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yvo_about_books's review against another edition
3.0
“Joe had always considered individual words as finite unites of currency, and he believed in savings. He never wanted to waste or unnecessarily expends words. To Joe, words meant things. They should be spent wisely.”
I finally tried one of this author's books last December, and it was without doubt a successful first meeting. I've been meaning to continue that series ever since, but I decided to read the first Joe Pickett book instead. Not only was I intrigued by that game warden angle, but the Wyoming setting also ment one more state for my Traveling Through The 50 US States challenge... Always a bonus of course. Now that I've read Open Season, I wasn't quite as taken away by it as I thought I would. It's not a bad read, but I can't say the story stood out all that much for me despite the fact that the main character is a game warden and not a cop. The plot itself was surprisingly predictable and certain parts of the plot dragged considerably. I basically guessed who was behind it all very early on, which is also a disappointment... And I wasn't a fan of the over the top focus on (child) abuse, threats, animal cruelty/death, crude comments in general and violence. A lot of the characters behaved in such a stereotypical way, and this made it so much harder to connect to the story. I did enjoy the descriptions of the Wyoming setting and nature as well as learning a bit more about life as a game warden, but I wasn't a fan of how the whole endangered species debate was portrayed. I will probably end up continuing this series at some point, but for now I prefer returning to the Highway Quartet books.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Physical abuse, Violence, Confinement, Gun violence, Murder, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Vomit, Child death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Grief, Blood, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Gore
art_books_chemistry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, and Alcoholism
emco_0's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Miscarriage, Blood, Stalking, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Murder
Minor: Pedophilia