Reviews

The Empty Bed by Nina Sadowsky

aznickster's review against another edition

3.0

This is a story where a husband and wife go on a romantic getaway and the wife disappears. There are multiple story lines in this book that at times I found a little confusing. If I was able to read the book straight through I might not have had a problem juggling all the characters. I did enjoy this book as it was really well written and I enjoyed the ending.

alifromkc1907's review against another edition

4.0

Gut Instinct Rating: 4
Characters: 4
Believability: 4
Uniqueness: 5
Writing Style: 3
Excitement Factor: 4.50
Story Line: 5
Title Relevance: 5
Artwork Relevance: 5
Overall: 4.39

minium785's review against another edition

2.0

Dnf

mommasaystoread's review against another edition

1.0

I must have set this book aside at least a dozen times in the course of reading it, which is a shame because I loved the premise. It's kind of like a free-lance witness protection program, or maybe that should be a witness relocation program. Whichever, I ended up liking the thought of this one much better than the reality of it. It started off well enough, but it quickly becomes convoluted and confusing. The best way I can think to describe this one is that it was just too much. Too many characters, way too much flowery prose, too much going on. Just too much and it ended up being more trouble than it was worth, at least for me. That's not to say that I couldn't keep up. It's just that with so much going on, and so much back and forth between characters, I didn't feel like there was enough time to settle, to get a feel for the characters and become invested in their story. As far as the descriptive, or flowery as I call it, language, I'm all for a thorough description to set a scene or even to give a picture of a character, but really, some things can be left to the imagination. Adjectives and adverbs are important, no doubt about it, but there is such a thing as overkill, and this one had a healthy dose of it. I will admit that I didn't realize this was a series until I'd already started reading, and I honestly don't know if that would've made a difference for me. I can say that if the writing style and flowery language are the same, and since it's the same author, I suspect they are, then I probably wouldn't have made it to this second book.

readinggrrl's review against another edition

4.0

I didn't read The Burial Society and apart from not immediately understanding what the Burial Society was I didn't find myself lost. It may have helped some of the backstory but that wasn't as important as the rest of the story.

This is definitely a complex mystery with many moving parts and seemingly no connections. From London to Hong Kong, and Mexico this book is a little confusing at first but it all starts coming together in the end and is extremely well done. I really appreciated the different story lines and how they converge. The action is fast and definitely something that keeps you on your toes. The characters were interesting and very engaging. The breakdown of Eva's marriage and the craziness that follows is well played. I really enjoyed this book even when I was scratching my head trying to figure out how these seemingly two unrelated stories fit together.

I am very interested in The Burial Society and the background of Catherine and how and why she formed this organization so I will be looking to purchase the first book in this series.

naomistrange's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

maryreadstoomuch's review against another edition

3.0

The first 50 pages or so were great, but this book got way too complicated with multiple subplots. I kept waiting for them all to tie together at the end, and I was very disappointed when they didn’t.

calowlks's review against another edition

3.0

I won this as a giveaway through goodreads and part of my problem was not realizing that this is the second book in a series. I did not read the first one beforehand and this book left me confused. It starts with three different storylines that converge and I think that if I would have read the first one I would have enjoyed this more. The book wasn't bad, just confusing for me. I would recommend reading the first book first if you're interested in this one.

ernieburt13's review against another edition

4.0

Eva has a feeling someone is following her but her husband, Pete, thinks she is crazy. That is until she goes missing. THE only person Pete can turn to is his boss Forest Holcomb. Forest knows the perfect person for the job, his old friend Catherine. Catherine runs the burial society where she works to save people and help them leave their old lives behind.

This book follows may different story lines. It's hard to see how they will all come together but they do in the end. It's amazing how the author has seamlessly brought these story lines together. The characters are developed well and I hope there is more to come on the burial society.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

jodiesackettbrown's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0