysteries were solved in this book. It was constantly moving! Ballard’s character growth was strong.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence

Minor: Suicide, Pregnancy, Abandonment

gangoose's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kjonathanc's review against another edition

3.75

mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

nikkidbee79's review against another edition

4.25

mysterious reflective 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

dmwade's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

randomx42's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

chrisburton's review against another edition

4.5

dark informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No