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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
This is the first book that made me want to read the next one. It was ok. Action built considerably in the last few chapters. So that had me intrigued. One more book to go in the series.
Just checked out the other reviews to find out that people seemingly hate this one? The one I just willingly gave 5 stars to (I believe a first for this series).
Spoilers?
Spoilers...
I find it really funny/odd that people are SEVEN books into a series and they are upset that a psychopathic fifty-seven-time serial killer is also willing to cheat on his wife? A wife that he has, for the last seven books, (starting as a girlfriend) stated was just a wonderful cover that helped him avoid suspicion. Not to mention that he has stated over and over that he can not feel human emotion...
This is not to knock everyone else’s opinions, but as readers our liking of Dexter is our projection of him. He is a serial killer, he is a bad person, a psychopath. His humor and wit help us enjoy and continue reading, but that is not to say it makes him GOOD. I feel that his love of being admired while with Jackie Forrest and getting wrapped up in the glamour and relative fame fits perfectly into the mindset of a killer who keeps drops of blood as trophies.
Just my thoughts
Spoilers?
Spoilers...
I find it really funny/odd that people are SEVEN books into a series and they are upset that a psychopathic fifty-seven-time serial killer is also willing to cheat on his wife? A wife that he has, for the last seven books, (starting as a girlfriend) stated was just a wonderful cover that helped him avoid suspicion. Not to mention that he has stated over and over that he can not feel human emotion...
This is not to knock everyone else’s opinions, but as readers our liking of Dexter is our projection of him. He is a serial killer, he is a bad person, a psychopath. His humor and wit help us enjoy and continue reading, but that is not to say it makes him GOOD. I feel that his love of being admired while with Jackie Forrest and getting wrapped up in the glamour and relative fame fits perfectly into the mindset of a killer who keeps drops of blood as trophies.
Just my thoughts
This is a product of someone writting books for the money and nothing else. Really bad. How in the hell did he miss sooooo many clues? This was literally just taking Dexter's character and starting over
Some people say Lindsay's writerly genius came when he created "America's serial killer" and evil creature we couldn't help but love. But now it seems the real skill came when he created that killer and then found a way for all Dexter's dearly devoted fans to hate him. And it is just this masterful work Lindsay has accomplished (although it's been in the works for a while) with this book.
Dexter gets his first big break into show biz as the body guard to bombshell actress Jackie and forensic mentor to actor Robert Chase. And then things just get strange, and not in the usual Dexter's killing people way.
I started the Dexter series because I didn't have cable and couldn't see the show, but of course the show and the books are so different it really didn't matter. But after book one I fell in love with the series. I'd never read a mystery like it. This sort of reverse mystery where you're in the mind of a killer was just refreshing and fun. Dexter seemed brilliantly captivating and I never wanted the series to end.
But now I know why all good characters should meet their end sooner rather than later. There's no more love in these pages for me. Dexter's fallen flat. The magic is over.
Lindsay's writing has been declining since mid-series and now it's just filled with cliches about Miami traffic and Dexter's big brain. Unfortunately Dexter's big brain can't see things that are so obvious to the reader by chapter 2 there's really no point in slogging through to the end.
Sadly I'll have to say this is my last Dexter book. It's time to retire.
Dexter gets his first big break into show biz as the body guard to bombshell actress Jackie and forensic mentor to actor Robert Chase. And then things just get strange, and not in the usual Dexter's killing people way.
I started the Dexter series because I didn't have cable and couldn't see the show, but of course the show and the books are so different it really didn't matter. But after book one I fell in love with the series. I'd never read a mystery like it. This sort of reverse mystery where you're in the mind of a killer was just refreshing and fun. Dexter seemed brilliantly captivating and I never wanted the series to end.
But now I know why all good characters should meet their end sooner rather than later. There's no more love in these pages for me. Dexter's fallen flat. The magic is over.
Lindsay's writing has been declining since mid-series and now it's just filled with cliches about Miami traffic and Dexter's big brain. Unfortunately Dexter's big brain can't see things that are so obvious to the reader by chapter 2 there's really no point in slogging through to the end.
Sadly I'll have to say this is my last Dexter book. It's time to retire.
i'm just glad that audiobooks have a 2x speed option so i didn't have to listen to this for very long.
trigger warning
gore
mutilation
torture
rape
child abuse
child abduction
For some research, forensic blood spatter analyst Dexter and his sister Sergeant Deborah Morgan get famous interns who want to learn their trade - in one week. To make matters worse, Dexter's intern can't see blood, there's another serial killer on the loose, Dexter's daughter Astor is doing the full preteen diva show, the famous actress has a maniac stalker and every other cliché that was available had to appear.
To recap, Dexter and Rita bought a house in part 6 because it's time each one of the three children get their own room, and due to connections they were able to get a good deal. So now everyone's packing up stuff for the move. Well, not everybody as Lilly-Ann can't even walk, Astor is busy sulking, Cody isn't mentioned for this and Dexter considers himself to be too important to help in the household. In consequence, Rita is cranky, which makes everyone cranky(-er).
I said it in the last review: Astor never showed any inclination towards fashion, stardom, make-up, but suddenly she does because she is female and that's how puberty works. I want to throw this book in the hardcover version at the author.
One could say at least he's consequent in his sexism. But that doesn't make it better.
Another consequent person is Dexter who doesn't share anything with his wife. I get that he's emotionally detached from her, but he wants his cover to work and he supposedly is intelligent, always tries to hit the right notes and has learned conversation the boring way of trial and error instead of simply knowing how to react.
So that would mean that Dexter calls Rita if a change of plans occurs, like he gets enlisted as a bodyguard and has to be away from home. From one adult to the next, this are the hard facts, and I'll keep you updated. For me, that's a learned pattern that makes stuff easier, so I don't get why Dexter has the tendency to communicate less the more the series progresses. It feels in some ways like he is evolving backwards, or as if the author is getting lazier with every passing chapter.
The most boring and unbelieveable part wasDexter having this crush. I mean, yeah, I am used to Dexter tell the reader he is above puny mortal feelings and then telling you what he feels the next sentence, but being told he never really fancied sex to have him become a horny teenager is a bit much. For a moment I thought he might be demisexual, but then I went back to "nevermind, it's just lazy writing".
Dexter's agenda is mostly made up by blending into the background and conserving his coverstory to ensure he'll be able to have playtime soon. Would he endager that thoughtlessly? Would he like to be in the limelight? Have his face flimmer over thousands of screens and risking that somebody might remember him in the most unfitting moment?
The major chunk of this novel felt OoC, lazyly written.
I never expected good literature, and I am here for the fun way Dexter narrates. For feeling recognized and acknowledged when he has to behave in a learned way instead of relying on instinct in social matters. In the tv series and in the first two installments, I felt a kinship because of my self-harming history and Dexter's Dark Passenger.
Now I just want it to end. One last book to go and then I'll have to see if I ever want to read this again or if I might get rid of the books.
mutilation
torture
rape
child abuse
child abduction
For some research, forensic blood spatter analyst Dexter and his sister Sergeant Deborah Morgan get famous interns who want to learn their trade - in one week. To make matters worse, Dexter's intern can't see blood, there's another serial killer on the loose, Dexter's daughter Astor is doing the full preteen diva show, the famous actress has a maniac stalker and every other cliché that was available had to appear.
To recap, Dexter and Rita bought a house in part 6 because it's time each one of the three children get their own room, and due to connections they were able to get a good deal. So now everyone's packing up stuff for the move. Well, not everybody as Lilly-Ann can't even walk, Astor is busy sulking, Cody isn't mentioned for this and Dexter considers himself to be too important to help in the household. In consequence, Rita is cranky, which makes everyone cranky(-er).
I said it in the last review: Astor never showed any inclination towards fashion, stardom, make-up, but suddenly she does because she is female and that's how puberty works. I want to throw this book in the hardcover version at the author.
One could say at least he's consequent in his sexism. But that doesn't make it better.
Another consequent person is Dexter who doesn't share anything with his wife. I get that he's emotionally detached from her, but he wants his cover to work and he supposedly is intelligent, always tries to hit the right notes and has learned conversation the boring way of trial and error instead of simply knowing how to react.
So that would mean that Dexter calls Rita if a change of plans occurs, like he gets enlisted as a bodyguard and has to be away from home. From one adult to the next, this are the hard facts, and I'll keep you updated. For me, that's a learned pattern that makes stuff easier, so I don't get why Dexter has the tendency to communicate less the more the series progresses. It feels in some ways like he is evolving backwards, or as if the author is getting lazier with every passing chapter.
The most boring and unbelieveable part was
Dexter's agenda is mostly made up by blending into the background and conserving his coverstory to ensure he'll be able to have playtime soon. Would he endager that thoughtlessly? Would he like to be in the limelight? Have his face flimmer over thousands of screens and risking that somebody might remember him in the most unfitting moment?
The major chunk of this novel felt OoC, lazyly written.
I never expected good literature, and I am here for the fun way Dexter narrates. For feeling recognized and acknowledged when he has to behave in a learned way instead of relying on instinct in social matters. In the tv series and in the first two installments, I felt a kinship because of my self-harming history and Dexter's Dark Passenger.
Now I just want it to end. One last book to go and then I'll have to see if I ever want to read this again or if I might get rid of the books.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I had forgotten how darkly amusing Dexter can be. The writing can be delicious, when it is not boring. Yet, the characters and story can be oh so dull.
At least, in this book Dexter finally looks at himself and admits he's stupid. Like everyone in the series. That said, our protagonist was completely ooc in this book. Goodbye Dex who isn't affected by such pesky things as feelings, good looks, sexual attraction or sexual desire, who's this? Dexter may not love Rita, but he has always cared for Astor and Cody enough to take them under his wing, save them more than once, same for Rita. And above all, he has a big connection with his baby girl since he first laid eyes on her. You know the dad who thinks his baby is perfect and the smartest in the world? That's Dexter Morgan. And he didn't give two sh*ts about any of his kids!!
Also, is Astor really like that? She might always be in a bad mood, as well as part of team childhood trauma with Cody and Dex, so possibly in some sort of antisocial personality disorder spectrum (though the writing isn't that good that I'd say whatever she is, is captured right), butboth her and Cody fought a killer to save their mother's life in a previous book ffs!! She might not cry over her mother dying, BUT WHY WASN'T SHE preoccupied in the least over her safety?! She was also obviously willing to let pedo Robert kill her own stepfather and mentor just so she'd be famous. I guess it's maybe accurate, the lack of empathy, remorse, and doing anything to reach her goals... yet, I always felt like they had this sort of our team of monsters + mom & baby vs other monsters... idk, I might be wrong about that last bit
Everyone (or almost all of the characters) adapted Rita's very peculiarand annoying speaking style of fractured and aborted sentences!! WHY?? Wtfrog
Good to mention that this volume ends on a cliffhanger.
At least, in this book Dexter finally looks at himself and admits he's stupid. Like everyone in the series. That said, our protagonist was completely ooc in this book. Goodbye Dex who isn't affected by such pesky things as feelings, good looks, sexual attraction or sexual desire, who's this? Dexter may not love Rita, but he has always cared for Astor and Cody enough to take them under his wing, save them more than once, same for Rita. And above all, he has a big connection with his baby girl since he first laid eyes on her. You know the dad who thinks his baby is perfect and the smartest in the world? That's Dexter Morgan. And he didn't give two sh*ts about any of his kids!!
Also, is Astor really like that? She might always be in a bad mood, as well as part of team childhood trauma with Cody and Dex, so possibly in some sort of antisocial personality disorder spectrum (though the writing isn't that good that I'd say whatever she is, is captured right), but
Everyone (or almost all of the characters) adapted Rita's very peculiar
Good to mention that this volume ends on a cliffhanger.