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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
Her er min omtale av Den vakre død. Linken fører til min bokblogg. https://mineboker.wordpress.com/2018/06/23/den-vakre-dod-belinda-bauer/
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Kidnapping, Car accident
Minor: Alcohol
Eve Singer er kriminalreporter og kæmper hver dag, for at give seerne de gode historier. Historierne er få og ikke særlig interessant, indtil en seriemorder melder sin ankomst.
Eve bliver involveret i seriemorderens foretagende, både som journalist og personligt. Eve må ændre sit mindset og begynde at tænke som en morder, for at få stoppet disse begivenheder.
Bogen er velskrevet, men lidt for lang, synes jeg. Jeg var fint underholdt, men alligevel var bogen lidt for let at lægge fra sig.
Eve bliver involveret i seriemorderens foretagende, både som journalist og personligt. Eve må ændre sit mindset og begynde at tænke som en morder, for at få stoppet disse begivenheder.
Bogen er velskrevet, men lidt for lang, synes jeg. Jeg var fint underholdt, men alligevel var bogen lidt for let at lægge fra sig.
Really liked this book! Found the main character very relatable. I was kind of let down by the ending as I feel like it was a bit of an anti-climax but I'm not really sure what I was expecting, to be honest. highly recommend.
adventurous
dark
funny
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:
No
Nominacja do Bookera to duża sprawa. I sięgając po tę książkę spodziewałem się chociaż odrobiny czegoś, co mogłoby to uzasadnić.
Książka jest do bólu nudna i przewidywalna. Nie trzyma w napięciu, seryjny morderca nie ani przerażający ani psychopatyczny. Nie wzbudza żadnych emocji.
Nie sprawdza się ta książka jako satyra na media, które pochłonięte są podążanie za sensacją. Dylematy moralne Eve są płaskie, a często niestety skierowane w niewłaściwą stronę. Częściej zastanawia się nad tym, co pomyśli o niej współpracownik niż nad szerszymi konsekwencjami swoich działań.
Ciekawie wypadają jedynie wątki z ojcem chorym na Alzheimera. Tu czuć pewien rytm i czułość. Jakąś powtarzalność, która budują narrację.
Książka jest do bólu nudna i przewidywalna. Nie trzyma w napięciu, seryjny morderca nie ani przerażający ani psychopatyczny. Nie wzbudza żadnych emocji.
Nie sprawdza się ta książka jako satyra na media, które pochłonięte są podążanie za sensacją. Dylematy moralne Eve są płaskie, a często niestety skierowane w niewłaściwą stronę. Częściej zastanawia się nad tym, co pomyśli o niej współpracownik niż nad szerszymi konsekwencjami swoich działań.
Ciekawie wypadają jedynie wątki z ojcem chorym na Alzheimera. Tu czuć pewien rytm i czułość. Jakąś powtarzalność, która budują narrację.
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
When tv crime reporter Eve Singer gets inside information about a murder, it is good for her career, but she and her family also become a target of the murderer. The story is gripping and hard to put down as we follow Eve and the police in their attempt to find and stop the killer. In order to stop a killer, you may need to think like the killer. Can Eve do that?
Having never read anything by the talented Belinda Bauer before but having heard such great things about her writing I was truly looking forward to reading this "The Beautiful Dead". I know no doubt that it will have been said before but the cover design of this book is just GORGEOUS and so attractive you'll be drawn to it whether you've heard of the author or not.
It begins with such a scary opening that you can't help but be drawn in immediately to this impressive book and by the end of the first chapter you just know you won't be putting this down any time soon! The atmosphere of fear and tension was almost tangible and had me quite scared.
TV crime reporter Eve Singer, whilst reporting on a series of murders unwittingly becomes the centre of a serial killer's attention who wants her for his 'deadly talent'.
This storyline is ingenious and in my opinion has some great characters - I loved the camaraderie between Eve and her cameraman Joe, and thought Mr Elias to be brilliant addition. The balance between Eve's work and the all too familiar home life with her father's dementia was perfect and although sad the author was able to make her father's situation quite humorous.
I thought this book was professionally written and personally loved the confident writing style, it was pace perfect and probably gave a true insight into how difficult the competition must be between journalists fighting for the same story. There were some particularly blood pulsing scary moments in the story and at times very tense. I highly recommend this thrilling crime novel - I was glued to the pages and I know I will go on to read more by Belinda Bauer in the future.
However, I will definitely be looking over my shoulder at the cinema from now on.........
It begins with such a scary opening that you can't help but be drawn in immediately to this impressive book and by the end of the first chapter you just know you won't be putting this down any time soon! The atmosphere of fear and tension was almost tangible and had me quite scared.
TV crime reporter Eve Singer, whilst reporting on a series of murders unwittingly becomes the centre of a serial killer's attention who wants her for his 'deadly talent'.
This storyline is ingenious and in my opinion has some great characters - I loved the camaraderie between Eve and her cameraman Joe, and thought Mr Elias to be brilliant addition. The balance between Eve's work and the all too familiar home life with her father's dementia was perfect and although sad the author was able to make her father's situation quite humorous.
I thought this book was professionally written and personally loved the confident writing style, it was pace perfect and probably gave a true insight into how difficult the competition must be between journalists fighting for the same story. There were some particularly blood pulsing scary moments in the story and at times very tense. I highly recommend this thrilling crime novel - I was glued to the pages and I know I will go on to read more by Belinda Bauer in the future.
However, I will definitely be looking over my shoulder at the cinema from now on.........
Eve Singer is tired of the "dead beat," being the news anchor reporting on the murders in the city. But Eve needs the audience and the publicity because she needs the money and the job. And now there is a new string of murders, committed in broad daylight and there are even announcements of the "exhibition" with the date and time. All that is needed is the dying star. Eve agrees to help the police catch the killer, but he manages to outsmart them again and again. Then the killer takes someone from Eve, someone she would give her life for and that is just what the killer is demanding - a life for a life.