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dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I seem to have a habit of doing this; selecting books from series that I haven’t come across before, this one is the latest book in the DI Callanach series set in Scotland (and a bit of France). And I’m grateful to see this hasn’t affected my enjoyment of this latest offering - it sucked me right in. This is a brutal tale (not one for the squeamish) into kidnapping and modern slavery, with some pretty despicable excuses for humans. Their treatment of the women they’ve abducted is abhorrent. There’s also the baffling case of young Scottish man whose body is found dumped on a French building site, all of his organs have been harvested. This is the tale of the police team that investigates these crimes - headed by DCI Ava Turner. This is a gripping read, with some characters that you’ll warm to, and others that you’ll want to see meet a sticky end. I’m definitely going to check out the earlier books in the series.
This is the 6th book in the series and I think this one is definitely the darkest of the six books. There are some very disturbing scenes involving a sex trafficking storyline which were at times quite difficult to read. Despite the very dark subject matter I did really enjoy the rest of the book, as I have with all of this series. I find the writing to be very engaging and I’m always hooked on the storyline right from the first couple of pages. The characters are well developed and despite their flaws, very likeable. By book six I’m now very invested in these characters but I am starting to find the storyline with Ava and Luc a little frustrating now and I hope that they either get together in the next book or that this will they/won’t they storyline gets dropped. Another dark and twisty police procedural in a great series which I thoroughly enjoyed! Thanks to @netgalley for the copy of this book.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
One of the better of the Perfect series - still not convinced about Luc and Ava’s relationship being more than friends but the book balanced it well
Blij vlagen iets te gruwelijk.
Maar tranen op het eind, kan niet wachten op het volgende boek.
Maar tranen op het eind, kan niet wachten op het volgende boek.
dark
emotional
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
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense