310 reviews for:

Nightshade

Michael Connelly

3.84 AVERAGE

rcars10's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced

badboibill's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional tense 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

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Mr. Connelly has done it again

jgsmith58's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous mysterious tense 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: No

kcolson19's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

library2read's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous mysterious tense medium-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

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Really enjoyed. Small island crime.

joshualangford's review against another edition

4.25

mysterious medium-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

markhagens's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

skroogr's review against another edition

4.25

mysterious tense 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

stacysom's review against another edition

2.75

mysterious tense 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: Yes

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I liked the story. And that the author has a new character to write about. But I’m really getting tired of his writing style. He takes “police procedural“ much too literally by explaining every thought process the main character has. The words “he knew” have got to be used hundreds of times as a way to describe the main character’s inner dialogue and often it’s to explain the obvious or overexplain what is happening. I’ve read almost all of Connelly‘s books so I guess his characters and his stories keep me coming back, but wow, his straightforward and basic language starts to get too glaring about halfway
 through a book and then I have a hard time seeing beyond it.

cris85's review against another edition

4.75

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated