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shortstack5's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.5
jenuinesunshine's review
3.0
I feel like I've been waiting to know who the killer is for, forever!
I just want the end.
I just want the end.
snoonio's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Predictable plot. Poor logic in the story
ajlenertz's review against another edition
1.0
Urg. I only kept going cause I wanted to know what happened. I'll probably never know, unless the next two turn up free at some point. I will not pay for them, and they're not even worth going to the library. Well, maybe if the library gets the ebooks...
Cheesy (and not in a good way) and unbelieveable.
Cheesy (and not in a good way) and unbelieveable.
jonireads's review against another edition
5.0
I know, I know. This is not a Young Adult book. But I have been reading Iris Johansen's books since I was 12. So it counts. Kinda. For any followers who have read any of Iris Johansen's books, especially the Eve Duncan series, let me know. I don't know anyone who reads these and they are such fantastic books that I wish I had someone to share them with.
The beginning of this book is set in Eve's past as she relives the event that lead up to the birth of her daughter, Bonnie. Eve meets John Gallo at 16 and lets her guard down with him in a way she has never done before. When he leaves for the Army she is sure she will never think of him again, until three weeks after he is gone she finds herself sick on her knees in the bathroom. All of a sudden Eve is certain that she will never forget John Gallo. She has her daughter and then sees Gallo's uncle one day when taking Bonnie for a walk and learns that John Gallo has been killed in action on a mission for the army.
Fast forward to present day when Eve learns from a friend and CIA agent that John Gallo is now a suspect in Bonnie's unsolved murder. He never really was killed in action, it was all an army cover up and as it turns out, Gallo was in the area the same month that Bonnie disappeared. All Eve has ever wanted is to find her daughter's remains so she can bring her home and to find her killer. Now Eve is faced with a burning question. Could the man who gave her Bonnie also be the one who took her away?
I have been waiting years (years!) to find out what happened to Bonnie and when I found out this trilogy was coming out and was going to shine light on the mystery I was thrilled. Iris Johansen has done it again with a book so real and so vivid that I felt like I was living on the pages.
I also read Quinn, the second in the trilogy and I will be posting my review of that sometime this week. I can't wait for October and the final book in the trilogy, Bonnie, to be released. I hope to preorder it and I will be taking the first bus to Barnes and Noble to pick it up and chances are I will be reading it in the store because I won't want to wait until I get home.
The beginning of this book is set in Eve's past as she relives the event that lead up to the birth of her daughter, Bonnie. Eve meets John Gallo at 16 and lets her guard down with him in a way she has never done before. When he leaves for the Army she is sure she will never think of him again, until three weeks after he is gone she finds herself sick on her knees in the bathroom. All of a sudden Eve is certain that she will never forget John Gallo. She has her daughter and then sees Gallo's uncle one day when taking Bonnie for a walk and learns that John Gallo has been killed in action on a mission for the army.
Fast forward to present day when Eve learns from a friend and CIA agent that John Gallo is now a suspect in Bonnie's unsolved murder. He never really was killed in action, it was all an army cover up and as it turns out, Gallo was in the area the same month that Bonnie disappeared. All Eve has ever wanted is to find her daughter's remains so she can bring her home and to find her killer. Now Eve is faced with a burning question. Could the man who gave her Bonnie also be the one who took her away?
I have been waiting years (years!) to find out what happened to Bonnie and when I found out this trilogy was coming out and was going to shine light on the mystery I was thrilled. Iris Johansen has done it again with a book so real and so vivid that I felt like I was living on the pages.
I also read Quinn, the second in the trilogy and I will be posting my review of that sometime this week. I can't wait for October and the final book in the trilogy, Bonnie, to be released. I hope to preorder it and I will be taking the first bus to Barnes and Noble to pick it up and chances are I will be reading it in the store because I won't want to wait until I get home.
lashette's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. If we don't get some closure on Bonnie at the end of the trilogy I will scream. Anyway, its been awhile since I've read from this series. I don't thubj I read the Catherine Ling story. I was not expecting the flashback. It felt flimsy. The relationship that created Bonnie felt flat to me. As did the sex. Dude was very creepy too. The rest of the book was better but I saw some things I wouldn't put up with if I wasn't invested from the past. Once again don't like how Joe is treated. The plot was basically predictable. There was an attempt to mislead readers but knowing there's at least 2 more books means its not believable. The ending action was good. And I'm happy we'll get Jane on screen in the next book.
bookishbrandi's review
3.0
Good read. Ready for the series to end. How many serial killers can Eve track down? How much longer will Joe stay around? I hope the Bonnie book ends the Eve Duncan series. I've enjoyed reading the books but it has dragged on long enough.
dmtcer's review
4.0
Wow. This took me by surprise. Not my normal genre of reading, but I found I could not put it down. I did not expect the cliff-hanger ending.
lashette's review
3.0
3.5 stars. If we don't get some closure on Bonnie at the end of the trilogy I will scream. Anyway, its been awhile since I've read from this series. I don't thubj I read the Catherine Ling story. I was not expecting the flashback. It felt flimsy. The relationship that created Bonnie felt flat to me. As did the sex. Dude was very creepy too. The rest of the book was better but I saw some things I wouldn't put up with if I wasn't invested from the past. Once again don't like how Joe is treated. The plot was basically predictable. There was an attempt to mislead readers but knowing there's at least 2 more books means its not believable. The ending action was good. And I'm happy we'll get Jane on screen in the next book.
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