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becasaur27's review against another edition
3.0
Picked this up as I was looking for a book that had some forensic accounting as the basis for a mystery. This has that. Honestly, I'm not sure why I thought that sounded cool, but it didn't work out as exciting as I thought it would. The author even wove this plot around literal fighting in the ring and it still just didn't do it for me really. It was good enough that I didn't really want to abandon it (was I right about who took the money? only one way to find out! must finish book!), but not good enough that I'd recommend it to many people. It has a cheating husband, an open marriage (obviously not the same as the cheating husband), and a big case of idol worship. None of those things are what turned me off, but some of them are reasons that I'd not necessarily recommend it to others. :)
bookanonjeff's review against another edition
5.0
Raise Me Up. In some ways, this is your stereotypical whodunit, straight down to most of the action happening in some remarkable-yet-unremarkable Midwestern town with a coda in the Caribbean. In others, it takes some fun risks, even if most of them are off screen. All in all, this is arguably to CPAs what John Grisham's books - particularly his earlier ones- are to lawyers. And considering that Grisham's early books were perennially best selling books of the year through the 90s and even early 00s... I'm pretty sure Mejia won't exactly mind the comparison. ;) I had the ultimate culprit pegged somewhere between 50 and 66% through, though the endgame was a bit shocking and the epilogue even moreso. Excellent book, again, particularly for Grisham fans, and very much recommended.
thrifty_librarian's review against another edition
2.0
About as thrilling as one would expect a novel about accounting to be. I just couldn't stay interested.
I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
angelkat556's review against another edition
4.0
Great book, but a little convoluted and crowded at the end. But still a great story! Will definitely be reading more by this author.
buthainna's review against another edition
4.0
-I alternated between listening to and reading this book
"Beaming, Logan brushed a strand of ____'s hair aside. "Because you're the next face of Strike.""
fucking shit
what a way to end the novel
I loved it
so exciting and brilliant
never a dull moment
"Beaming, Logan brushed a strand of ____'s hair aside. "Because you're the next face of Strike.""
fucking shit
what a way to end the novel
I loved it
so exciting and brilliant
never a dull moment
lauralauralaura's review
2.0
This book is fun because there is a whole lot of plot. It is less fun because the character's motivations were pretty hand wavy. If you're ever in need of a murder mystery that involves heavy forensic accounting, though, this is the book for you.
absinthe's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5