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catliongiraffe's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Great first entry into this series. I am looking forward to the second book. Characters were good, plot was great. Overall, it had everything I want in a detective procedural novel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Grief, Child abuse, Trafficking, and Physical abuse
rachelunabridged's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Child death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Cursing, Death, Body horror, and Violence
Moderate: Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Racism, and Kidnapping
Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty
noonjinx's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I chanced across a later volume in Connolly's Charlie Parker series last month and enjoyed it enough to go out and find this one (number one).
This is a first person hard boiled detective story with a hint of the supernatural about it (not much, just a hint).
Connolly writes a rollicking good story and isn't afraid to use some poetic language which makes his books a pleasure to read. You don't get sunsets in a Connolly novel, you get day bleeding into night. The plotting, pacing, characters, dialogue and action sequences are all great.
The tone of this one is *very* dark and the murders are particularly grisly (more grisly than I needed but not enough to put me off). I already have volumes two and three lined up but may need something lighter first.
This is a first person hard boiled detective story with a hint of the supernatural about it (not much, just a hint).
Connolly writes a rollicking good story and isn't afraid to use some poetic language which makes his books a pleasure to read. You don't get sunsets in a Connolly novel, you get day bleeding into night. The plotting, pacing, characters, dialogue and action sequences are all great.
The tone of this one is *very* dark and the murders are particularly grisly (more grisly than I needed but not enough to put me off). I already have volumes two and three lined up but may need something lighter first.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Gore
emperorxzee's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Racism, Gun violence, and Racial slurs
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug use
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