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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I liked it but ya it’s really racist and just wanted to punch the characters so much. But the plot itself was fine.
fast-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
3 1/2 stars. Honestly, I was so distracted. Y the awfulness and crassness of the old-timer (male) cops in this story that it was hard to pay enough attention to everything. I had a running mantra in my head saying "man that would be a shitty time to be a female cop." The whole environment seemed toxic. The random sex scenes seemed completely unnecessary and didn't add anything. I was thoroughly distracted by how much of an awful person uncle Terry was, as well as his friends. How they were pretty awful workers too, getting drunk on the job, driving drunk. Was that really how things were back then???
Let me start by saying that I'm sure this is a good book and that I absolutely love Sara, Jeffrey, Will and Faith. I can't do this book, the racist, derogatory statements and verbiage used to describe black people is just too much even for me and I live in SE Texas! I'll just wait on the next installment of the Grant County or Will Trent series.
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I'm a big Karin Slaughter fan, and have read all of the Grant County and Will Trent books. This is a new one (start of a series, maybe?) about Atlanta police in the mid-1970s. The two women at the center of the story are fighting to be seen and heard in the misogynistic, bigoted, and anti-Semitic (one of the women is also Jewish) workforce. There is a cop-killer on the loose, and the central story is the hunt for this killer. But to my mind the more interesting part was the well-drawn character study of the female cops bucking the system when females were just getting a foot in the door of a law enforcement career. As always, Karin Slaughter does a great job in character development. If this becomes a series, I'm ready for the next installment.
the level of bigotry and hatred was astonishing to me - this took place when I was in high school. Grim book but worth reading. Will be interesting if she rights another with these characters.
Loved it
Best book I've read this year. Refreshing flashback to the seventies that shows things weren't simpler once you scratch the surface, just different. Enjoyed seeing favorite characters in their younger years. Good story. Well written. AND for once I didn't solve it. Classic Slaughter not like the last few crap outs.
Best book I've read this year. Refreshing flashback to the seventies that shows things weren't simpler once you scratch the surface, just different. Enjoyed seeing favorite characters in their younger years. Good story. Well written. AND for once I didn't solve it. Classic Slaughter not like the last few crap outs.