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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
The first book in J.T. Ellison's Lt. Taylor Jackson and FBI profiler Dr. John Baldwin series I think I wanted to like this book more than I ultimately did. The author has a strong voice and I am sure will improve with future books but this one just left me wanting. The last 1/4 of the book let down the first 3/4. It was all tied up just a little too easily and with nary a clue for those of us to figure out the real whodunit. I will likely read the next book in this series but that is based on what potential I see, not really what the entire book offered.
I guessed who the killer was but it still didn't ruin the book for me which makes it a good book.
I read the 'cold room' book in this seires first. So i had hoped that this one would be JUSt as awesome..... It was not. There I felt was TOO much character development and not enough story. There was also a very large number of characters to keep track of... I ended up using a notebook.
I will read other books in this series as just dismiss this as a 'bad first book'
I will read other books in this series as just dismiss this as a 'bad first book'
This was a little slow for me with a lot of side story that didn’t add much to the thriller part of the book. It has a satisfying ending but it was a bit predictable. Not super into any of the characters which always hurts my ratings.
A nice police procédurales with a spunky heroine and a leveled headed FBI profiler:they are a couple. There was not much profiling happening, which I would have enjoyed more. The ending dragged on a bit as well and I had long guessed who the culprit was. But overall not a bad story even if it had the potential to be better.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a good book with all the right characters. The plot was always twisting and I didn't figure out the killer just slightly before they did. I will have to read the next one.
3.5 stars. Definitely has the feeling of a first book, but I’m excited to see where this series goes. I hope the author backs off on the main detective being “not like the other girls” (they mention multiple times that she can eat for days and never gain a pound!) and shows some of the sexism that women in policing face, instead of all the men falling all over themselves to praise her.
The ending was good, but I had a hard time staying interested in the story.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes