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2.5 AVERAGE
2.5 AVERAGE
I had higher hopes for this. I've only been waiting half a lifetime to read something new by Thomas Harris. His Hannibal Lector trilogy is on of my all time favorite book series and as a kid I read it REPEATEDLY. His beautiful prose, fiendish villains, and strong female protagonists are still present, but the story-line and plot left a little to be desired. Cari Mora is about a young woman who fled violence in her own country only to fall back into it in the US. Cari is the caretaker for the infamous Escobar house in Miami; she's used to working with film crews and others who want to rent the space, but when a group of seedy looking men rent the house out, she quickly ascertains that they have something sinister in mind. They are looking for hidden gold, rumored to be hidden somewhere beneath the house, and they will stop at nothing to obtain it. Cari must resort to the cunning, shrewdness and survival instincts she thought she had left behind to keep from falling prey to these evil men.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
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:
No
i'm really looking forward to reading this one again <3 put it off for years in the fear that it wouldn't live up to my thomas harris expectations, and i understand why, but i'm glad i finally did read it! less impactful than the others i've read, for sure, but still an excellent thriller.
I tried but could not finish this. The book had some promise but focused on all the wrong things. I was incredibly bored.
I “listened “ on the way to and from work. The plot was good, had a few twists. However, this is not what I expected “post” Hannibal Lecter.
Fantastic. Harris never disappoints. His books take a long time to come out, because he researches so so thoroughly. I love his character development, and his heroins. He will never write enough books for me to be satisfied.
This book felt like a section of a much longer novel.
Kind of disappointed by this novel. No personal attachments to protagonist or big-bad... Expected more, after author took so many to write and publish something (after the Hannibal serial).
This book felt like a section of a much longer novel.
