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cymshady's review
3.0
Both of these novels leaned more towards romance than horror/thriller, which was definitely misleading considering the cover. I was ready for people to be bleeding from the freaking eye sockets but alas nothing of the sort happened.
In Their Footsteps wasn't a bad short story - it had an engaging backstory, the plot moved quickly, and the two main characters were capable and intelligent. The ending was actually surprising! but logical based on all of the clues given to us.
Thief of Hearts was a whole other ballgame.... Clea was self-depreciating to the point I almost quit the book twice. The improbability of most of the story was quite high lol and I rolled my eyes at EVERYTHING. I was annoyed that nothing about the story made any sense but mustered through.
Disappointing for my Spook-tober but now it can go to someone else's home who will enjoy it more than I did.
In Their Footsteps wasn't a bad short story - it had an engaging backstory, the plot moved quickly, and the two main characters were capable and intelligent. The ending was actually surprising! but logical based on all of the clues given to us.
Thief of Hearts was a whole other ballgame.... Clea was self-depreciating to the point I almost quit the book twice. The improbability of most of the story was quite high lol and I rolled my eyes at EVERYTHING. I was annoyed that nothing about the story made any sense but mustered through.
Disappointing for my Spook-tober but now it can go to someone else's home who will enjoy it more than I did.
gailm's review against another edition
5.0
One of Tess's earlier books and a lovely quick read for a stand alone.
si0bhan's review
3.0
I’ve read many Tess Gerritsen books – both her older romantic suspense books and her newer mystery books – and I can safely say she is one of my favourite authors. However, the Tavistock books failed to entertain me in the way I had hoped. Truthfully, they are my least favourite of all the Gerritsen books I have read.
Both had the promise of being wonderful reads. Both suggest at all Gerritsen has to offer in her romantic suspense books, yet neither story really pulled me in. There was the odd bit of action, but nothing much ever really happened. In fact, both books seemed to make promises without giving any real delivery.
If you’ve yet to read a Gerritsen book, I certainly recommend starting somewhere else. She really can do – and has repeatedly done – better than this. Were it not for the fact I brought the omnibus, I would not have read both stories. I will admit to the second book being better than the first, yet neither were up to the usual high Gerritsen standard.
Overall, a disappointing read from one of my favourite authors. You’re always going to find them – the books where your favourite authors didn’t quite reach their usual high – I’m just disappointed two books with so much promised turned out to be the Gerritsen books I didn’t enjoy.
Both had the promise of being wonderful reads. Both suggest at all Gerritsen has to offer in her romantic suspense books, yet neither story really pulled me in. There was the odd bit of action, but nothing much ever really happened. In fact, both books seemed to make promises without giving any real delivery.
If you’ve yet to read a Gerritsen book, I certainly recommend starting somewhere else. She really can do – and has repeatedly done – better than this. Were it not for the fact I brought the omnibus, I would not have read both stories. I will admit to the second book being better than the first, yet neither were up to the usual high Gerritsen standard.
Overall, a disappointing read from one of my favourite authors. You’re always going to find them – the books where your favourite authors didn’t quite reach their usual high – I’m just disappointed two books with so much promised turned out to be the Gerritsen books I didn’t enjoy.
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