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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
I haven't read a Tess Gerritsen book in ages. Really enjoyed this.
I really enjoyed this book. The parts that were set in Africa were very thrilling to read. I am not a fan of the Rizzoli & Isles television show...I think it portrays the characters as silly and air-headed. The books give a much better view of their character. There were a few points in the book that leaned in that direction of the TV show, and that is my only quip with this one. Otherwise, a strong read and very interesting. Recommended highly.
One of the things that I love most about a Rizzoli and Isles book from Tess Gerritsen is that I know if I somehow kipped from book two to book ten, I wouldn't know it. Gerristen ensures that you only get enough exposition to be a reminder of previous stories but not so much that you feel as though you've missed so much that you can't possibly continue.
The other really great part about these characters being back is that they aren't constantly meeting men who drive them crazy and ultimately fall in love with them. There's an established cannon in which Rizzoli is married and Isles is coming off a pseduo-relationship with someone but isn't really looking for something new.
This story spans continents and isn't relegated to just Boston. A taxidermist is murdered in his home and disemboweled in the process. Interwoven with this, are chapters with a group a tourists who are killed while on Safari in Africa.
What I loved about this book was that I knew for certain that the suspect in the murders was not the murderer, but not only did I guess wrong, there was yet another twist on top of my original theory that was a pleasant surprise.
Other fans of Gerritsen and murder mysteries in general won't be disappointed in this one. If you've never read a Rizzoli and Isles novel before, I recommend those as well.
The other really great part about these characters being back is that they aren't constantly meeting men who drive them crazy and ultimately fall in love with them. There's an established cannon in which Rizzoli is married and Isles is coming off a pseduo-relationship with someone but isn't really looking for something new.
This story spans continents and isn't relegated to just Boston. A taxidermist is murdered in his home and disemboweled in the process. Interwoven with this, are chapters with a group a tourists who are killed while on Safari in Africa.
What I loved about this book was that I knew for certain that the suspect in the murders was not the murderer, but not only did I guess wrong, there was yet another twist on top of my original theory that was a pleasant surprise.
Other fans of Gerritsen and murder mysteries in general won't be disappointed in this one. If you've never read a Rizzoli and Isles novel before, I recommend those as well.
I think the people in the story has more patience than me when they are talking to Crowe. I don't know if I can control my anger if I face such a person in real life. It's not like he is smart and efficient in solving cases else I will be more tolerable to him for the sake of his intelligence. The thing is he has zero intelligence, but he's acting as he has some.
Book Review: Die Again (Rizzoli & Isles #11) by Tess Gerritsen.
Book Review: Die Again (Rizzoli & Isles #11) by Tess Gerritsen.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I absolutely love the Rizzoli and Isles series and this was another exceptionally good installment in the series. Tess Gerritsen is an excellent writer and I always enjoy her writing style, I find it easy to get into and follow the story which is always well established with plenty of new interesting turns and character development. This is the eleventh book in the series and yet the story is still incredibly fresh, with some thriller writers I find their stories to be repetitive but I have never found that with Tess Gerritsen, every book in this series has been unique. I love that in this series you see the investigation from both the detective and the medical examiners point of view which gives it multiple layers. The story was well built and the killer was not predictable until exactly the right moment where it built more suspension to know who it was. I can't wait to read the next book in the series and would recommend this series to those who enjoy crime thrillers but also for those who have never read any crime thrillers because this series definitely got me hooked in the genre.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I have to admit that I was extremely skeptical when I picked up Die Again which is a first since I usually love the books in the Rizzoli and Isles series and when it comes to mysteries, I'm not that picky. However, two reasons made me apprehensive in picking up Die Again. First, I've been going through one hell of a reading slump where it now takes a truly spectacular book to make any sort of impression on me and two, I wasn't enamored with the last Rizzoli and Isles book. So, I was prepared to not love this one. However, I was so (SO!) wrong!
While reading Die Again, I kept thinking "Okay so far, but nothing amazing". Then little things kept popping up that kept making me enjoy this read. For example, as someone who was always a bit put off that despite the fact that this series is called Rizzoli AND Isles, we usually have Rizzoli in one corner and Isles in the other (which is in stark contrast to the series...which I love). Or we have Rizzoli mainlining a case while Maura is MIA for the whole book except for a couple of pages in the end. But in Die Again we didn't have Rizzoli...Isles, we actually had Rizzoli AND Isles. Jane and Maura were kicking ass and taking names through this whole book. And they had angsty friendship issues...and I LOVE angsty friendship issues. And then in the other corner you had Detective Frost who I love because he's both badass and sweet and I've missed him (especially when you take into account Lee Thompson Young's suicide and a wound that won't fully heal for those who loved Frost on the TV show version of Rizzoli and Isles). So your regular players are basically back and better than ever.
The case aspect of Die Again was one that didn't suck me in immediately. In fact, while reading about our non-regular player characters in Africa, I kept thinking "Come on! Let's get back to Jane/Maura/Frost." Yet along the way, I ceased to think that way and every time we had Jane/Maura chapters I was extremely anxious to get back to the chapters narrated by the tourists in Africa. Talk about build-up when it came to the case. And once it hit, it just kept on going and going. Also, points to Die Again for catching me by surprise when it came to the whodunit. It didn't even cross my mind.
tl;dr = I absolutely LOVED Die Again. It wasn't my favorite Rizzoli and Isles book (because nothing can surpass the awesomeness that is Ice Cold), but it's still up there with one of the best books in this series. And I'm actually still waiting for the moment where I get sick of reading about these main characters because seriously 11 books in and the author has not lost steam and the series doesn't seem as though it's just meandering along waiting for someone to take it out of its misery. It's still great, it's still fresh, and still deserves a read.
While reading Die Again, I kept thinking "Okay so far, but nothing amazing". Then little things kept popping up that kept making me enjoy this read. For example, as someone who was always a bit put off that despite the fact that this series is called Rizzoli AND Isles, we usually have Rizzoli in one corner and Isles in the other (which is in stark contrast to the series...which I love). Or we have Rizzoli mainlining a case while Maura is MIA for the whole book except for a couple of pages in the end. But in Die Again we didn't have Rizzoli...Isles, we actually had Rizzoli AND Isles. Jane and Maura were kicking ass and taking names through this whole book. And they had angsty friendship issues...and I LOVE angsty friendship issues. And then in the other corner you had Detective Frost who I love because he's both badass and sweet and I've missed him (especially when you take into account Lee Thompson Young's suicide and a wound that won't fully heal for those who loved Frost on the TV show version of Rizzoli and Isles). So your regular players are basically back and better than ever.
The case aspect of Die Again was one that didn't suck me in immediately. In fact, while reading about our non-regular player characters in Africa, I kept thinking "Come on! Let's get back to Jane/Maura/Frost." Yet along the way, I ceased to think that way and every time we had Jane/Maura chapters I was extremely anxious to get back to the chapters narrated by the tourists in Africa. Talk about build-up when it came to the case. And once it hit, it just kept on going and going. Also, points to Die Again for catching me by surprise when it came to the whodunit. It didn't even cross my mind.
tl;dr = I absolutely LOVED Die Again. It wasn't my favorite Rizzoli and Isles book (because nothing can surpass the awesomeness that is Ice Cold), but it's still up there with one of the best books in this series. And I'm actually still waiting for the moment where I get sick of reading about these main characters because seriously 11 books in and the author has not lost steam and the series doesn't seem as though it's just meandering along waiting for someone to take it out of its misery. It's still great, it's still fresh, and still deserves a read.
There are two plot lines through most of the book, both very intriguing. They connected at the end very well.