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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
Wow!!!! This is the first book that I've read by Kevin O'brien and I'm impressed! I was hooked right from the prologue and read all 544 pages in less than 12 hours! Clear your schedule and get ready for a wild ride!
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I loved it!
Great thriller that grabs you from the beginning and doesn’t let go! I couldn’t put this book down and will definitely be reading more of this author’s books.
Great thriller that grabs you from the beginning and doesn’t let go! I couldn’t put this book down and will definitely be reading more of this author’s books.
I like Kevin O'Brien's other books. However, the center justified formatting of this book on Kindle made it awkward to read. I gave up after two pages.
Rating: 3.5 stars
This book started off as a 5-star read with a very attention-grabbing opening and awesome atmospheric writing. However, as it went on, there were a few issues that caused the book to loose just a bit of appeal for me.. I love when the ending is more surprising while I'd had the conclusion figured out at least 3/4ths of the way. (Also, some of the things the culprit got away with just seemed a bit far-fetched, even for me.) Other than that, I enjoyed the characters and the writing in this book and plan to read more books by Kevin O'Brien.
This book started off as a 5-star read with a very attention-grabbing opening and awesome atmospheric writing. However, as it went on, there were a few issues that caused the book to loose just a bit of appeal for me.. I love when the ending is more surprising while I'd had the conclusion figured out at least 3/4ths of the way. (Also, some of the things the culprit got away with just seemed a bit far-fetched, even for me.) Other than that, I enjoyed the characters and the writing in this book and plan to read more books by Kevin O'Brien.
I always enjoy reading a new thriller author when it's done right. The story was engaging and not like others I've read. While I did figure out what was going on pretty early in the story, I did not figure out the actual who did it until much later in the book. A couple of red herrings were thrown in for good measure so there were times in the book I was unsure weather the character was friend or foe. Highly recommend.
My ratings for this book decreased the longer it went on.
At the start it was probably edging on a four, due to the great atmosphere of suspense the author created. It jumped around quite a bit, but I got a great perspective of what was going on and it raised a lot of questions that I looked forward to learning more about.
By the time we were introduced to the main character Stephanie I was thoroughly hooked. She was well developed, intelligent and I liked her.
So what went wrong?
It dropped to 3 stars once details started being revealed. I figured out who-dun-it 3/4 of the way through and it wasn't an incredibly surprising twist. I was kind of disappointed. All this build up and a quick and easy ending.
Some other issues I had were just things I had a hard time believing. The killer uses % symbols in his texts to produce double 'o'. "C U s%n" No one does that. Symbols are harder to type than letters! I freaking hate having to decipher bad text messages in books that go overboard with the abbreviations. Just STOP.
Idiotic behavior by cops. Do they really call to check if a suspect is home before they arrest him? Hey heads up... You better run. If someone turns on their stereo loudly at random during a traffic violation is that not suspicious? Or maybe they just felt like dancing to an upbeat song while they are being written up.
The final star fell off when the main character refers to someone as "just a taxi driver". Why are you looking down on someone who is working hard to provide a living? What is wrong with being a taxi driver?
Not impressed.
At the start it was probably edging on a four, due to the great atmosphere of suspense the author created. It jumped around quite a bit, but I got a great perspective of what was going on and it raised a lot of questions that I looked forward to learning more about.
By the time we were introduced to the main character Stephanie I was thoroughly hooked. She was well developed, intelligent and I liked her.
So what went wrong?
It dropped to 3 stars once details started being revealed. I figured out who-dun-it 3/4 of the way through and it wasn't an incredibly surprising twist. I was kind of disappointed. All this build up and a quick and easy ending.
Some other issues I had were just things I had a hard time believing. The killer uses % symbols in his texts to produce double 'o'. "C U s%n" No one does that. Symbols are harder to type than letters! I freaking hate having to decipher bad text messages in books that go overboard with the abbreviations. Just STOP.
Idiotic behavior by cops. Do they really call to check if a suspect is home before they arrest him? Hey heads up... You better run. If someone turns on their stereo loudly at random during a traffic violation is that not suspicious? Or maybe they just felt like dancing to an upbeat song while they are being written up.
The final star fell off when the main character refers to someone as "just a taxi driver". Why are you looking down on someone who is working hard to provide a living? What is wrong with being a taxi driver?
Not impressed.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes