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amy_park's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
3.5
Dark visceral police procedural thriller! I read this for a book club and found from the start the story very gripping. It's a dual narrative of both the main detective and the killer, which was unusual as I haven't seen this done before in a thriller. However the book did start to lack quickly for me.
At the start, the setting was good (Scotland) but as the story progressed I felt the setting was lost. There was no dialect and as I read on, I pictured the setting as generic, which was dissapointing. Some sub-plots made me feel uncomfortable as well as the killer perspective.
I felt it lacked as there was no backstory for the killer, in some novels backstory can also be uncomfortable as its more of a justifying "victim speech" but I feel this was needed as his past was alluded too but not explained.
The chapter of skydiving was kind of lost on me, but following discussion I can now see this alluded to the detecitve's mental health state and PTSD on his trauma before relocation.
I won't continue with the series but the book was a gripping thriller.
At the start, the setting was good (Scotland) but as the story progressed I felt the setting was lost. There was no dialect and as I read on, I pictured the setting as generic, which was dissapointing. Some sub-plots made me feel uncomfortable as well as the killer perspective.
I felt it lacked as there was no backstory for the killer, in some novels backstory can also be uncomfortable as its more of a justifying "victim speech" but I feel this was needed as his past was alluded too but not explained.
The chapter of skydiving was kind of lost on me, but following discussion I can now see this alluded to the detecitve's mental health state and PTSD on his trauma before relocation.
I won't continue with the series but the book was a gripping thriller.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Rape
krystalframe's review against another edition
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Torture
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Child death and Rape
alannamoreland's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
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