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maziarzl_5736's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
whats_amelia_reading's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 stars
this is my first steve cavanagh book and i'm spewing that i haven't read any of his books earlier! this is what a crime/thriller should be like!!
firstly, the twists are turns are immaculate. there were many times my mouth dropped and many times i audibly gasped.
the characters are so well-developed over the course of the book. even though it's an 'eddie flynn' novel, the other characters are given so much time to shine. bloch was my favourite!! she's such a badass. i want to be her.
the only issue i had was the end of book. it switched pov so many times that i was a little bit lost at times. in a movie setting, it'd work perfectly. but in a book, it slightly missed the mark. but whatever the rest of the book was perfect and the way the book concluded was insanely good. i didn't see any of it happening, nothing was predictable (at least to me lol)
this is my first steve cavanagh book and i'm spewing that i haven't read any of his books earlier! this is what a crime/thriller should be like!!
firstly, the twists are turns are immaculate. there were many times my mouth dropped and many times i audibly gasped.
the characters are so well-developed over the course of the book. even though it's an 'eddie flynn' novel, the other characters are given so much time to shine. bloch was my favourite!! she's such a badass. i want to be her.
the only issue i had was the end of book. it switched pov so many times that i was a little bit lost at times. in a movie setting, it'd work perfectly. but in a book, it slightly missed the mark. but whatever the rest of the book was perfect and the way the book concluded was insanely good. i didn't see any of it happening, nothing was predictable (at least to me lol)
taegen's review against another edition
5.0
Cavanagh is one of my favourite authors and lives on my "auto-buy" list. Nobody does crime thriller like this.
I haven't read one of his books in a while and I'd forgotten how you just have to read it in one sitting and you feel like you can't breathe until it's done.
This had a modern day "To Kill A Mockingbird" vibe and I really struggled with the theme of the story. Important and relevant and frightening for sure; I felt equal parts rage and heartbreak. It was brutal.
Feeling depressed, frustrated and helpless I considered stopping half way because it felt too real and was hurting too much but Eddie Flynn and his team are the fiercely loyal squad you dream of finding. They make you want to jump right into the pages and shoot anyone who tries to hurt them in the face. So I finished and I'm so glad I did. I needed the closure on this one.
I haven't read one of his books in a while and I'd forgotten how you just have to read it in one sitting and you feel like you can't breathe until it's done.
This had a modern day "To Kill A Mockingbird" vibe and I really struggled with the theme of the story. Important and relevant and frightening for sure; I felt equal parts rage and heartbreak. It was brutal.
Feeling depressed, frustrated and helpless I considered stopping half way because it felt too real and was hurting too much but Eddie Flynn and his team are the fiercely loyal squad you dream of finding. They make you want to jump right into the pages and shoot anyone who tries to hurt them in the face. So I finished and I'm so glad I did. I needed the closure on this one.
manthareads's review against another edition
4.0
Having read and loved Steve Cavanagh’s other books, I was really excited to get stuck into this one.
The premise was intriguing but it didn’t grip me straight away. I had to push through a bit first.
The structure of the book works really well and the breakdown of each day into different POV’s really helps the story form.
Once again I could not guess what was going to happen and loved that it keeps you in suspense.
Overall I enjoyed this book.
The premise was intriguing but it didn’t grip me straight away. I had to push through a bit first.
The structure of the book works really well and the breakdown of each day into different POV’s really helps the story form.
Once again I could not guess what was going to happen and loved that it keeps you in suspense.
Overall I enjoyed this book.
holly_mcc's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
becky_wecky's review against another edition
5.0
This book is just as good as I was expecting it to be. I absolutely love this series.
liv_thomas2205's review against another edition
4.0
What a book…. I read it all in one day, though honestly there are three factors in play for the reason why I finished this one so quickly and I’ll explain them for you.
Firstly, I’m led to believe this is book #6 in a series? I’d assume? Based on the other reviews and a quick search of the author, there are 5 books before this one. it works well as a standalone, that I can assure you, though some of the context gets lost on you if you haven’t got those missing pieces. Mainly surrounding the history of the characters, their deepest motivations and reasons for doing things - these all seem to be questionable as they aren’t fully explained in this book. However it honestly doesn’t change or impact the story too much but it meant I spent less time pouring over the characters as I had no deepset connection to them (potentially my fault for not reading the previous books in the series, but I’m analysing it from a standalone POV which it was advertised to me as).
Second factor would be the amount of scene setting that the author does. I found long paragraphs with very little relevant information besides preaching a hate speech propaganda type message - themed in line with the story but a bit overkill in my opinion. After the first few times its like “okay, we get it, they’re racist and extremists, stop fucking telling us now” you know? Easy enough to skip through whilst still getting the gist of the story. However towards the end for me it got a little bit confusing with all of the extremist stuff as it all came out at once, meaning I skipped a few paragraphs here and there to get back on track with the story. Not an issue, just an observation I made.
And thirdly, the plot line. That’s what honestly kept me reading. Think early seasons of Brooklyn 99 - focused on cases and not manufacturing a deeper plot line of romance etc etc that would’ve lost the stories original purpose. I love seeing cases play out, wondering how the defence is going to handle certain evidence, whether they’ll get the case thrown out etc etc. thankfully this author didn’t forget that this was a story about an actual case, and kept returning to it which kept me interested. The whole time of reading I couldn’t wait to find out how he was going to explain certain things and where new evidence would come in etc.
Overall I loved this book, I did. The message inside of it is very important and the themes written about are no joke and need to be handled delicately which I think Cavanagh did very well. I actually am considering reading the others in the series now, because this book was so good.
Firstly, I’m led to believe this is book #6 in a series? I’d assume? Based on the other reviews and a quick search of the author, there are 5 books before this one. it works well as a standalone, that I can assure you, though some of the context gets lost on you if you haven’t got those missing pieces. Mainly surrounding the history of the characters, their deepest motivations and reasons for doing things - these all seem to be questionable as they aren’t fully explained in this book. However it honestly doesn’t change or impact the story too much but it meant I spent less time pouring over the characters as I had no deepset connection to them (potentially my fault for not reading the previous books in the series, but I’m analysing it from a standalone POV which it was advertised to me as).
Second factor would be the amount of scene setting that the author does. I found long paragraphs with very little relevant information besides preaching a hate speech propaganda type message - themed in line with the story but a bit overkill in my opinion. After the first few times its like “okay, we get it, they’re racist and extremists, stop fucking telling us now” you know? Easy enough to skip through whilst still getting the gist of the story. However towards the end for me it got a little bit confusing with all of the extremist stuff as it all came out at once, meaning I skipped a few paragraphs here and there to get back on track with the story. Not an issue, just an observation I made.
And thirdly, the plot line. That’s what honestly kept me reading. Think early seasons of Brooklyn 99 - focused on cases and not manufacturing a deeper plot line of romance etc etc that would’ve lost the stories original purpose. I love seeing cases play out, wondering how the defence is going to handle certain evidence, whether they’ll get the case thrown out etc etc. thankfully this author didn’t forget that this was a story about an actual case, and kept returning to it which kept me interested. The whole time of reading I couldn’t wait to find out how he was going to explain certain things and where new evidence would come in etc.
Overall I loved this book, I did. The message inside of it is very important and the themes written about are no joke and need to be handled delicately which I think Cavanagh did very well. I actually am considering reading the others in the series now, because this book was so good.
joo13's review against another edition
4.0
It took a while for me to get into this story, but once the trial started I couldn't put it down.
This was quite a scary story as it's based in true life. I look forward to Eddie's next outing.
This was quite a scary story as it's based in true life. I look forward to Eddie's next outing.
tlwd's review against another edition
DNF 33%. Why do so many (set-in-America) sleuthing series have a white supremacist cult book? I hate these because they always throw the rules of the story world out the window with the excuse that the cults have immense power and define their own rules. Then the characters just bumble around until the bad guys with unshakable power decide to do a dumb and basically defeat themselves.
I'm disappointed that this book seems to be going the same way (bad guy apparently has the police, the courts, and the governor in his pocket, and in a book where battles are fought in the legal system, that's pretty much all-powerful). Of course, I haven't finished the book and I could be biased from my experience with similar stories. Still. I'm giving up on this series.
I'm disappointed that this book seems to be going the same way (bad guy apparently has the police, the courts, and the governor in his pocket, and in a book where battles are fought in the legal system, that's pretty much all-powerful). Of course, I haven't finished the book and I could be biased from my experience with similar stories. Still. I'm giving up on this series.