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indydriven's review against another edition
3.0
I have read all of Gail Bowen's books and have really enjoyed them, partly because I live in Regina so the descriptions of the city where Joanne lives is very relevant to me. In this 18th installment, Joanne discovers that her biological father is not who she thought it was. I am not sure why at this stage in this series that this story line was introduced as I didn't think it added anything to the overall arc of this series. While this book was okay, I did not enjoy it nearly as much as it's predecessors.
readinggrrl's review against another edition
4.0
I received a free audio book from the publisher through netgalley.com in exchange for a honest review.
I haven't read any of the other Joanne Killbourn Mysteries although I do have 2 others downloaded on my phone. I feel like these each may ultimately stand on their own although the characters will age and the change. I'm glad I didn't feel lost jumping in so far along and found the mystery sad, disturbing and unfortunately probably very true to life.
The book touches on the darker side of the film industry where men exploit women in order to "help" their careers. We've seen it play out across the media and tv rags and its sick and sad and I felt the same way about the book. I love Taylor and how strong and opinionated she is at 18. With a budding art career she seems to know herself pretty well for someone so young although she has been through quite a bit in her young age.
I think the author handled the subject matter with as much grace as one can while writing about the exploitation of young girls and I wasn't sad to see the outcome of the perpetrator. The book also focuses on what the film industry is willing to put up with in order to make a movie a success. It makes me almost feel guilty about watching movies, but I'm not gonna stop.
Now that I have a taste for the series I'm going to work on an older one and see if I still feel the same way about them. Overall I really liked this book and liked the methodical flow of the mystery.
I haven't read any of the other Joanne Killbourn Mysteries although I do have 2 others downloaded on my phone. I feel like these each may ultimately stand on their own although the characters will age and the change. I'm glad I didn't feel lost jumping in so far along and found the mystery sad, disturbing and unfortunately probably very true to life.
The book touches on the darker side of the film industry where men exploit women in order to "help" their careers. We've seen it play out across the media and tv rags and its sick and sad and I felt the same way about the book. I love Taylor and how strong and opinionated she is at 18. With a budding art career she seems to know herself pretty well for someone so young although she has been through quite a bit in her young age.
I think the author handled the subject matter with as much grace as one can while writing about the exploitation of young girls and I wasn't sad to see the outcome of the perpetrator. The book also focuses on what the film industry is willing to put up with in order to make a movie a success. It makes me almost feel guilty about watching movies, but I'm not gonna stop.
Now that I have a taste for the series I'm going to work on an older one and see if I still feel the same way about them. Overall I really liked this book and liked the methodical flow of the mystery.
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