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juniperusxx's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
3.75
Sarja parani edetessään tai sitten oli vaan helpompi lukea tätä viimeistä, kun oli lukenut kaksi edeltävää osaa ihan hiljattain ja henkilöhahmot olivat tuoreessa muistissa. Tykkäsin.
mandolin_dreams's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
ivanbiber's review against another edition
3.0
The story itself was good. I ‘read’ on Audible and I did not care for the reader’s performance.
martyfried's review against another edition
5.0
I really like the Nina Borg series, even though they are dark and sometimes depressing. She goes through so much heartache trying to help people. A perfect example of the old saying "no good deed goes unpunished". Her life would be so much easier if she would pay more attention to her family (and herself), but I guess that's just not the way she's wired. Once she knows about someone else's need, she can't hold back from trying to help.
In this book, she almost gets killed by an apologetic killer. It's hard to imagine why someone would want to hurt her; it seems that even her attacker doesn't want to do it, but he does a pretty good job of hurting her, but fortunately not a very good job of killing her.
As usual, we have multiple seemingly unrelated stories going on at the same time, which of course come together in the end. Both stories are tense and interesting.
Even when we figure out who it is that tried to kill her, it's hard to imagine why. It seems like the killer himself is trying to figure this out, but unfortunately, he's pretty dense and easily controlled. I felt really sorry for him for a while, but by the end, I think I felt sorrier for his seemingly sociopathic friend who at least seemed to think he had a good reason for his actions.
In this book, she almost gets killed by an apologetic killer. It's hard to imagine why someone would want to hurt her; it seems that even her attacker doesn't want to do it, but he does a pretty good job of hurting her, but fortunately not a very good job of killing her.
As usual, we have multiple seemingly unrelated stories going on at the same time, which of course come together in the end. Both stories are tense and interesting.
Even when we figure out who it is that tried to kill her, it's hard to imagine why. It seems like the killer himself is trying to figure this out, but unfortunately, he's pretty dense and easily controlled. I felt really sorry for him for a while, but by the end, I think I felt sorrier for his seemingly sociopathic friend who at least seemed to think he had a good reason for his actions.
valhecka's review against another edition
4.0
N.B.: I received an ARC of this novel through a Goodreads First Reads giveaway; the version I have is pre-copyediting.
As typical for the series, the plot is thrilling - it rests on relationships, what people will and will not do for each other and why. The action always acknowledges how the characters are actually feeling, pointing out unexpected pain and non-photogenic consequences and discordant mental/emotional tones. Throughout the series, Nina has gotten WRECKED, and her physical recovery and the compounding of previous damage is as much of a plot point as her survivor's guilt.
I thought the conclusion was rushed; it isn't clear how Nina fully reconciles herself, which is unsatisfying after four books of this woman going through hell. Regardless, as a thriller, crime novel, and series ender, the book is solid.
As typical for the series, the plot is thrilling - it rests on relationships, what people will and will not do for each other and why. The action always acknowledges how the characters are actually feeling, pointing out unexpected pain and non-photogenic consequences and discordant mental/emotional tones. Throughout the series, Nina has gotten WRECKED, and her physical recovery and the compounding of previous damage is as much of a plot point as her survivor's guilt.
I thought the conclusion was rushed; it isn't clear how Nina fully reconciles herself, which is unsatisfying after four books of this woman going through hell. Regardless, as a thriller, crime novel, and series ender, the book is solid.
attytheresa's review
4.0
Nina Borg is trying hard to live a normal life. While her marriage ended in divorce, she is in a tentative new relationship, spending time with her ailing mother, has school break plans with her kids, and no longer volunteers with groups giving aid to those on the fringes, work which Nina was drawn to, good at, and routinely put her and her family in danger. All that happened before, as told in the 3 prior series entries, is firmly being left behind. Or is it?
The story opens with someone nearly killing Nina in her grocery store parking garage with a blow to the back of her head. Nina's present in Denmark then alternates with the past in the Philipines of 3 medical students, whose past eventually intersects with Nina on holiday with her family in Manila and being pulled into rescue efforts after a catastrophe. From that point forward their stories are tied together, with Nina as usual in danger, and with Nina's danger magnet both endangering one she loves as well as disappointing others.
One of the things I have really liked about each of the Nina Borg series is how they seem to be leading you to a certain conclusion, but end up actually delivering quite a twist in the end, taking you somewhere you don't see coming. Unfortunately, this time that does not happen. The journey is predictable from the very beginning, going exactly where I expected it to go.
That was disappointing.
It was still well-written, it brought Nina's story to a believable end, even if she comes across a bit like Wiley Coyote, who always rises up unscathed and continues on no matter how many anvils and pianos fall on him.
The story opens with someone nearly killing Nina in her grocery store parking garage with a blow to the back of her head. Nina's present in Denmark then alternates with the past in the Philipines of 3 medical students, whose past eventually intersects with Nina on holiday with her family in Manila and being pulled into rescue efforts after a catastrophe. From that point forward their stories are tied together, with Nina as usual in danger, and with Nina's danger magnet both endangering one she loves as well as disappointing others.
One of the things I have really liked about each of the Nina Borg series is how they seem to be leading you to a certain conclusion, but end up actually delivering quite a twist in the end, taking you somewhere you don't see coming. Unfortunately, this time that does not happen. The journey is predictable from the very beginning, going exactly where I expected it to go.
That was disappointing.
It was still well-written, it brought Nina's story to a believable end, even if she comes across a bit like Wiley Coyote, who always rises up unscathed and continues on no matter how many anvils and pianos fall on him.
rosaliez_reads's review against another edition
3.0
Not the best in the Nina Borg series but I ended up being extremely compelled by the plot and I definitely liked the ending.
michellesbogsnak's review against another edition
2.0
Den her bog var så flad at jeg også sad med en flad fornemmelse efter at have læst den færdig.
Plottet hang slet ikke sammen i mit hoved, hvilket jeg syntes er så synd fordi de tre andre Nina Borg bøger var faktisk ret gode.
Problemet var bare at der var alt for lidt Nina Borg i den her bog, og alt for meget af alt det andet, som efter min mening ikke havde gode grunde til at blive kriminelle.
Det er derfor jeg, desværre, håber at det her er sidste bog om Nina Borg, for den her var desværre ikke på linje med de tre første.
Plottet hang slet ikke sammen i mit hoved, hvilket jeg syntes er så synd fordi de tre andre Nina Borg bøger var faktisk ret gode.
Problemet var bare at der var alt for lidt Nina Borg i den her bog, og alt for meget af alt det andet, som efter min mening ikke havde gode grunde til at blive kriminelle.
Det er derfor jeg, desværre, håber at det her er sidste bog om Nina Borg, for den her var desværre ikke på linje med de tre første.
mallorylocklear's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
debsd's review
4.0
Well-written with nicely-developed characters, as with all the books in this series. I did find one scene at the end to be a bit far-fetched, but I'll forgive it based on the quality of the rest of the book. I think Nina probably has done about as much as she can (anything further would have risked turning her into some kind of James-Bond-esque character), but I'm still sorry to see this series end.