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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
Review - A good ending to this series, but not my favourite book of the series - I think that would have to be [b:An Ice Cold Grave|140097|An Ice Cold Grave (Harper Connelly, #3)|Charlaine Harris|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1389660134s/140097.jpg|3159808]. Tolliver is one of my favourite characters in the other books in the series but he just seems so morose and down-hearted in this one. Yes, he does get shot but it seems out of character somehow the way he reacts to it. The ongoing mystery of what happened to Harper's sister, Cameron, is also resolved, although I was hoping to get more of a story out of it - it seems to be wrapped up in the last few pages which was a little disappointing. I think another book could have been made out of it.
Genre? - Crime / Mystery / Paranormal
Characters? - Harper Connelly / Tolliver Lang / Matthew Lang / Mark Lang / Cameron Connelly / Manfred / Parker
Setting? - Dallas, Texas (U.S.A.)
Series? - Harper Connelly #4
Recommend? – Yes
Rating - 16/20
Genre? - Crime / Mystery / Paranormal
Characters? - Harper Connelly / Tolliver Lang / Matthew Lang / Mark Lang / Cameron Connelly / Manfred / Parker
Setting? - Dallas, Texas (U.S.A.)
Series? - Harper Connelly #4
Recommend? – Yes
Rating - 16/20
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
This one was not as entertaining as the first three I guess. I remember enjoying them, but I felt like the narrator was more boring this time around. The story was good, and I'm glad that people felt awkward about their new relationship status, so that was played out just right. But this one revolves around her sister, Cameron, and the story behind that, which sort of came out of nowhere. Everything fit, but I'd have to go back and read the other three again to see how well it really worked. I feel like details were missed in this one. Anyway, I liked it. I'm happy for them. I'm pretty sure this was the final one, so that was a good way to end it.
FAZIT
Ganz nett, aber man sollte auf jeden Fall mit Band eins anfangen!
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INHALT
Harper Connelly, die Tote aufspürende junge Frau, wird diesmal nicht nur mit einem geheimnisvollen Todesfall konfrontiert, sondern auch mit ihrer Vergangenheit. Während sie in Texas auftragsgemäß dem Tod eines reichen Patriarchen nachspürt, erfährt ihr scheinbarer Stiefbruder und Lebensgefährte Tolliver, dass sein Vater aus dem Gefängnis entlassen wurde. Harper fürchtet den manipulativen Mann, der sich wieder in ihr Leben drängt. Doch endlich wird das Geheimnis um ihre verschwundene Schwester Cameron gelüftet.... (Klappentext)
EINSTIEG
Ich mag Crime meets Mystery! Das ist genau mein Ding und ich war so enttäuscht das es mit Mystery so schnell vorbei war. Im ersten Kapitel ist Harper auf dem Friedhof unterwegs, gemeinsam mit und im Auftrag einer reichen texanischen Familie. Für den kompletten ersten Teil des Buches ist es nach diesem Kapitel vorbei mit dem Übersinnlichen.
Ja, nicht verwandt bedeutet Liebesbeziehung ist rechtlich in Ordnung. Aber irgendwie ist es doch befremdlich wenn Harper von ihrem Bruder und Lover berichtet. Hier kann eventuell meine fehlende Serien-Kenntins Schuld sein.
Abgesehen von diesen zwei Punkten ist die Geschichte ganz interessant aufgebaut, auch wenn sie sehr im Schatten des Privaten steht. Ich wollte wirklich wissen was mit dem Oberhaupt der Familie geschehen ist.
PLOT
Irgendwie habe ich den roten Faden nicht ganz gefunden bei dem Buch. Ich war der Überzeugung es ginge um die Joyce’s – war aber nicht der Fall. Ungefähr eine Seite lang gibt es die Lösung zu dem Fall vom Beginn der Erzählung. Danach folgt die Auflösung des „privaten Falls“.
Wie schon erwähnt ging mir das Übernatürliche ab. Zwar ist es zum Ende hin noch ein wenig spannend geworden, aber einen tatsächlichen Höhepunkt konnte ich nicht unbedingt ausmachen.
Ich fürchte dass vieles von meiner Meinung den fehlenden Vorgängerbüchern geschuldet ist. Die ersten Bände sind ja meist die besten.
CHARAKTERE
Harper war ein ganz netter Charakter. Richtig kennenlernen schafft man auf den wenigen Seiten allerdings nicht. Hier kann ich auch nur wieder anführen dass mir die ersten Teile fehlen.
Ganz nett, aber man sollte auf jeden Fall mit Band eins anfangen!
***
INHALT
Harper Connelly, die Tote aufspürende junge Frau, wird diesmal nicht nur mit einem geheimnisvollen Todesfall konfrontiert, sondern auch mit ihrer Vergangenheit. Während sie in Texas auftragsgemäß dem Tod eines reichen Patriarchen nachspürt, erfährt ihr scheinbarer Stiefbruder und Lebensgefährte Tolliver, dass sein Vater aus dem Gefängnis entlassen wurde. Harper fürchtet den manipulativen Mann, der sich wieder in ihr Leben drängt. Doch endlich wird das Geheimnis um ihre verschwundene Schwester Cameron gelüftet.... (Klappentext)
EINSTIEG
Ich mag Crime meets Mystery! Das ist genau mein Ding und ich war so enttäuscht das es mit Mystery so schnell vorbei war. Im ersten Kapitel ist Harper auf dem Friedhof unterwegs, gemeinsam mit und im Auftrag einer reichen texanischen Familie. Für den kompletten ersten Teil des Buches ist es nach diesem Kapitel vorbei mit dem Übersinnlichen.
Ja, nicht verwandt bedeutet Liebesbeziehung ist rechtlich in Ordnung. Aber irgendwie ist es doch befremdlich wenn Harper von ihrem Bruder und Lover berichtet. Hier kann eventuell meine fehlende Serien-Kenntins Schuld sein.
Abgesehen von diesen zwei Punkten ist die Geschichte ganz interessant aufgebaut, auch wenn sie sehr im Schatten des Privaten steht. Ich wollte wirklich wissen was mit dem Oberhaupt der Familie geschehen ist.
PLOT
Irgendwie habe ich den roten Faden nicht ganz gefunden bei dem Buch. Ich war der Überzeugung es ginge um die Joyce’s – war aber nicht der Fall. Ungefähr eine Seite lang gibt es die Lösung zu dem Fall vom Beginn der Erzählung. Danach folgt die Auflösung des „privaten Falls“.
Wie schon erwähnt ging mir das Übernatürliche ab. Zwar ist es zum Ende hin noch ein wenig spannend geworden, aber einen tatsächlichen Höhepunkt konnte ich nicht unbedingt ausmachen.
Ich fürchte dass vieles von meiner Meinung den fehlenden Vorgängerbüchern geschuldet ist. Die ersten Bände sind ja meist die besten.
CHARAKTERE
Harper war ein ganz netter Charakter. Richtig kennenlernen schafft man auf den wenigen Seiten allerdings nicht. Hier kann ich auch nur wieder anführen dass mir die ersten Teile fehlen.
medium-paced
A bit of an old fashion mystery with a slight paranormal twist. Recommended for readers of this series.
This was a fun series of books, but by the last book, it had grown rather tedious because it seemed the same story but with different named for each book.
These characters need trauma therapy, not a codependent relationship.
That said, I was surprised how well the overarching mystery remained illusive for most of the book (for me). It had some interesting twists, and taking Tolliver out of the action was a smart choice for Harper's character growth.
Even if Harris' lines about masculinity were extremely grating especially when served with a spoonful of ableism.
That said, I was surprised how well the overarching mystery remained illusive for most of the book (for me). It had some interesting twists, and taking Tolliver out of the action was a smart choice for Harper's character growth.
Even if Harris' lines about masculinity were extremely grating especially when served with a spoonful of ableism.
i am finding i just don't like [a:Charlaine Harris|17061|Charlaine Harris|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1399317093p2/17061.jpg]' protagonists. her characters are just not likeable, well maybe 1 or 3 in each book but never the main characters. they annoy me so much. i would never want to be them or hang out with them. yet.... i do love her books. i like the way she crafts a mystery. i like the settings. i like the cast of characters. i like how i can come really close or actually guess who the killer(s) is before or around the same time as the amateur sleuths in the books. i love how short the mysteries are. i like how each of the protagonists are not like most people they know. they have a unique ability or are talented in a way most are not but also have a disability or injury from a trauma or something that colors everything they do and helps/hinders them in life.
that being said. this is another good lil mystery series. i read all 4 in a few days.
the first book was a good lil mystery. as always Harris did a great job of explaining the backstory of the main characters and giving us a basic idea of the town characters. now how some things shook out in the end wellll.... she obviously graduated from the Agatha Christie school of mysteries. :-) oh and they have a mystery that they never solved that drives them also and doesn't get solved until the end of the series (of course).
number 2 was cool cuz we got 2 recurring characters that were...gasp likeable. it was basically the same as above with lots of twists and connections. old murders connected to and causing new murders. the suspects are easily identified but figuring out the why not so much (cuz she is like Christie in that respect). and some new supernatural/psychic elements as well.
number 3 was weird. i mean i expected what happened to happen but the details.....so many details. it was weird and seemed out of place. like hello i am adjusting to this new thing and now you are going to throw in weird graphic details which you did not do in the previous 2 books. ???
number 4 had the most convoluted solution to the mysteries and murders yet. it was like a dang soap opera. it was a bit much but she answered all the questions. but... smh just so convoluted. and no weird graphic details like in the 3rd book. i don't mind graphic details but lets be consistent, ms harris. she even had an epilogue type passage in the book that answered those what happened next after the murder and mysteries were solved questions.
if i had to rate them i'd say number 3 was the best one (even if it did have weird graphic details). number 2 was the most charming. number 4 the most unbelievable. number 1 well....um it felt like the start of a series.
that being said. this is another good lil mystery series. i read all 4 in a few days.
the first book was a good lil mystery. as always Harris did a great job of explaining the backstory of the main characters and giving us a basic idea of the town characters. now how some things shook out in the end wellll.... she obviously graduated from the Agatha Christie school of mysteries. :-) oh and they have a mystery that they never solved that drives them also and doesn't get solved until the end of the series (of course).
number 2 was cool cuz we got 2 recurring characters that were...gasp likeable. it was basically the same as above with lots of twists and connections. old murders connected to and causing new murders. the suspects are easily identified but figuring out the why not so much (cuz she is like Christie in that respect). and some new supernatural/psychic elements as well.
number 3 was weird. i mean i expected what happened to happen but the details.....so many details. it was weird and seemed out of place. like hello i am adjusting to this new thing and now you are going to throw in weird graphic details which you did not do in the previous 2 books. ???
number 4 had the most convoluted solution to the mysteries and murders yet. it was like a dang soap opera. it was a bit much but she answered all the questions. but... smh just so convoluted. and no weird graphic details like in the 3rd book. i don't mind graphic details but lets be consistent, ms harris. she even had an epilogue type passage in the book that answered those what happened next after the murder and mysteries were solved questions.
if i had to rate them i'd say number 3 was the best one (even if it did have weird graphic details). number 2 was the most charming. number 4 the most unbelievable. number 1 well....um it felt like the start of a series.