64 reviews for:

Bloodline

Sidney Sheldon

3.7 AVERAGE

mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
mysterious
mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Roffe and Sons is a company that specializes in the pharmaceutical industry. When the family patriarch, Sam Roffe, was killed in a climbing accident, his daughter Elizabeth took over the company. Elizabeth Roffe, a bright young woman, believes her father was murdered and that an assassin is hunting her down.

Bloodline is my first introduction to Sidney Sheldon's world, and I'm impressed with his writing. Sheldon begins with Sam Roffe's accident and then moves on to Elizabeth. The author introduced the history of Roffe and Sons through Elizabeth. In addition, the author emphasized young Elizabeth's sadness and loneliness. He then shifts to the main story and hooks the reader. There are far too many characters of equal value, and the author assigns equal weight to each. The plot of the book slowly unfolds, and the author narrates it well.

When we get to the end, the author has to justify a lot of stuff, but the book has a lot of unanswered questions. Even, the conclusion does not satisfy me. The book maintains the suspense and sometimes shocks the readers, but it is not entirely persuasive. There are far too many flaws and unresolved or unanswered incidents.

Bloodline is an exciting tale about greed and deception in a wealthy family. The book is suitable for every thriller enthusiast, and the author's style is commendable.
medium-paced
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
mysterious fast-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: No