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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
Not bad
3 stars because I finished it and found it engaging for the most part. Not as "keep ya on the edge of your seat" as I was hoping for after reading some reviews though. This book was very obviously written by a man about a woman... *eye roll*
3 stars because I finished it and found it engaging for the most part. Not as "keep ya on the edge of your seat" as I was hoping for after reading some reviews though. This book was very obviously written by a man about a woman... *eye roll*
Wow! This book was just amazing! I loved how quickly it captured my attention and kept my attention! The thrill of the book, the details and descriptions I could just picture it in my head the whole time. I love seeing the growth of the characters. I wanted more and more every time I turned the page and that is exactly what I got. I feel like readers could relate to a lot of the emotions that Tori had, to any moment in their life. This book sparked my interest in reading again. It made me feel like I was right there with them. You cannot help but fall in love with the characters. What I do like is that it does involve a love story, but it is not cliche, it is tasteful, it is exciting, but it does not take away from the story. It gives you a better understanding and full idea of Tori.
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you NetGalley and Bookoture for the ARC of this audiobook for my honest review
Wow this was a well done who dunnit type crime book. I was making my guesses the whole time… not that I got any right. And i just had to know what was happpening. The characters were great, loved the suspense and romance hehe … but yes I cannot wait to read the next Tori mystery.
Wow this was a well done who dunnit type crime book. I was making my guesses the whole time… not that I got any right. And i just had to know what was happpening. The characters were great, loved the suspense and romance hehe … but yes I cannot wait to read the next Tori mystery.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Agent Tori Hunter is a fine character of a fierce sister fighting to have her sister gone missing case solved. And there might be much, more cases of girls missing around...But who is the perpetrator, this is the question.
This novel is seriously very long, but the story is catchy enough and Tori´s character nice enough to keep you interested.
This novel is seriously very long, but the story is catchy enough and Tori´s character nice enough to keep you interested.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I received this audiobook from Bookouture Audio on NetGalley - thank you!
It is the first book by this author that I have read. It turned out to be a solid, suspenseful thriller with well-developed characters and a surprising ending (at least for me).
My biggest issue with the book was that I didn’t find the protagonist likeable. Her lack of professionalism was driving me crazy (how did she even survive training…?) and her eating sandwiches with a fork and knife was just the nail in the coffin (but also very in-character for her). To me she was stiff and boring and lacked personality. I understand that she had been shaped by the tragedy from her past, but it would be nice if she had some redeeming qualities other than good looks.
Usually I find it difficult to get fully immersed in a story if I don’t like the main character, but not in this case. The plot twists kept me engaged until the end. I especially enjoyed the aha! moment when Tori makes the breakthrough in the investigation.
The book definitely could have been shorter - the final conversation was particularly lengthy - but the narrator did a good job and all in all I had a good time.
I will be on the lookout for other books by Roger Stelljes (but not necessarily about Tori ;)
3/5 stars. Man, for a thriller this book was excessively drawn out. 450+ pages. Good narration. I can always do without romance in my thrillers but that’s just personal preference. This was a free kindle book and was okay but won’t recommend it.
I’ve never read one of Roger’s books, and getting the opportunity to experience the first book in the Agent Tori Hunter series on audio was one I could pass up. I loved Tori’s character. She becomes an FBI agent because she loses her sister at a young age. This book brings her back to her hometown to investigate another missing girl. I loved Kate’s narration. She does a great job helping the listener connect with Tori. I’m dying to read more of this series.
Thank you Bookouture and NetGalley for my copy of this book.
Thank you Bookouture and NetGalley for my copy of this book.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Silenced Girls (Agent Tori Hunter Book 1)
By Roger Stelljes, narrated by Kate Handford
Thanks to getting book #1 of this series as an ARC, I'm off on a binge of this series because I also have book #7 as an ARC (and the other books as KU selections). Daunted by a tight timeline, at first I was not going to attempt this binge but I enjoyed the first book (this one) so much that I'm already almost finished with the second book. What makes this fun is that all seven of the books have already been previously published so no waiting for the next book to come out before I can start reading/hearing it.
Roger Stelljes is another new author to me. FBI Agent Tori Hunter's twin sister disappeared under very disturbing circumstances twenty years ago and that disappearance was probably responsible for their father's ill health and death two years later. Once Tori's father died, Tori left town and never looked back although the town, the tragedy, and the grief has haunted her days all these years. Tori's sister's death is why she became an FBI agent and why she devotes every bit of her existence to the job. She has no time and no desire for friends, an outside of work life, or meaningful relationships with anyone.
But when another girl disappears twenty years after Tori's sister disappeared and Tori receives a mysterious message taunting her back to her hometown she is ready to tackle whatever it takes to figure out what happened to her sister and other missing girls. That has Tori running smack dab (he he) into the local, formerly big time, sheriff's detective working the case and sparks fly in more ways than one. The crimes are disturbing, the clues are confusing and it's like a big high school reunion with all of Tori's long time childhood friends still on the local scene.
The story goes into detail, it is not a short story, and by the time it's over I'm all in to keep on with these characters. What a treat to have more books ahead of me. Kate Handford is really good as the narrator and I wish I could listen to the rest of the series although what I have on hand are the KU books and I'm happy with those, too.
Thank you to Bookouture Audio and NetGalley for this ARC.
By Roger Stelljes, narrated by Kate Handford
Thanks to getting book #1 of this series as an ARC, I'm off on a binge of this series because I also have book #7 as an ARC (and the other books as KU selections). Daunted by a tight timeline, at first I was not going to attempt this binge but I enjoyed the first book (this one) so much that I'm already almost finished with the second book. What makes this fun is that all seven of the books have already been previously published so no waiting for the next book to come out before I can start reading/hearing it.
Roger Stelljes is another new author to me. FBI Agent Tori Hunter's twin sister disappeared under very disturbing circumstances twenty years ago and that disappearance was probably responsible for their father's ill health and death two years later. Once Tori's father died, Tori left town and never looked back although the town, the tragedy, and the grief has haunted her days all these years. Tori's sister's death is why she became an FBI agent and why she devotes every bit of her existence to the job. She has no time and no desire for friends, an outside of work life, or meaningful relationships with anyone.
But when another girl disappears twenty years after Tori's sister disappeared and Tori receives a mysterious message taunting her back to her hometown she is ready to tackle whatever it takes to figure out what happened to her sister and other missing girls. That has Tori running smack dab (he he) into the local, formerly big time, sheriff's detective working the case and sparks fly in more ways than one. The crimes are disturbing, the clues are confusing and it's like a big high school reunion with all of Tori's long time childhood friends still on the local scene.
The story goes into detail, it is not a short story, and by the time it's over I'm all in to keep on with these characters. What a treat to have more books ahead of me. Kate Handford is really good as the narrator and I wish I could listen to the rest of the series although what I have on hand are the KU books and I'm happy with those, too.
Thank you to Bookouture Audio and NetGalley for this ARC.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated