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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
Very intriguing plot following two female coops in the 70' on their hunt for a serial killer and have to deal with a lot of sexism as well. Fast paced and very engaging read with great characters. This is my 7th book by Karin Slaughter I think but I was happy to see she had written more books for me to either binge or have as a little murder treat. Sounds weird but it's fiction at least. Good crime novels are frightening as heck but your always calmed by it's "only fiction"
This police thriller set in the 1970s in Atlanta was compelling enough and the whole woman and minority in the police dynamic was eye-opening though hopefully a bit overstated. Listened to the audio version read by Kathleen Early who did a decent job.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
"How can awful people be good?
I find this book a tough reality check. Most of the parts was hard for me to swallow and it was only because it was tackling something I could easily forget: abuse can come in any forms. It can be physical, or it can be through position, or words. I thought it's always easy to fight for yourself, but there is always the right timing.
I love both the protagonists on this book. They would become these fictional characters I would go back to. They reminded me that sometimes silence can speak up for itself, and that patience is a good practice for resistance. As much as I loved to see how everything unraveled, I realized I didn't want to end. I love reading the action scenes and how it makes me hold my breath. I love the character conversations about change, whether that's within ourselves or in our society. This book has really enlightened me.
Spoiler
First thing I want to say is, how satisfied I feel about the ending, of a specific character's ending rather. I couldn't stop annotating my books with amused exclamations while reading that confrontation.I find this book a tough reality check. Most of the parts was hard for me to swallow and it was only because it was tackling something I could easily forget: abuse can come in any forms. It can be physical, or it can be through position, or words. I thought it's always easy to fight for yourself, but there is always the right timing.
I love both the protagonists on this book. They would become these fictional characters I would go back to. They reminded me that sometimes silence can speak up for itself, and that patience is a good practice for resistance. As much as I loved to see how everything unraveled, I realized I didn't want to end. I love reading the action scenes and how it makes me hold my breath. I love the character conversations about change, whether that's within ourselves or in our society. This book has really enlightened me.
So I finished this book last night and had to wait until I could get to a computer to type out my review. Plus, I had to calm my inner fangirl so I would not sound like my teenage daughter at a One Direction concert. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of this book. I am a very impatient person and I am so glad I did not have to wait until June.
I thought for sure that I would miss Will (and Sara) since I have an undying love for him but, I got so caught up in the story and the descriptions, that I barely missed him (them).
Cop Town takes place in 1970s Atlanta and follows two extremely different female Atlanta cops as they try to figure out who is behind the shootings of their fellow officers. The descriptions of the abuse suffered by females by their coworkers and superiors was hard to read and gives a person insight to the "city too busy to hate". Apparently, the city wasn't too busy to discriminate and be misogynistic.
I also enjoyed the descriptions of the streets and neighborhoods that I see every day as I commute to work or walk around downtown.
So, without revealing any spoilers at all, I will finish by congratulating Karin Slaughter on another gritty cop book that I was sorry to see end. I really would like to see more of Kate and Maggie but first, I seriously need more Will.
I thought for sure that I would miss Will (and Sara) since I have an undying love for him but, I got so caught up in the story and the descriptions, that I barely missed him (them).
Cop Town takes place in 1970s Atlanta and follows two extremely different female Atlanta cops as they try to figure out who is behind the shootings of their fellow officers. The descriptions of the abuse suffered by females by their coworkers and superiors was hard to read and gives a person insight to the "city too busy to hate". Apparently, the city wasn't too busy to discriminate and be misogynistic.
I also enjoyed the descriptions of the streets and neighborhoods that I see every day as I commute to work or walk around downtown.
So, without revealing any spoilers at all, I will finish by congratulating Karin Slaughter on another gritty cop book that I was sorry to see end. I really would like to see more of Kate and Maggie but first, I seriously need more Will.
The racism, homophobia, sexism, and anti-semitism in the novel was unpalatable. I hadn’t even heard of half of those racial slurs. Even though the story came full circle, it was still very appalling at times and I didn’t enjoy it.
a solid read, I was waiting for this book for months, and it was well worth it all.
