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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
Hard to get into/slow to start, but once you got into it, you were in. Interesting read - especially since it takes place in the 70s. I really like her writing style.
This book was most interesting to me for the look into American history and how women and gay men were treated on the police force. It's amazing how badly people were treated not so long ago.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a good fast paced crime thriller set in the mid 1970s that follows two female officers, one on her first day, as they get themselves involved in the investigation into a brutal serial killer that is terrorising the Atlanta police force, despite their male colleagues trying to keep them out. I loved Maggie and her no nonsense attitude to life but Kate was a somewhat annoying at times but in the end she does come out of her shell and make good on the glimpses of potential she occasionally shows. The story itself is gripping with lots of twists and turns and some earth shattering revelations that make the characters question their very sanity. Add to that the prevalent prejudices that were widespread in the 70s and there is a definite powder-keg feeling throughout much of the book.
dark
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Okay, while there were definitely some frustrating parts of this book, I do think it shook itself out by the end. It used pretty much every slur I can think of, but it did do a decent job of accurately depicting the time and place it was set. I think the treatment of the trans character by the book was... okay? The actual characters treated her pretty well considering they're 70s cops, but the fact that the narrator changes pronouns for her after she comes out it still really frustrating to me.
All in all, there are definitely things that could have been better, but by the end I finished the book feeling really satisfied by my experience.
All in all, there are definitely things that could have been better, but by the end I finished the book feeling really satisfied by my experience.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A lot of swearing and racism