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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Murder
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The minute we met that character I KNEW they had to be the culprit
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My second Karin Slaughter book and another great read! It was gritty, graphic, and dark. I figured out the culprit but not until the last 30 pages or so. Karin knows how to make almost 500 pages fly by. I can’t wait to read more!!
Okay so I get ridiculously excited when I see Karin Slaughter is releasing a new book. Every time. I have been reading her books for around 12-13 years now, ever since I stumbled upon her first two books that someone was trying to bin. I read anything I could get my hands on, and they were new books from an unknown author in a genre I loved. I did not know what I was about to embark on was an absolute obsession. #noregrets
I was beyond stoked to see that we would be reading about Jeffrey Tolliver again. I am a fan of his, and I adore being able to go back to some original favourites. I love how the past and the present intermingle so effortlessly here. Reading in the present and flipping back to the past also brought up so much pain and suffering. All the angst, the worry, the fear, the heartbreak!
The Silent Wife is an excellent read. The relationships, as always, are nuanced and detailed and so real (I mean, we have been with these characters for over a decade). It's awesome how Slaughter manages to keep things fresh, even this long on in a series. The book is twisty and genuinely scary at times, and it is so ridiculously exciting from page one.
So we return to Will Trent (also a huge fan) and Sara Linton and their fresh, icky case. Lena Adams makes a return as well, and it reminded me once again what an absolute nuisance that woman was. Ugh, what a character as well! Anyway, reading about the case and the developments hand in hand with the past is a tough one. I mean, I love Sara and Will together, and that she really does try to be so much more with him than she was with Jeffrey, and it did feel like cheating returning to Jeffrey, but man, it all works perfectly. I know, a love story, but really, Slaughter always works the romance in so naturally. What an emotional roller coaster! I NEED MORE!
All in all, The Silent Wife is yet another excellent piece of work from Karin Slaughter. The story is emotional and drags you right along for the ride, and is totally heart-stopping at times. I loved every minute of it and tried to drag the experience on for as long as possible - ask Natasha, I even did two hours of gardening (gardening!) to ensure I didn't just tear through it super fast). As always, I highly recommend Slaughter's work - it's gory, dark, gritty, violent as hell and super intense, carried by very human characters and relationships throughout. Engaging read!
I was beyond stoked to see that we would be reading about Jeffrey Tolliver again. I am a fan of his, and I adore being able to go back to some original favourites. I love how the past and the present intermingle so effortlessly here. Reading in the present and flipping back to the past also brought up so much pain and suffering. All the angst, the worry, the fear, the heartbreak!
The Silent Wife is an excellent read. The relationships, as always, are nuanced and detailed and so real (I mean, we have been with these characters for over a decade). It's awesome how Slaughter manages to keep things fresh, even this long on in a series. The book is twisty and genuinely scary at times, and it is so ridiculously exciting from page one.
So we return to Will Trent (also a huge fan) and Sara Linton and their fresh, icky case. Lena Adams makes a return as well, and it reminded me once again what an absolute nuisance that woman was. Ugh, what a character as well! Anyway, reading about the case and the developments hand in hand with the past is a tough one. I mean, I love Sara and Will together, and that she really does try to be so much more with him than she was with Jeffrey, and it did feel like cheating returning to Jeffrey, but man, it all works perfectly. I know, a love story, but really, Slaughter always works the romance in so naturally. What an emotional roller coaster! I NEED MORE!
All in all, The Silent Wife is yet another excellent piece of work from Karin Slaughter. The story is emotional and drags you right along for the ride, and is totally heart-stopping at times. I loved every minute of it and tried to drag the experience on for as long as possible - ask Natasha, I even did two hours of gardening (gardening!) to ensure I didn't just tear through it super fast). As always, I highly recommend Slaughter's work - it's gory, dark, gritty, violent as hell and super intense, carried by very human characters and relationships throughout. Engaging read!
challenging
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I felt like a lot of this book could have been left in the first draft
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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:
Complicated
challenging
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I've waited a while to get hold of this book and when I strared and found that is was another Lena involved shit storm I stopped reading. I effectively shoved my fingers in my ears and shouted la-la-la.
I have a long and well-documented hatred of Lena. More specifically with her being used as a plot device to add 'tension' in every book in this long series.
Two reasons I gave it a second chance. 1. I have waited for months to get a copy. 2. I love Will.
I am glad that I did pick it back up because I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was violet and uncomfortable to read, but there were flashes of humour and I felt that Will and Sara really took steps forward. I loved Gina, let's replace Lena with Gina.
I worked out the bad guy early on but it didn't ruin the journey to the reveal.
I quite liked the past vs present story telling because it meant we followed the original investigations without regurgitated monologues from case files etc. Knowing more about Jeffrey has just made me wonder why he is on such a pedestal. The bloke was an unrepentant cheater. He was an ass. A liar. A butt faced miscreant.
For such a huge book I read it across just a couple of days and was totally hooked.
I have a long and well-documented hatred of Lena. More specifically with her being used as a plot device to add 'tension' in every book in this long series.
Two reasons I gave it a second chance. 1. I have waited for months to get a copy. 2. I love Will.
I am glad that I did pick it back up because I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was violet and uncomfortable to read, but there were flashes of humour and I felt that Will and Sara really took steps forward. I loved Gina, let's replace Lena with Gina.
I worked out the bad guy early on but it didn't ruin the journey to the reveal.
I quite liked the past vs present story telling because it meant we followed the original investigations without regurgitated monologues from case files etc. Knowing more about Jeffrey has just made me wonder why he is on such a pedestal. The bloke was an unrepentant cheater. He was an ass. A liar. A butt faced miscreant.
For such a huge book I read it across just a couple of days and was totally hooked.