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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
In the beginning, I didn't know what made me so attached and absorbed to this book. It might have been the fact that I just finished a boring thriller book or something else entirely. Even now I can't figure out what made me so hooked to this book. The first moment I felt so attached to this book was probably around page ten. I think it was because we as the readers got the "killers" P. O. V. right away. Having that P. O. V. made me want to read faster and get to the next chapter from that P. O. V. Anyways, I would 10/10 recommend this book to any reader what so ever.
This is a great suspense thriller. I loved the premise of the foster children.
Meh. An okay thriller with the requisite bad guy confession in the last pages. I might try another from this author, but if it’s as lacklustre as this I’ll be skipping her books in the future.
Good suspenseful thriller, not too gory or scary. I thought I had it figured out, and I was close, but the ending was a surprise.
While I would have liked to have read more Raine/Quincy novels before this one because I think it would have helped me understand the dynamic a lot better, Right Behind You was pretty great as a stand alone. Split into two perspectives between two siblings who have been through hell and back. Raised by alcoholic, abusive drug addicts, the father turns on his children, Telly and Sharlah, forcing Telly to kill his father to protect his little sister. Now 8 years later, Telly is accused of becoming a spree murderer, hunting Sharlah down. The novel does a pretty decent job of showing how hard it is to attach to parents, foster or adopted, along with exploring some of the mental health issues that come with this kind of background. Plus, I so did not see who the real murderer was until the last few pages, which is really all I care about!
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
First Line Rating: 6/10
"Had a family once."
A bit too short and not quite enough there to really grab the reader's attention, making this a fairly average start.
I can see from the high ratings I must not be a fan of these styles of thrillers. It was okay, and even really good at times, but I kept finding myself rolling my eyes over the plot and how it progressed. I did like the characters themselves. This is my first Gardner read, and I'll likely give her work another go off that alone. Otherwise, this was a decent suspense to pass the time, but not something I'll be jumping up and down to recommend.
"Had a family once."
A bit too short and not quite enough there to really grab the reader's attention, making this a fairly average start.
I can see from the high ratings I must not be a fan of these styles of thrillers. It was okay, and even really good at times, but I kept finding myself rolling my eyes over the plot and how it progressed. I did like the characters themselves. This is my first Gardner read, and I'll likely give her work another go off that alone. Otherwise, this was a decent suspense to pass the time, but not something I'll be jumping up and down to recommend.
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I'm going to start off with a confession - I've never read a book by Lisa Gardner before and so this book was a first for me. I didn't specifically avoid reading her books but one just never came across my path that I really wanted to read...until this one of course. I loved the blurb and I was drawn in by the premise of a young boy who was forced to kill his father in self-defence. I must also mention that this book is part of a series (I think it's book number 7) but from what I'd heard, the books in this series can be read as stand alone novels and so I decided to give this one a try. Obviously, it's always best to try and read books in order as the backstories of the characters can sometimes be important but I never felt prejudiced in that I hadn't read any of the earlier books in the series nor did I ever feel lost.
It was clear to me from the very first chapter that this author can write and that she has heaps of experience behind her. If I didn't know who the author was, I would have guessed that it was someone with experience. But did that good quality writing translate into a gripping story? Well, to be blunt, no. I didn't find myself rushing home every day to read the next chapter and unfortunately I never felt captivated by the plot or any of the characters. There were parts of the story that I enjoyed, namely the flashback chapters to Telly's life with his foster parents. Those chapters were interesting and I got a real feel for Telly and for the person that he was. What I didn't enjoy much in this book was the amount of time that seemed to be spent on tracking...tracking Telly, tracking Sharlah and so on. It felt to me that a lot of time was spent on events that didn't take the story anywhere and that slowed it down. I felt that better editing could have tightened the story up somewhat so that it moved a bit faster, with more action and less talking, pontificating, wondering and tracking. There also seemed to be a lot of repetition (yes, Cal was a cheese maker as well as a tracker, as we're told numerous times) and I never felt like Quincy and Rainie were integral to the story. They seemed to be side characters. And Sharlah's actions and thought processes towards the end of the story seemed much too advanced for a 13 year old.
Overall, I'm afraid to say that I didn't enjoy this one much. I actually found myself rushing through the pages so that I could get to the end. But, as often happens, I have seen plenty of great reviews for this book and so it will probably still appeal to fans of this author or readers who have read the other books in the series. Personally, I found that it lacked a punch. And it dragged.
I'm going to start off with a confession - I've never read a book by Lisa Gardner before and so this book was a first for me. I didn't specifically avoid reading her books but one just never came across my path that I really wanted to read...until this one of course. I loved the blurb and I was drawn in by the premise of a young boy who was forced to kill his father in self-defence. I must also mention that this book is part of a series (I think it's book number 7) but from what I'd heard, the books in this series can be read as stand alone novels and so I decided to give this one a try. Obviously, it's always best to try and read books in order as the backstories of the characters can sometimes be important but I never felt prejudiced in that I hadn't read any of the earlier books in the series nor did I ever feel lost.
It was clear to me from the very first chapter that this author can write and that she has heaps of experience behind her. If I didn't know who the author was, I would have guessed that it was someone with experience. But did that good quality writing translate into a gripping story? Well, to be blunt, no. I didn't find myself rushing home every day to read the next chapter and unfortunately I never felt captivated by the plot or any of the characters. There were parts of the story that I enjoyed, namely the flashback chapters to Telly's life with his foster parents. Those chapters were interesting and I got a real feel for Telly and for the person that he was. What I didn't enjoy much in this book was the amount of time that seemed to be spent on tracking...tracking Telly, tracking Sharlah and so on. It felt to me that a lot of time was spent on events that didn't take the story anywhere and that slowed it down. I felt that better editing could have tightened the story up somewhat so that it moved a bit faster, with more action and less talking, pontificating, wondering and tracking. There also seemed to be a lot of repetition (yes, Cal was a cheese maker as well as a tracker, as we're told numerous times) and I never felt like Quincy and Rainie were integral to the story. They seemed to be side characters. And Sharlah's actions and thought processes towards the end of the story seemed much too advanced for a 13 year old.
Overall, I'm afraid to say that I didn't enjoy this one much. I actually found myself rushing through the pages so that I could get to the end. But, as often happens, I have seen plenty of great reviews for this book and so it will probably still appeal to fans of this author or readers who have read the other books in the series. Personally, I found that it lacked a punch. And it dragged.
I loved getting my hands on Lisa Gardner's latest! I now have read all of her suspense books, and she is one of my hands-down favorites and an author I keep on recommending.
Sharlah, who now lives with foster parents (and Lisa Gardner fan favorites) Quincy and Rainie, and her dog Luka are inseparable. When older brother Telly comes back into Sharlah's life in a mysterious and murderous way during a blistering hot summer, Sharlah, Quincy, and Rainie join forces with local law enforcement under the command of Sheriff Shelly Atkins, an intriguing character herself (I hope Lisa Gardner writes more about her!).
Overall I could not put this book down and couldn't wait to find out what happened next. This installment of the Quincy and Rainie series is an offering that readers will relish. (It can be read as part of the series or as a standalone.)
Sharlah, who now lives with foster parents (and Lisa Gardner fan favorites) Quincy and Rainie, and her dog Luka are inseparable. When older brother Telly comes back into Sharlah's life in a mysterious and murderous way during a blistering hot summer, Sharlah, Quincy, and Rainie join forces with local law enforcement under the command of Sheriff Shelly Atkins, an intriguing character herself (I hope Lisa Gardner writes more about her!).
Overall I could not put this book down and couldn't wait to find out what happened next. This installment of the Quincy and Rainie series is an offering that readers will relish. (It can be read as part of the series or as a standalone.)
Great read! Kept me guessing the entire time. The police work and profiling seemed so realistic.