Reviews

The Red Chameleon by Erica Wright

savannah_amdahl's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The Red Chameleon by Erica Wright is a thriller, murder-mystery, detective story that follows the story of protagonist and narrator, Kathleen Stone, ex-NYPD undercover detective. The book was fast-paced and a quick read. I loved the flashbacks to Kathleen's undercover days, which helped build in her background and demonstrated how the trauma she had experienced undercover was still affecting her several years down the road. Nevertheless, I wish there had more character development with Kathleen, particularly in respect to her undercover days and the two love interests vying for her attention. I also felt the book ended rather suddenly and without much conclusion. There are more books in the Kathleen Stone detective series, but this book does not seem to set the stage for The Granite Moth (book #2) in anyway. While I immensely enjoyed the read and am planning on reading the next book, I was still left with a lot of unanswered questions and a want for more character development.

vnesting's review against another edition

3.0

I think this author and series have potential although they were not fully developed in this particular book. It was hard for me to understand a trained police detective making as many sloppy mistakes as Kathleen did, and I would like to have seen the secondary characters fleshed out a little more. Still, I think this has great series potential and I look forward to seeing what the author does next.