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alsudik's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
turtlesreads's review against another edition
3.0
It starts off in the present briefly and then abruptly jumps into the past and is focused on Quinn's love for Eve during the first half of the book. The 2nd half of the book focuses on 2 other characters and was a lot more fast paced.
I felt the 2 halves of the book didn't connect well and were a little disjointed. I had annoyed moments in the 1st part where I was like "yes we get that you love her because you only mention it every other page- can we get back to finding murderer now?!?!" Then I imagine Quinn being played by John Cena and carry on. My first Iris Johansen book- not one of my favorites but will probably give her writing another shot.
I felt the 2 halves of the book didn't connect well and were a little disjointed. I had annoyed moments in the 1st part where I was like "yes we get that you love her because you only mention it every other page- can we get back to finding murderer now?!?!" Then I imagine Quinn being played by John Cena and carry on. My first Iris Johansen book- not one of my favorites but will probably give her writing another shot.
bmg20's review against another edition
3.0
‘Quinn’ is tagged as the 2nd of a final trilogy; however, Iris Johansen’s ‘Eve Duncan’ series is the series this trilogy is based off of. If you want to be able to truly understand and appreciate this trilogy, I would highly recommend reading the Eve Duncan series first.
Iris Johansen’s ’Eve Duncan’ series has become a personal favorite of mine over the last decade. Personally fascinated by crime novels with interesting forensic tidbits at an early age, stumbling upon this series was quite a discovery for me. Eve is a strong and independent woman and is also a trained forensic sculptor who performs skull recreations to put a face to lost children to help bring their families peace. This is all in hope that one day she’ll find her daughter Bonnie who was kidnapped when she was 7 years old. ‘Quinn’ delves into the past when Eve and Quinn first met and he was first assigned to help find her daughter. It was very interesting to see the change in Eve and how she became a forensic sculptor; not simply out of the desire to find her own daughter, but out of the realization that she could do something to help the grieving families who hurt much like she does from the loss of her own child.
The story opens where ’Eve’ left off, with Joe Quinn in the ICU after being stabbed by Paul Black. In the hospital, Eve sees the ghost of her daughter Bonnie staring down at Quinn and thinks that he’s dying and she has come to take him to the afterlife. Catherine Ling has gone to track down John Gallo to get him to talk after Paul Black claimed John Gallo killed Bonnie. Only problem is John Gallo doesn’t remember him doing that; but doesn’t rule it out as a possibility considering his mental issues after being a POW in Korea.
The Good
My favorite bit was learning more about Eve and Joe’s past and when they first met each other. Knowing from reading the Eve Duncan series, Eve and Joe have a fierce love for each other and I loved being able to see how it all began.
The Bad
Okay, so after reading 13 books about Eve Duncan I think I’m a bit biased regarding my never-ending love for this series. With that said the one bad thing I do have to say this book resolved zero questions. Sure all sorts of new questions got raised, but was anything solved? Hmm… no not really. Which is really irritating. Sure us readers only have to wait 3 months before ’Bonnie’ comes out, but I still would’ve appreciated SOME answers.
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Iris Johansen’s ’Eve Duncan’ series has become a personal favorite of mine over the last decade. Personally fascinated by crime novels with interesting forensic tidbits at an early age, stumbling upon this series was quite a discovery for me. Eve is a strong and independent woman and is also a trained forensic sculptor who performs skull recreations to put a face to lost children to help bring their families peace. This is all in hope that one day she’ll find her daughter Bonnie who was kidnapped when she was 7 years old. ‘Quinn’ delves into the past when Eve and Quinn first met and he was first assigned to help find her daughter. It was very interesting to see the change in Eve and how she became a forensic sculptor; not simply out of the desire to find her own daughter, but out of the realization that she could do something to help the grieving families who hurt much like she does from the loss of her own child.
The story opens where ’Eve’ left off, with Joe Quinn in the ICU after being stabbed by Paul Black. In the hospital, Eve sees the ghost of her daughter Bonnie staring down at Quinn and thinks that he’s dying and she has come to take him to the afterlife. Catherine Ling has gone to track down John Gallo to get him to talk after Paul Black claimed John Gallo killed Bonnie. Only problem is John Gallo doesn’t remember him doing that; but doesn’t rule it out as a possibility considering his mental issues after being a POW in Korea.
The Good
My favorite bit was learning more about Eve and Joe’s past and when they first met each other. Knowing from reading the Eve Duncan series, Eve and Joe have a fierce love for each other and I loved being able to see how it all began.
The Bad
Okay, so after reading 13 books about Eve Duncan I think I’m a bit biased regarding my never-ending love for this series. With that said the one bad thing I do have to say this book resolved zero questions. Sure all sorts of new questions got raised, but was anything solved? Hmm… no not really. Which is really irritating. Sure us readers only have to wait 3 months before ’Bonnie’ comes out, but I still would’ve appreciated SOME answers.
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chefd's review against another edition
2.0
Quinn is not my favorite character but i finished. I would love a book just about John Gallo.
tobyyy's review against another edition
4.0
Once again, I've read 2 Iris Johansen books since I finished this one (must remember to review books as soon as I finish them!!)... but this one I liked better than Eve.
Quinn is badass though. Geez. I think I'd be scared to trust him... not because he's not a good guy, but because he can be so tough and violent if it's called for.
Also, this ended on another cliffhanger, which would've been irritating had I not had the third book in the trilogy (Bonnie) all ready to read right after finishing this one.
Quinn is badass though. Geez. I think I'd be scared to trust him... not because he's not a good guy, but because he can be so tough and violent if it's called for.
Also, this ended on another cliffhanger, which would've been irritating had I not had the third book in the trilogy (Bonnie) all ready to read right after finishing this one.
kaldak33's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I've read Johansen's books before but the dialougue felt off in this one and I wasn't a fan of the cliffhanger ending.