Reviews

Chosen Prey by John Sandford

r_lind's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

thecurseofchris's review

2.0

Just about the only good thing about this Prey book was that the audiobook had an interview with the author at the end of it. Otherwise, it was a slog to get through, especially given some of the gross subject matter. The closer this series gets to some of the titles I am already familiar with, the more anxious I am about arriving there.

kiminindy's review against another edition

5.0

these are always good! i am working my way through the series

posies23's review against another edition

5.0

Another strong entry in the long-running series. This one requires a stronger stomach than most of the previous ones, but it also contains some of Sandford's strongest writing.

duparker's review

3.0

Other than the bit overdone sexual perversion the book was well done and followed the formula of the past successes with some changes (bit of the office politics etc). The story was enjoyable and it is fun to see Lucas evolve and change. The talk of the potential pregnancy makes me wonder about the child I believe had at the onset of the series.

arthur_pendrgn's review

3.0

 
 I'm glad Weather and Lucas are back together finally. Beauty taming the Beast is a cliche as old as time, but Lucas does indeed settle down under her influence*, which makes him more palatable in the later books (Virgil Flowers taking up the mantle of wild playboy with less violence).

The body count is pretty low in this book once the crime has been discovered. I prefer that to what happened in Easy Prey.

Ellen was underutilized as was Mrs. Qatar. Why didn't Lucas investigate the son she had mentioned?

*Although perhaps he settles down and that's why they marry. Perhaps the events of Sudden Prey taught him that he makes mistakes, that actions have consequences that directly affect him, that hellbent-for-leather isn't always the best choice. His moral indecisiveness/dilemma at the end is new for him. Previously he would have made a decision according to his own idea of "justice;" now he was concerned about legal justice as well. Even the question of what to do with the computer or whether they had arrested Qatar too early shows a burgeoning awareness of considerations beyond his typical alpha male (or sociopathic) narrow-mindedness. 

ajg022's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

lcoverosey's review against another edition

4.0

Predictable ending. However it had to happen to such a vile killer.

stevem0214's review against another edition

5.0

Great the second (or maybe the third) time around. This bad guys is evil...as most of the bad guys in the series. This one is the artist who is killing women. I like the way that you know who the bad guy is in most of Sandford's novels, but you have to go along for the ride to see when Lucas and company is going to figure it out.

campmom03's review against another edition

5.0

*** Contains some spoilers!

Let me preface this by saying, I enjoy John Sandford novels. Some are better than others, but they are still fun reads. Chosen Prey was an extremely fun novel. It begins with an Art History Professor who has a lust for killing. Sprinkle it with some snail mailed bizarre art work. Add some new characters who you hope stay around for another book, but you know deep down that they are doomed to die. Finally get Lucas in his Porsche speeding to crime scene after crime scene. That is the recipe for a book you look forward to completing.