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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Wow! Dan Brown meets Kiersten Modglin. The plot twists, character development and partnerships, everything! One of the best thriller books of 2021 and I’m so glad that I ended the year with this gem. Dr. Wilding is a marvelous man that makes this story absolutely perfect. Excellent writing Barbara Nickless and I’m looking forward to the rest of the series!
Well constructed story - kept me interested and engaged. I wanted to keep reading to find out what would happen next. Look forward to more in the series!
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Torture, Death of parent
Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Racism, Antisemitism
Minor: Cancer
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death
The academic clues in this book are really interesting, but they are presented in a series of info-dumping lectures that stop the story. The actual plot of finding the killer is weak and messy and didn't have nearly enough setup to achieve a satisfying conclusion. My biggest struggle while reading this book was that although I was interested in the characters and the history, I couldn't stop thinking about Dan Brown novels with practically the same format. I would still be interested in reading the next book in this series to see if Nickless irons out the plots more neatly.
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At First Light is the first book in a new series by Barbara Nickless. I picked this book because it was one of my options being a prime member for the Kindle First. The two main characters are Dr. Evan Wilding who’s a professor and Addie who is a detective.
I found the story to be excellent from page one to the last page, it kept me completely engrossed and interested. There was not a lull at all in the story everything moved seamlessly and fast without any extra unnecessary aspects.
I really liked both main characters. I found Dr. Evan Wilding and Addie both to be personable, funny, but serious we need it. They were intriguing characters who bounced off of each other well, with a hint of maybe a romance coming in future books.
One of the things I enjoyed most from this authors book was that it had a good mix of characters and they were an inclusive cast. For instance one character is a male with dwarfism, another character is a male with autism. I enjoyed the fact that the author brought in characters that you don’t often see in books and I found myself so connected to each one.
The mystery surrounding the case was spectacular. I wasn’t sure if I would be interested in it since it does deal with things like Viking history and runes but I found that that did not distract from the storyline at all and I found myself interested in the way the author presented it.
This book was hard to put down from page 1 and I was sad anytime I had to take a break for life lol. If you enjoy a story with a good mystery, a great whodunit, a true psychological thriller, and one that will keep you on your toes where you won’t find yourself knowing who the killer is then this is definitely a book you should pick up. It is not often that I go through an entire book and I’m shocked at who the killer is but this one easily fell in to that category. If I had one thing that I really was upset over, it would be that apparently book 2 doesn’t come out until a year from now ☹
I found the story to be excellent from page one to the last page, it kept me completely engrossed and interested. There was not a lull at all in the story everything moved seamlessly and fast without any extra unnecessary aspects.
I really liked both main characters. I found Dr. Evan Wilding and Addie both to be personable, funny, but serious we need it. They were intriguing characters who bounced off of each other well, with a hint of maybe a romance coming in future books.
One of the things I enjoyed most from this authors book was that it had a good mix of characters and they were an inclusive cast. For instance one character is a male with dwarfism, another character is a male with autism. I enjoyed the fact that the author brought in characters that you don’t often see in books and I found myself so connected to each one.
The mystery surrounding the case was spectacular. I wasn’t sure if I would be interested in it since it does deal with things like Viking history and runes but I found that that did not distract from the storyline at all and I found myself interested in the way the author presented it.
This book was hard to put down from page 1 and I was sad anytime I had to take a break for life lol. If you enjoy a story with a good mystery, a great whodunit, a true psychological thriller, and one that will keep you on your toes where you won’t find yourself knowing who the killer is then this is definitely a book you should pick up. It is not often that I go through an entire book and I’m shocked at who the killer is but this one easily fell in to that category. If I had one thing that I really was upset over, it would be that apparently book 2 doesn’t come out until a year from now ☹
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced