Scan barcode
heather_warby's review
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
fresholivebread's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
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
4.75
A vigilante news publisher and a detective teams up to investigate a human trafficking op. He's righteous, protective with a dark edge, but also sensitive (a man who is not ashamed of tears!). She's strong, fierce with a kind heart. Their attraction had been building since the last book, and finally boils over. The romance progresses fast (Rose's usual and I'm not mad about it) but their connection feels natural and genuine, and there's strong communication.
They also support each other through respective internal angst, with some emotional heart-to-hearts. And he's super enamoured with her! Sensual, steamy times are included. The suspense is great but deals with some dark, difficult themes. *Long* book, but it's a solid read, though painful at times. Also, having Deacon Novak is always a plus point. CW:(sexual) slavery, human (child) + sex trafficking, torture, rape
They also support each other through respective internal angst, with some emotional heart-to-hearts. And he's super enamoured with her! Sensual, steamy times are included. The suspense is great but deals with some dark, difficult themes. *Long* book, but it's a solid read, though painful at times. Also, having Deacon Novak is always a plus point. CW:
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Trafficking
Moderate: Rape
mpr2000's review against another edition
5.0
One young victim in a dark alley...Who is she? Why did she needed help? Was she alone? What is Malaya? More important... Why did they kill her?
These are just a few of the questions you will have at the beginning of the book, more and more after you enter inside the book, but of course the answers are waiting for you at the end...
Ready for the darkness?
I can say that I have read almost all of Karen Rose's books, some are more dark than others, but all of them with their own suspense and strong characters, this book is not less. Everytime I start reading a Karen Rose book I advise all my circle of friends that I will be hooked in the book till the end, so no dates or messages... this time it took me only 2 days to finish it, it was a turn-on page and I couldn't stop reading until the end.
This is a dark book, not just for how it started, but for the case the main characters will have to investigate, human traffic. It is never easy to talk about this topic, less to make a book about it, don't you think?
I can't imagine the pain, the fear and what kinds of abuse these people have to face, just because they where searching for something better, sad but true. And sadly they are too scared to ask for help if they have the chance.
I would like to know which is the satisfaction the people who sell human beings have, it seems that for them it is more important the money than a human life, so sad...
Karen in this book will make us face the most scaring monster we will ever see, humanity.
In Alone in the Dark you will have to face murder, vengeance and love... in a thriller full of twists and dark corners... Are you afraid of the dark?
These are just a few of the questions you will have at the beginning of the book, more and more after you enter inside the book, but of course the answers are waiting for you at the end...
Ready for the darkness?
I can say that I have read almost all of Karen Rose's books, some are more dark than others, but all of them with their own suspense and strong characters, this book is not less. Everytime I start reading a Karen Rose book I advise all my circle of friends that I will be hooked in the book till the end, so no dates or messages... this time it took me only 2 days to finish it, it was a turn-on page and I couldn't stop reading until the end.
This is a dark book, not just for how it started, but for the case the main characters will have to investigate, human traffic. It is never easy to talk about this topic, less to make a book about it, don't you think?
I can't imagine the pain, the fear and what kinds of abuse these people have to face, just because they where searching for something better, sad but true. And sadly they are too scared to ask for help if they have the chance.
I would like to know which is the satisfaction the people who sell human beings have, it seems that for them it is more important the money than a human life, so sad...
Karen in this book will make us face the most scaring monster we will ever see, humanity.
In Alone in the Dark you will have to face murder, vengeance and love... in a thriller full of twists and dark corners... Are you afraid of the dark?
coley0504's review against another edition
4.0
This book took me a little bit to get into and I feel like a lot of action happened in the last 100 pages and it felt rushed a bit at the end but overall Karen did not disappoint and once it grabbed me, I couldn't put it down. The only disappointment is having to wait so long for the next book but I have no doubt it will be worth the wait!
Spoiler
PS: I hope we either get a Novella or full book about Stone and Delores or hear more about them in the next book. Also Diesel and Dani? Maybe? Future books!?salene27's review against another edition
1.0
Normally I love Karen Rose's books, they are always filled with a good mystery and great writing. This book really was the exception, it was such a hard book to get through.
First of all, there were so many characters introduced to us early on, and it made it hard to remember who was who and how they were related.
Then there was the matter of the book being dragged out to death, seriously, this book did not need to be over 700 pages long!!!
The biggest issue I had with this book though, was the timeline, it was seriously unreal. Over 3/4 of the book happened in a 24 hour time period.
Here is a quick version of what I mean from the perspective of the male main character.
Meets victim in park
Victim gets shot and he gets shot
Calls the police, and spends time talking to them after they arrive.
Gets medical attention.
Goes to his business, he is a news reporter, and chats with his employees.
Meets up with his family and arguments ensues
The police officer arrives at his place and they go over evidence
They both travel to see a person with information
They follow a lead to a new crime scene, in which both gets shot at, our hero gets injured again, and rescues and hostage in the process.
They go the hospital to get patched up again.
They go to the police officers house, here they have sex and bond, him going over every aspect of his childhood.
They travel to talk to yet more witnesses.
They meet up with the police officers family
They have a briefing with more detectives on the case as well as the FBI.
They go back to the police officers house for yet more sex.
SERIOUSLY THIS ALL HAPPENS IN A 24 HOUR TIMES PERIOD!!!!!
First of all, there were so many characters introduced to us early on, and it made it hard to remember who was who and how they were related.
Then there was the matter of the book being dragged out to death, seriously, this book did not need to be over 700 pages long!!!
The biggest issue I had with this book though, was the timeline, it was seriously unreal. Over 3/4 of the book happened in a 24 hour time period.
Here is a quick version of what I mean from the perspective of the male main character.
Meets victim in park
Victim gets shot and he gets shot
Calls the police, and spends time talking to them after they arrive.
Gets medical attention.
Goes to his business, he is a news reporter, and chats with his employees.
Meets up with his family and arguments ensues
The police officer arrives at his place and they go over evidence
They both travel to see a person with information
They follow a lead to a new crime scene, in which both gets shot at, our hero gets injured again, and rescues and hostage in the process.
They go the hospital to get patched up again.
They go to the police officers house, here they have sex and bond, him going over every aspect of his childhood.
They travel to talk to yet more witnesses.
They meet up with the police officers family
They have a briefing with more detectives on the case as well as the FBI.
They go back to the police officers house for yet more sex.
SERIOUSLY THIS ALL HAPPENS IN A 24 HOUR TIMES PERIOD!!!!!
krys72599's review against another edition
5.0
Former Ranger Marcus O’Bannion and Detective Scarlett Bishop find themselves working together to solve the murder of a young girl they eventually discover was the victim of human trafficking. This is Book 2 in Karen Rose‘s Cincinnati series, so we discover that our hero and heroine met in Book 1 and have been thinking of each other for ten months and this attraction is a strong undercurrent to the suspense theme. Loved the book and was especially happy to find that it was a whopping 732 wonderful pages long!!!
pingin505's review against another edition
3.0
I like Scarlet and Marcus, but not as good as the first book in the series, about Faith and Deacon. This one read more like a romcom, the case felt less personal, and so many people got shot that I kind of stopped caring... I think the problem with books about the same group of friends is trying to keep it fresh and interesting, and I think this was a good try, but even their sex life was boring...
kingfan30's review against another edition
3.0
I came to this book having not read the first in the series, and to be honest I think this stands well on its own, they drip feed enough information through out the book so that I felt I hadn’t missed much that happened before. The villains in this are pretty grim and the human trafficking at times was a bit of an uncomfortable read at times, but the twists and turns to find them kept me guessing, apart from the undercover officer, spotted that a mile off!! At the beginning there seemed to be a lot of repetition (how many times do I need to know what Malaya means), but this seemed to calm down thankfully. I couldn’t get my head round the romance side of things, I get that it’s part of every day life, but I couldn’t work out how you’re being shot at one second, and then wanting to get into each other’s pants the next! A mixed read for me.