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catliongiraffe's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Great first entry into this series. I am looking forward to the second book. Characters were good, plot was great. Overall, it had everything I want in a detective procedural novel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Grief, Child abuse, Trafficking, and Physical abuse
oramayjutila's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
lconrad15's review against another edition
3.0
Maybe it was my state of mind while reading, but I found this one needlessly long and a bit complicated to keep up with. Too many names and too many places.
harborreader_92's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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
4.5
skwiecien's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
jimmacsyr's review against another edition
4.0
I have already read/listened to several of the later books in the series, so this book is appearing more as a flashback. This review is for the abridged version, I can see the various elements of future books gradually unfold as this book progresses. This abridged version does not have some of the comedy relief provided in other books in this series. I am not sure if that is because this is the style I’d this first in series, or if (in the condensing process), these elements are removed. In either event, this book is both fast paced and dark.
Looking forward to book 2, likely unabridged if I can find it
Looking forward to book 2, likely unabridged if I can find it
cjay1957's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fairly rough read for me and I skipped a lot of parts where the details just didn't interest me. But I like the protagonist in this series so far so I will try Book 2. Charlie Parker has potential.
georgia_brown's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
betty816's review against another edition
5.0
This book is DARK, but was amazing. Read it many many years ago. Loved them all, but since having kids can't read stuff this dark anymore, esp if it involves kids
pachypedia's review against another edition
3.0
Novela negra en estado puro. Sin embargo, noto que este tipo de narración no es para mí, muy oscura, muy descriptiva en escenas violentas, cuerpos mutilados y demas. Por otro lado, a veces abre historias que empiezan y terminan dentro de la novela pero que poco tienen que ver con la trama principal, sirviendo como una suerte de relleno, innecesario bajo mi punto de vista.