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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Holy crap! How does he always get me? I'm a seasoned mystery reader. So good!
This was a very interesting book, it had the similar flavor of all Coben's works. It was twisty and made you think throughout the book until the end when you were surprised by the ending. Maya was a special ops pilot before a tragic mistake that had her kicked out of the military. She is trying to raise her young daughter, deal with the PTSD that she was left with after serving in the war and then her husband is killed and she's there when it happens. Maybe this all is just too much for Maya. She starts to wonder about her sanity when she sees her husband on the nanny cam a few weeks after his funeral. Is someone messing with her or is she losing touch with reality in her grief stricken state.
Coben does a beautiful job of letting the reader feel what Maya feels in her torturous PTSD moments. This adds such a visceral edge to the novel. I found myself having trouble putting this book down, I wanted to know what happened next and figure out the "who dunnit" of this stand alone mystery. I actually had trouble figuring out who was a good guy and who was pulling the bad guy stings in the darkness. I would certainly recommend this book wholeheartedly to anyone but most definatly to fans of Coben, it's another hit!
Coben does a beautiful job of letting the reader feel what Maya feels in her torturous PTSD moments. This adds such a visceral edge to the novel. I found myself having trouble putting this book down, I wanted to know what happened next and figure out the "who dunnit" of this stand alone mystery. I actually had trouble figuring out who was a good guy and who was pulling the bad guy stings in the darkness. I would certainly recommend this book wholeheartedly to anyone but most definatly to fans of Coben, it's another hit!
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ganska spännande om Maya som ser sin mördade make fångas på film av babymonitorn och måste reda ut en rejäl härva av våld och hemligheter.
Jag är lite kluven till att det är så mycket om krig och vapen. Mayas PTSD är för all del fint skildrat och vapenhanteringen är såklart inget konstigt för ett land som USA, men jag tycker det är obehagligt. Är inte heller så förtjust i osmakliga liknelser som "Hans ansikte var förvridet av både ilska och förödmjukelse och lyste knallrött som lampan i fönstret hos en prostituerad" (helt utan prostitutionskontext).
Första meningen: Joe begravdes tre dagar efter mordet.
Jag är lite kluven till att det är så mycket om krig och vapen. Mayas PTSD är för all del fint skildrat och vapenhanteringen är såklart inget konstigt för ett land som USA, men jag tycker det är obehagligt. Är inte heller så förtjust i osmakliga liknelser som "Hans ansikte var förvridet av både ilska och förödmjukelse och lyste knallrött som lampan i fönstret hos en prostituerad" (helt utan prostitutionskontext).
Första meningen: Joe begravdes tre dagar efter mordet.
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated