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panda27's review against another edition
5.0
Hooked
Wow another incredible riveting read! I love Mark and man Paul Finch should never stop writing. Definitely reading his other books asap!
Wow another incredible riveting read! I love Mark and man Paul Finch should never stop writing. Definitely reading his other books asap!
adelajda's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
myrdyr's review
3.0
I had a hard time getting into Sacrifice, mainly because anticipating the sexism that was so pervasive in Stalkers made me hesitant to commit myself fully to this second in the series. Although the sexism was generally absent, there are other weak points. With the exception of Gemma, Heck and Claire (who was whiny), most of the characters are shallow and undeveloped. I had a difficult time remembering who was who because there was nothing memorable about any of the other characters. None of the characters seemed genuine to me; they seemed more like caricatures. The storyline and the action were decent, but the characters killed it for me. I think I am going to move on.
kirsty147's review
3.0
(I received this book for free as part of Goodreads First Reads giveaways)
I feel life's too short to read books that irk me so I tend to ditch them if I still feel that way 100 pages in.
I'm at page 105 and much as I want to like this book, I just can't go on.
Perhaps I should not have read that Paul Finch used to be a writer for The Bill because I think that may have set my expectations way too high.
I know his first book, and indeed this book, have received good reviews from readers but to me it just felt like writing by numbers.
When a major new character is introduced we're given a physical description (more often than not) and it makes it feel clunky and amateurish.
It's also very descriptive in places, unnaturally so. It reminded me of setting a scene on stage or on TV and it doesn't come over well in the written medium.
I feel he's left it too long to return to characters introduced in the very beginning - so much so that I've forgotten what happened 100 pages back. Maybe there's some clever joining of the dots towards the middle and I'll miss out on something fantastic, but that's a chance I'm willing to take.
One other small, entirely personal point, is the protagonist's shortened name - Heck.
It irritated me and I can't decide why. Maybe a small part of it was that I kept wanting to say (being a northerner) "Oh heck, Heck" :-D
I feel life's too short to read books that irk me so I tend to ditch them if I still feel that way 100 pages in.
I'm at page 105 and much as I want to like this book, I just can't go on.
Perhaps I should not have read that Paul Finch used to be a writer for The Bill because I think that may have set my expectations way too high.
I know his first book, and indeed this book, have received good reviews from readers but to me it just felt like writing by numbers.
When a major new character is introduced we're given a physical description (more often than not) and it makes it feel clunky and amateurish.
It's also very descriptive in places, unnaturally so. It reminded me of setting a scene on stage or on TV and it doesn't come over well in the written medium.
I feel he's left it too long to return to characters introduced in the very beginning - so much so that I've forgotten what happened 100 pages back. Maybe there's some clever joining of the dots towards the middle and I'll miss out on something fantastic, but that's a chance I'm willing to take.
One other small, entirely personal point, is the protagonist's shortened name - Heck.
It irritated me and I can't decide why. Maybe a small part of it was that I kept wanting to say (being a northerner) "Oh heck, Heck" :-D
shippers1983's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
booklady72's review against another edition
4.0
This is the first time I have read a book by this author. 'Sacrifice' was very well written and a good storyline. It's packed with action all the way through,. The crimes very very well described and quite graphic, which gives the reader an excellent sense of the horror of what is happening. A very good read.
mvvre's review against another edition
3.0
This was good but I'm not really into things from a police perspective. I'd rather it was all victim/perpetrator.
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