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traceymlee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
gchiararo's review against another edition
4.0
Well written. Peter May offers credible characters and a storyline which keeps you reading.
si0bhan's review against another edition
4.0
Of the Enzo Files, Blacklight Blue earned a spot as my number one in the series. Freeze Frame, however, has managed to make it to number two.
I have enjoyed all of the books, to varying degrees, yet books three and four – are in my opinion – the strongest. We have so much more going on in these books. They’re much more engaging. We are well and truly pulled into the story.
Whilst it is not necessary to have read the prior books in the series, such a thing certainly helps. By this point in the story, Enzo’s life has become a bit of a soap opera. This book adds to that fact – in some rather predictable ways – and to completely understand the personal aspects of the characters you need to have followed the story.
With that being said, when it comes to the criminal aspect of the story each book can be read as a standalone. It followed a general theme, yet none of the crimes are connected (outside of the fact they are the seven Enzo is setting out to solve through them having been in a book). As always with the criminal aspect, Peter May keeps you interested throughout. My statement from the prior books remain – that the mysteries you find in the Enzo series are not as complex as in his Lewis trilogy – but that does not remove the entertainment factor.
Overall, a wonderful addition to the series.
I have enjoyed all of the books, to varying degrees, yet books three and four – are in my opinion – the strongest. We have so much more going on in these books. They’re much more engaging. We are well and truly pulled into the story.
Whilst it is not necessary to have read the prior books in the series, such a thing certainly helps. By this point in the story, Enzo’s life has become a bit of a soap opera. This book adds to that fact – in some rather predictable ways – and to completely understand the personal aspects of the characters you need to have followed the story.
With that being said, when it comes to the criminal aspect of the story each book can be read as a standalone. It followed a general theme, yet none of the crimes are connected (outside of the fact they are the seven Enzo is setting out to solve through them having been in a book). As always with the criminal aspect, Peter May keeps you interested throughout. My statement from the prior books remain – that the mysteries you find in the Enzo series are not as complex as in his Lewis trilogy – but that does not remove the entertainment factor.
Overall, a wonderful addition to the series.
caz241153's review against another edition
5.0
This is the first book I have read by this author and I LOVED it. I didn't realise that it was the third in a series, but this didn't matter at all as it was able to be read as a stand alone. I am now hooked and have started to read the first in the series!
ellie_2's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
littlekatlittle's review
1.0
Super disappointed in this one ... waaaaaaaaaay too much personal drama. The actual mystery took a backseat and seemed to be "solved" as an afterthought. And the personal drama was so predictable and kind of lazy. I like Enzo ... well, I did. Now I think he is a schmuck. Might not read any more of these. Too bad, since I really like Peter May's writing.
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