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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
I love Karin Slaughter and am enjoying the Grant County series. But this one, #3, was more frustrating than enjoyable. Lena, the character, made me bored and angry. The killings & plot were not as heart stopping like the previous 2. It felt like even Karin Slaughter herself, didn’t put much into this.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
While I have really enjoyed all of Slaughter's other books, I find the Grant County series to be very uneven. I disliked the first book, really liked the second one and A Faint Cold Fear is the third. I think I am going to skip the rest of this series and move straight to where Grant County and Will Trent combine and hope for better. In A Faint Cold Fear, Slaughter focused mainly on Lena. Sara is definitely a background character and Jeffery is flat unless he is relating to Sara. Without giving away spoilers, all I can say is I found Lena's storyline to be unbelievable given what she went through in previous books. How Lena was portrayed, as well as how other's were responding to her, sat very wrong with me. I think I can see where Slaughter is trying to take this series and frankly I have no interest in going there with her. I will continue to read her books, however, because I like Slaughter's style and inventive plots. But I am done with the Grant County series.
This could’ve been 4 stars if at least 100 pages were cut out. This might be my least fave in the Grant County series so far.
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
With each book in the series it gets more twisted ! I love it. It’s insane and brilliant at the same time ! You really have empathy for the characters and then get mad at the same time. I haven’t been able to put this series down. This is the third book!
Jeffrey and Sarah continue to struggle with their relationship, while a series of suspicious crimes at the local college seem to point to recently-fired Detective Lena Adams, who is determined to sabotage herself at every turn.
Loved this one! I felt like it was tighter than some of Slaughter's works, focusing on the nail-biting cases at hand. I also loved and continue to love how she portrays Lena, who is so frustrating and relatable and maddening and lovable all at the same time. While Jeffrey and Sarah's troubles start to become redundant after a while, Lena's journey is always fresh and interesting to me. I can't wait to find out what lies ahead for her!
Loved this one! I felt like it was tighter than some of Slaughter's works, focusing on the nail-biting cases at hand. I also loved and continue to love how she portrays Lena, who is so frustrating and relatable and maddening and lovable all at the same time. While Jeffrey and Sarah's troubles start to become redundant after a while, Lena's journey is always fresh and interesting to me. I can't wait to find out what lies ahead for her!
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Lena's pov in this book was a struggle to get through. Sara Linton has her pinned perfectly - her whole schtick is to be as difficult and as aggravating as possible. I kept vacillating between feeling sorry because of all she's been through or pissed about how she takes it out on everyone. I feel like that's going to be the norm whenever she's present in the story. 🫠
The story itself was pretty average, to be honest. I was only halfway invested in the mystery, which was a bummer. I think Lena being Lena throughout kinda put me off for most of the story.
The story itself was pretty average, to be honest. I was only halfway invested in the mystery, which was a bummer. I think Lena being Lena throughout kinda put me off for most of the story.
I'm prefacing this review by saying I really love Karin Slaughter.
That being said; how is it the number of sadistic, disturbing crimes in quiet little Grant County (think Mayberry) outnumbers the number of crazies Will Trent and Faith deal with in Atlanta?! I'm calling shenanigans. I think Karin Slaughter jumped the shark here.
In related news, I still loathe Lena. She becomes more and more unlikable, contradicting herself as the series goes on.
That being said; how is it the number of sadistic, disturbing crimes in quiet little Grant County (think Mayberry) outnumbers the number of crazies Will Trent and Faith deal with in Atlanta?! I'm calling shenanigans. I think Karin Slaughter jumped the shark here.
In related news, I still loathe Lena. She becomes more and more unlikable, contradicting herself as the series goes on.