Reviews

The Ladykiller by Martina Cole

lauren3101's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

0.5

emmab86's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

carolridley's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

linzbooktok's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

miche29's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

juleds's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.75

si0bhan's review against another edition

1.0

Martina Cole is an author whose name I’ve often seen, and I’ve constantly been curious about her work. She has a large fan base, with plenty of books on offer, and many seem like books I would love. As I’m always looking for a new crime fiction series to follow, the first DI Kate Burrows book seemed like the best place to start.

I was desperate to love this one, but the more I read, the less I enjoyed. At first, I was curious. It was repetitive, it gave the minutiae of life that did not interest me much, but the grander scheme had me curious. Unfortunately, instead of getting better, it got worse. I kept hoping we’d stop getting the tiny details, but it didn’t get better – there wasn’t enough focus on the crime, boring me with the small details.

I’m sure this will work for some, but it just didn’t work for me. I’ll probably give Martina Cole another try in the future, but after working through this one and finding it difficult I’m just not eager to do so for a while yet.