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rncm's review against another edition
Way too slow and boring. Could not get in to it
somanybookstoread's review against another edition
2.0
Not too much to say here. While I was able to turn pages quickly, which is ideal for a gym read, it wasn't quality page turning, as the characters felt contrived and the writing needed a few more rounds with an editor.
anniewill's review against another edition
2.0
I thought this book started out as a fairly interesting and engaging novel. Once the "mystery" was solved, the book dragged on for an additional 100 pages, at least. There was just too much- too many characters, too many perspectives, too many sub-stories, too many loose ends to tie up.
livingdeadbabe's review against another edition
3.0
This thriller didn’t thrill me. It wasn’t horrible it was just very cookie cutter to me. Like I’ve read others just like it.
traceyanneg's review against another edition
4.0
There were some interesting characters created for this book so I was not surprised to find that it is actually going to be part of a series. I feel like there were stories that have been left untold and I am curious to hear about them.
This particular plot was about the main character's son's girlfriend's disappearance. The main character is a psychologist and one of her clients is suspect in the disappearance.
This particular plot was about the main character's son's girlfriend's disappearance. The main character is a psychologist and one of her clients is suspect in the disappearance.
beastreader's review against another edition
1.0
Maggie can not let go of her son, no matter if he is a grown man. In her eyes, she will always see him as her little boy, Ricky. Ricky goes by Rick and he does not need his mother following him everywhere.
In the middle of the night, Maggie hears loud knocking on her door. It is Rick's girlfriend's mother. She states that Charlene and her had a fight and Charlene did not return home. Soon it becomes apparent that something terrible has happened to Charlene. This causes a huge rift between Maggie and her husband, Jones. Jones is a cop, so his cop instincts kick in. Maggie is a mother who is protective of her son and believes that Rick would never do anything to harm Charlene. What is the truth?
I have read a few of Lisa Unger's books and they were good. I was feeling a kick for a good mystery/thriller, so I decided to go to my huge back list of books and selected Fragile. It sounded good. The opening scene got my attention. However, I knew after reading the opening scene kind of where this story was going to lead. This is why for first things, when I was lead to believe that the suspect was one person, I had a hard time believing it as I already knew it was not going to be that person. Second I was quickly turned off by the characters. Maggie with her over protectiveness. Ricky with his grouchy attitude and the rest of the characters (teens) were rude and mean to each other. Also, the constant switching of the many different voices was not smooth. For these facts, this is why I could not get into this book and gave up on it. In fact, I was ok with not knowing all the details leading up to Charlene's disappearance. Not this author's best work.
In the middle of the night, Maggie hears loud knocking on her door. It is Rick's girlfriend's mother. She states that Charlene and her had a fight and Charlene did not return home. Soon it becomes apparent that something terrible has happened to Charlene. This causes a huge rift between Maggie and her husband, Jones. Jones is a cop, so his cop instincts kick in. Maggie is a mother who is protective of her son and believes that Rick would never do anything to harm Charlene. What is the truth?
I have read a few of Lisa Unger's books and they were good. I was feeling a kick for a good mystery/thriller, so I decided to go to my huge back list of books and selected Fragile. It sounded good. The opening scene got my attention. However, I knew after reading the opening scene kind of where this story was going to lead. This is why for first things, when I was lead to believe that the suspect was one person, I had a hard time believing it as I already knew it was not going to be that person. Second I was quickly turned off by the characters. Maggie with her over protectiveness. Ricky with his grouchy attitude and the rest of the characters (teens) were rude and mean to each other. Also, the constant switching of the many different voices was not smooth. For these facts, this is why I could not get into this book and gave up on it. In fact, I was ok with not knowing all the details leading up to Charlene's disappearance. Not this author's best work.
hldonavant's review against another edition
2.0
Way too many points of view floating around and stories to keep up with. Had my head swimming. Figured it out way to quickly as well. Blah.