Reviews

Ragdoll by Daniel Cole

mellymc's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed the twists and turns interior with moments of humour. I was slightly disappointed by the ending but it didn't spoil the overall story.

rebeccaldixon13's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

nyxeris42's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

elsepopelse's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

tcbookworm's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I read this quite quickly. The plot was gripping and had me guessing until almost the end. 

britneyjoy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

nightsong's review against another edition

Could not get into the writing.

bruna_wd's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

heybadcat's review against another edition

2.0

The idea and concept are good. I enjoyed the book in the beginning but the stereotypes, forced humor and the characters frustrated me. A lot if potential was missed with character developement, pretty much everyone is an arrogant fool who thinks themself are the smartest.

lefttorread's review against another edition

3.0

Ragdoll is a detective series following Detective William Fawkes known as The Wolf and Detective Emily Baxter, they first arrive at a crime scene to see parts of six different victims bodies sewn together to look like a puppet.

I loved the crime scene, it was original, gory and creepy. Daniel Cole written it well and throughout his writing flowed really well.

To begin with I loved the two detectives, especially Baxter with her quick wit and strong personality. But that love started to die down over half way through the story, Wolf began to get boring and Baxter got needy and irritating. I didn’t actually mind how Baxter acted near the end of the book but it bothered me how unlike her it seemed, she’s a strong woman that lets nothing bother her and all of a sudden she was drunk and vulnerable. I get everyone has their weaknesses but it was too sudden for my liking.

The story itself died down near the end too, it got dragged out too long for me and the actual ending to the story really disappointed me, it was very anticlimactic and boring ☹️

I’ve said it many times and I’ll keep saying it... Chris Carter has given me REALLY high standards when it comes to thrillers, I wasn’t surprised that I didn’t like this book as much as I like Carter’s books but I did expect to like this a lot more.

I am still interested in carrying on with the series I’m just hoping the books get stronger.
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My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️