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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
slow-paced
Normally I gulp down Sandra Brown novels like I've been traveling the desert for a week and have finally found an oasis. Not this time.
I expected this to be a 'who-dun-it', so when the murder is solved by page 100, and most of the connections of who was involved (while not fully the reasoning behind their involvement), I was wondering where the next 400 pages were going to take us. This removed a lot of the enjoyment for me and I found this difficult to read more than a chapter or two in one sitting without feeling like I wanted to do something else. We had 97% of the puzzle within the first 150 pages, so this could have been chopped down quite a bit.
The 'big reveal/twist' at the end also just didn't really make much sense either. My spoiler reveals the twist at the end so do not read it if you want to be as much of a surprise as it can be.I thought it mentioned that the sisters lived about 10 minutes drive away from one another (I really don't remember for sure), but it makes absolutely zero sense why Gillian would have gone back to Melina's AFTER stopping at her own house first. It would have been like 3am, and I don't see why she wouldn't have slept on her own couch or in her own guest bedroom, or even in the bed with her sister. IF Sandra had made it so that Gillian lied about the conversation she had with Melina after her night with Chief and actually hadn't gone to her own house first but driven straight to Melina's and spent the night there, that would have at least been more plausible. But otherwise there is just no reason on God's green earth she would have woken Melina up to tell her very little about her night, then left her own house to drive another 10+ minutes to Melina's house; all at 3am or later. It just doesn't make any sense, and seems like such an obvious fix that I'm surprised no editor thought of it and suggested it.
The 'romance' was more like lust; which is whatever since I don't read Sandra for the romances but for the mystery. It didn't negatively affect my enjoyment of the book, but I didn't feel the love Chief had.
I won't give up on Sandra but this is certainly not her strongest.
I expected this to be a 'who-dun-it', so when the murder is solved by page 100, and most of the connections of who was involved (while not fully the reasoning behind their involvement), I was wondering where the next 400 pages were going to take us. This removed a lot of the enjoyment for me and I found this difficult to read more than a chapter or two in one sitting without feeling like I wanted to do something else. We had 97% of the puzzle within the first 150 pages, so this could have been chopped down quite a bit.
The 'big reveal/twist' at the end also just didn't really make much sense either. My spoiler reveals the twist at the end so do not read it if you want to be as much of a surprise as it can be.
The 'romance' was more like lust; which is whatever since I don't read Sandra for the romances but for the mystery. It didn't negatively affect my enjoyment of the book, but I didn't feel the love Chief had.
I won't give up on Sandra but this is certainly not her strongest.
3.0/5.0
The story was okay but I, surprisingly, could see the twist. This probably means the author wanted me to see it and was leading me in that direction. The story was good, but was very romance-heavy which was not what I was in the mood for at the time. The end seemed a little unbelievable to me regarding one of the characters who was built up to be smarter than that.
The story was okay but I, surprisingly, could see the twist. This probably means the author wanted me to see it and was leading me in that direction. The story was good, but was very romance-heavy which was not what I was in the mood for at the time. The end seemed a little unbelievable to me regarding one of the characters who was built up to be smarter than that.
great book, loved the story line, didn't care for the sex stuff
So, this is my first Sandra Brown book I've ever read. WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD, so don't keep reading if you don't want to know anything that happens.
I recently watched a movie on Amazon that happened to be one of her books turned into a movie. I thoroughly enjoyed it, so I thought I'd try reading one of her books. My husband picked it up for me, so I didn't ever read the blurb. Once I did, it sounded great. The story pulled me in right away. About, oh, maybe halfway through, I peeked at the ending (because I really wanted to know if Melina and Chief ended up together because I love my happy endings), so I was really shocked when it's not Melina through the entire book but Gillian. Super cool twist, I have to admit. I kept reading, but now knowing it was Gillian, I wasn't a fan of her. I had hoped she'd redeem herself by the end, but she didn't. I get why she lied about who she was to the police and stuff. She was trying to protect herself. But to keep lying to Chief...not cool. She even slept with him as Melina. It really bugged me. So, while I enjoyed the story and it kept me engaged, I was not a fan of the heroine.
I recently watched a movie on Amazon that happened to be one of her books turned into a movie. I thoroughly enjoyed it, so I thought I'd try reading one of her books. My husband picked it up for me, so I didn't ever read the blurb. Once I did, it sounded great. The story pulled me in right away. About, oh, maybe halfway through, I peeked at the ending (because I really wanted to know if Melina and Chief ended up together because I love my happy endings), so I was really shocked when it's not Melina through the entire book but Gillian. Super cool twist, I have to admit. I kept reading, but now knowing it was Gillian, I wasn't a fan of her. I had hoped she'd redeem herself by the end, but she didn't. I get why she lied about who she was to the police and stuff. She was trying to protect herself. But to keep lying to Chief...not cool. She even slept with him as Melina. It really bugged me. So, while I enjoyed the story and it kept me engaged, I was not a fan of the heroine.
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
The Switch by Sandra Brown
Lawson was in town and had set up a date escort with Maleena. Problem is it was Jillian who had showed up. The girls are identical twins and Maleena needed a night off.
Mercenaries, stock market agents, FBI agents, Cult like organizations are all in this book.
This fast paced and interesting to see what's going to happen and how it involved them all.
Sides have changed and now there's a goal to just survive.
Medical records come to the rescue at the very end to solve all the questions.
Love the different places I was taken to in this book.
I wanted to read some mystery/suspense books this year and someone recommended this author. The premise of this story was pretty far-fetched and not super believable. I definitely skimmed some of the chapters.
Started off a little slow, but once it got going MAN, did it get going! Running from bad guys and trying to put the puzzle pieces together of how the characters were related was fascinating! Kept me guessing the whole time to who was a good guy/bad guy this book was fun!
