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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So, this was my latest Lisa Gardner fix (that's exactly what it is, I devoured all her books !) : this novel was awesome, as always with this author !
The beginning gripped me, something terrible happened, other terrible things happen years later and you think you know what's going on and how it's all going to end (in tears and violence) and hop, you discover something else and now you're on a completely different track ! And you remain biting your nails on the edge of your seat, hoping this will end up well but knowing that hope is shallow. Well done, Lisa Gardner !
Now I've got to wait until next february to get my next fix...
The beginning gripped me, something terrible happened, other terrible things happen years later and you think you know what's going on and how it's all going to end (in tears and violence) and hop, you discover something else and now you're on a completely different track ! And you remain biting your nails on the edge of your seat, hoping this will end up well but knowing that hope is shallow. Well done, Lisa Gardner !
Now I've got to wait until next february to get my next fix...
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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Retired FBI profilers Quincy and Rainie are in the process of adopting their foster daughter, Sharlah. Meanwhile, tragedy strikes the town and it's looking like Sharlah's brother Telly Ray Nash, whom she hasn't seen in eight years, is the shooter. What does this mean for Sharlah and why is he killing again after beating his drunken father to death with a baseball bat years before?
This crime procedural is part of a series but it's also a stand alone. I didn't have any issues wondering what I was missing. With that out of the way, it took me a long time to get into this. I would read a chapter, then put it down and read something else. It took me a full month before I finally had read enough chapters to get me interested and then I couldn't put it down.
What made it hard for me to get interested in the story was how much telling was going on versus showing. Especially in Sharlah's perspective. She just explains everything and that's not really the writing style I am interested in. It was really her and Shelly the Sheriff's perspectives at the beginning that caused me to not keep reading this faster; I just didn't really care. Shelly made a big deal about electronics being difficult too, which is just ridiculous, we're not in the stone ages anymore.
Anyways, after pushing myself past the telling versus showing aspect, I started to get into the story. Both Telly and Sharlah have been bounced around the foster care system, Sharlah getting lucky and finding her forever home, and Telly finding a place that wanted to prepare him for the world. It was interesting to see the two different takes on foster care families, one who wanted a daughter to call their own and the other wanting to be mentors to really help a troubled teen find his way.
There are twists and turns, every law enforcement officer and volunteer after Telly, yet mayhem still ensues. How can a 17 year old be so intelligent and stay out of sight and several steps ahead of everyone? It's cool to see how he learned everything he knows whenever we were in his perspective. I liked Telly's story-being able to understand him with each new chapter on him.
This was a fast read after getting into it, even if it's 400 pages. If you're a fan of the Quincy and Rainie series, I'm sure you'll love it. Having never read the series before, I'm not sure this sold me on going back to find out more about the characters. One more note, I love how Gardner gets the names for her book. She holds little contests and offers up literacy infamy to those that donate to the animal shelter in her area-genius!
I received this advanced reader copy courtesy of the Penguin First to Read program.
Retired FBI profilers Quincy and Rainie are in the process of adopting their foster daughter, Sharlah. Meanwhile, tragedy strikes the town and it's looking like Sharlah's brother Telly Ray Nash, whom she hasn't seen in eight years, is the shooter. What does this mean for Sharlah and why is he killing again after beating his drunken father to death with a baseball bat years before?
This crime procedural is part of a series but it's also a stand alone. I didn't have any issues wondering what I was missing. With that out of the way, it took me a long time to get into this. I would read a chapter, then put it down and read something else. It took me a full month before I finally had read enough chapters to get me interested and then I couldn't put it down.
What made it hard for me to get interested in the story was how much telling was going on versus showing. Especially in Sharlah's perspective. She just explains everything and that's not really the writing style I am interested in. It was really her and Shelly the Sheriff's perspectives at the beginning that caused me to not keep reading this faster; I just didn't really care. Shelly made a big deal about electronics being difficult too, which is just ridiculous, we're not in the stone ages anymore.
Anyways, after pushing myself past the telling versus showing aspect, I started to get into the story. Both Telly and Sharlah have been bounced around the foster care system, Sharlah getting lucky and finding her forever home, and Telly finding a place that wanted to prepare him for the world. It was interesting to see the two different takes on foster care families, one who wanted a daughter to call their own and the other wanting to be mentors to really help a troubled teen find his way.
There are twists and turns, every law enforcement officer and volunteer after Telly, yet mayhem still ensues. How can a 17 year old be so intelligent and stay out of sight and several steps ahead of everyone? It's cool to see how he learned everything he knows whenever we were in his perspective. I liked Telly's story-being able to understand him with each new chapter on him.
This was a fast read after getting into it, even if it's 400 pages. If you're a fan of the Quincy and Rainie series, I'm sure you'll love it. Having never read the series before, I'm not sure this sold me on going back to find out more about the characters. One more note, I love how Gardner gets the names for her book. She holds little contests and offers up literacy infamy to those that donate to the animal shelter in her area-genius!
I received this advanced reader copy courtesy of the Penguin First to Read program.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes