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mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
This book reaffirmed that police-type procedurals don't work for me and this book was a miss.
I found the characters, mainly Darren and Randi really irritating and don't understand why there was so much forced proximity between them. The incorporation of romantic tension between them (while Darren has a wife that he claims to be happy with and misses) awkward and uncomfortable. If Darren, the protagonist, had been a random sleuth interested in these cases, and not a Texas Ranger, I would have found his actions in this book more believable.
The writing was nice and the audiobook was well done, but I can't say I enjoyed the rest of it.
Having not spent much time in the South and not having ever been to East Texas, I was having a hard time believing that this was actually set in the 2010s - is racism that overt there? Or was this intentionally hyperbolic?
I found the characters, mainly Darren and Randi really irritating and don't understand why there was so much forced proximity between them. The incorporation of romantic tension between them (while Darren has a wife that he claims to be happy with and misses) awkward and uncomfortable. If Darren, the protagonist, had been a random sleuth interested in these cases, and not a Texas Ranger, I would have found his actions in this book more believable.
The writing was nice and the audiobook was well done, but I can't say I enjoyed the rest of it.
Having not spent much time in the South and not having ever been to East Texas, I was having a hard time believing that this was actually set in the 2010s - is racism that overt there? Or was this intentionally hyperbolic?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Mass/school shootings, Hate crime, Gun violence, and Violence
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