310 reviews for:

Nightshade

Michael Connelly

3.84 AVERAGE

nehasbookcorner's review against another edition

3.75

challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

eshatto's review against another edition

3.75

mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

enigmatic_andi's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Connelly’s prose and dialogue are tight as ever. The problem was the characters. There was almost no insight about who Detective Stilwell is as a person; by the end, you don’t even know his first name. Deputy Lampley, exiled to Catalina Island for being trigger-happy, would have been a more interesting protagonist. 

This is by far the weakest entry in Connelly’s canon since the Jack McEvoy trilogy. 

manolac's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

hoovage's review against another edition

2.75

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

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Did Michael Connelly really write this book. Too many plot holes. 

scotdelyons's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jonathancliff's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

ervierto's review against another edition

4.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sarahlovettsreads's review against another edition

4.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

susansanders's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious fast-paced