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cookiemonster1234's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jennflattery's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
frankieg's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
curlywirly46's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
ending was anti-climatic
xxstefaniereadsxx's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Blow Fly is book twelve in the Kay Scarpetta series. In this book, we find Kay living in Florida after having resigned from her office in Virginia and leaving her crime scene home. She is now working as a private forensic consultant, and, as always, the advancements in procedures and technology are interesting to read about and congruent with the time period. I dislike Marino's estranged son, and I dislike Lucy and her shenanagins. A lot of other people who read this series really like Lucy and her tenacity, but I am not one of those. There are things about her character that I appreciate, but I just dislike her. There are a lot of shifting points of view in this book, and I wasn't super wild about that. Kay's suffering about Benton comes to a head, and that whole arc frustrated me to the point that I smacked the book down and didn't pick it back up for a couple of days. It just made me cross. We learned some valuable things about our familiar characters in this book, though, and it was overall a decent read.
sophiewilliams's review against another edition
3.0
The switch from 1st person to 3rd was disorientating and a lot of the characters didn't behave in ways I'd come to expect from them.
zosiablue's review against another edition
3.0
(3.5) This was straight-up bonkers. We have the third book in a row in the series with the French serial killer werewolf guy. We have a lot of really grimy cringy sex scenes. We have a sudden change from first person to third person! We have everyone drooling over the main character who apparently has no faults. We have a HUGE "oh COME ON" plot twist for the entire series. We have the line "you're as goofy as a shit-eating fly" and other lines that have a Stephen King feel. Not meaning horror - referring to King's kitschy and sometimes embarrassing weird dialogue. Despite all of this, and you wouldn't think so, I enjoyed this! It was weird enough to be compelling and she took some risks with the story and the writing that didn't always land, but I appreciated. Also, like all of her books, she predicts modern technology years ahead of it coming to market (in this case, digitally-controlled home appliances). And now I think the werewolf plot is done