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poorlyassembled's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jaycereadss's review against another edition
DNF
Not sure if I am going to continue the Bill Hodgers trilogy. Will read the outsider series ( the outsiders, if it bleeds, Holly )
Not sure if I am going to continue the Bill Hodgers trilogy. Will read the outsider series ( the outsiders, if it bleeds, Holly )
jrice92's review against another edition
3.0
So let me say firstly, Finders Keepers is a good book.
I’ve scored Finders Keepers lower than I was hoping purely down to the slow start, I love this trilogy mainly because of Bill Hodges and his friends (Holly & Jerome) so when they didn’t pop up for the first 100 pages or, so I wasn’t confident I would enjoy Finders Keepers as much as Mr Mercedes.
That being said, this book has a great ending and when it got going I couldn’t put it down, if the start has been quicker this would easily be a four-star book!
Finders Keepers does a great job at showing how far obsession can push a bad person over the edge causing them to do terrible things, but in their mind things that need to be done.
The antagonist wasn’t up to the Mr Mercedes level in my opinion but the more time spent with him the more he grew on me, this is a good sequel but for me doesn’t live up to Mr Mercedes, luckily End of Watch was brilliant so the series ends well!
I’ve scored Finders Keepers lower than I was hoping purely down to the slow start, I love this trilogy mainly because of Bill Hodges and his friends (Holly & Jerome) so when they didn’t pop up for the first 100 pages or, so I wasn’t confident I would enjoy Finders Keepers as much as Mr Mercedes.
That being said, this book has a great ending and when it got going I couldn’t put it down, if the start has been quicker this would easily be a four-star book!
Finders Keepers does a great job at showing how far obsession can push a bad person over the edge causing them to do terrible things, but in their mind things that need to be done.
The antagonist wasn’t up to the Mr Mercedes level in my opinion but the more time spent with him the more he grew on me, this is a good sequel but for me doesn’t live up to Mr Mercedes, luckily End of Watch was brilliant so the series ends well!
ekcje's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
wynplus1's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Didn't enjoy this one as much as Mr. Mercedes. I didn't find the primary plot to be that engaging and I was kind of annoyed by how long it took to get to Hodges and his crew.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
daddysprincess's review against another edition
4.0
This book is excellent!! I got totally wrapped up in it. For those of you who read Mr. Mercedes…you met the lunatic. In this book, the killer was/is totally unhinged. This book is not creepy crawly clowns or psychotic animals. It’s a detective story. Very well written.
jobustitch's review against another edition
3.0
I would say this is more like a 3.5.
Not as good as the first book, but maybe all second books of a trilogy suffer this malaise. Trying to tell a story, the last story, prep the next story....kind of a mess. The last third of the book was excellent, so I'd still recommend it. Plenty of suspense to keep you interested.
Not as good as the first book, but maybe all second books of a trilogy suffer this malaise. Trying to tell a story, the last story, prep the next story....kind of a mess. The last third of the book was excellent, so I'd still recommend it. Plenty of suspense to keep you interested.
angus_mckeogh's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty good. My only complaint would be when King bases a story more in reality (as opposed to something paranormal like vampires) some of the decisions the characters make seem more grounded in the paranormal which makes the suspension of disbelief a little shaky. Entertaining but certainly not among his best works.
selenas_white_friend's review against another edition
Started reading on vacation, flew home and forgot.
christinapelletier7's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5