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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
Karin Slaughter has treated us to another excellent book in the Will Trent series. Set in Atlanta, GBI Special Agent Will Trent and Medical Examiner Dr. Sara Linton are preparing for their wedding. Three years beforehand, Sara was unable to save a young woman brought into the ER. Before passing, Dani Cooper managed to say that she was raped and wanted her attacker stopped from hurting anyone else. Sara vowed to seek justice for Dani. Three years later, Tommy McAllister, the son of a former medical associate of Sara's, is on trial for the crime. Sara is the lead witness and was grateful that the story of her own brutal rape fifteen years earlier, was not mentioned as the case brought up deeply painful memories. It is clear from the beginning that Tommy's multimillionaire parents, pediatric surgeon Mac McCallister and his wife Britt, will not let their son be found guilty. Sara is determined to keep her promise to Dani and involves Will and his partner Faith to help unravel the mystery behind what appears to be a string of related rapes over a span of many years. And there may be some connection to her own rape and brutal attack years ago.
Slaughter has outdone herself in this latest book. After That Night is a graphic, oftentimes hard to read story as it depicts horrific crimes against women. But the way these excellent, complex characters work together to uncover the truth behind these crimes, makes it so worth reading. The backstories of the characters are well integrated into the story so it would be easy to read as a standalone. If you can handle the subject matter, I highly recommend adding this book to your list.
Rated 4.5 stars.
Review posted on MicheleReader.com.
Slaughter has outdone herself in this latest book. After That Night is a graphic, oftentimes hard to read story as it depicts horrific crimes against women. But the way these excellent, complex characters work together to uncover the truth behind these crimes, makes it so worth reading. The backstories of the characters are well integrated into the story so it would be easy to read as a standalone. If you can handle the subject matter, I highly recommend adding this book to your list.
Rated 4.5 stars.
Review posted on MicheleReader.com.
As always Karin Slaughter does not disappoint .I have read all the Will Trent series books and the characters continue to seem like friends and family! Anxiously awaiting the next book! Hope it’s not another year!
Again, great for a standalone, but inconsistent as hell for the series
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It was too slow for me. The ended was anticlimactic. I’ve read better book from this author. I will say this is my first in the Will Trent series and I was not impressed. It was too long. This book could have wrapped up in 300 pages easy.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
In true Karin Slaughter fashion this one was phenomenal. She always shows me why she has been & will always be my favorite author.
But be warned that this is about a certain topic & the cw should be taken seriously.
I really don’t know how to write a proper review for this book without spoiling anything but what I will say is that if you can handle the content please read this one!
Ugh, Karin Slaughter is a queen and this is a hill I am willing to die on! I’ll take no criticism about her, thanks!
But be warned that this is about a certain topic & the cw should be taken seriously.
I really don’t know how to write a proper review for this book without spoiling anything but what I will say is that if you can handle the content please read this one!
Ugh, Karin Slaughter is a queen and this is a hill I am willing to die on! I’ll take no criticism about her, thanks!
Another solid entry in the Will Trent saga, this time with the characters investigating a rape club of physicians which echoes the violent attack and rape of Sara Linton fifteen years earlier. Slaughter's novels are intense, often brutal and graphic. Here, family relationships are laid bare and the twists and turns are cleverly rendered.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I love everything Karin Slaughter writes. This one fell short for me, in part, due to the absolute laughably incredulous plot line of a group of doctors running a “rape group”. Doctors who operated on pediatric patients, saving their lives, only to systematically rape them once they were adults. I mean…come on. Seriously??? Are there bad/evil doctors out there? Sure. But a collective of doctors (and their sons!!! What?!?) working together to rape, and in some cases murder, patients?? That belies credulity.