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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Pregnancy
Minor: Fatphobia
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
I dislike every character, especially HATE Jeffery, the case isn't the main focus of the story, there isn't anything positive in any aspect of the story, the violence and negative emotions are excessive for me, and there is not a single adult character who is emotionally stable or able to conduct a healthy relationship. Also racism was brought up, but sidelined and sexism and victim blaming played a huge part in the story without being addressed as sexism. There is police brutality and stupidity. The case is solved not by clues, but by chance, it's just one guy reexamining a room and finding the right question to ask the right people. That's it, not really a build up of the case, just a lot of characters being terrible to each other and themselves.
dark
tense
fast-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
Another good one from Karin Slaughter! Obsessed with this writer. I really enjoyed it, especially the interactions among the characters and the development over the series. I'm really concerned about Lena and where her character is going to go. I actually wonder if this is how people may react to such trauma.
I think I need to take a break from this series. I enjoyed this book, but not as much as the previous two. Lena just annoyed me, and I hated that Tessa got dragged into the mystery. It was just awful, and I'm not sure that I'm ready to read the next one. I also didn't love that the killer ended up being someone we've met before, it just didn't feel right or jive with what we knew about character. 3 out of 5 stars.
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
I think Slaughter creates a really intriguing mystery. Some parts are really hard to read (or listen to in this case). A lot of characters are really frustrating to read from. It felt like there were a lot of threads in this story, but they never felt meaningless. Sometimes I think mystery authors like to throw everything at a reader to overwhelm them with suspects or motives, but this felt like every detail or evidence had purpose.
Lena’s inability to get out of her own way is wildly frustrating. I don’t like Jeffrey. And yet, still a decent book with some surprises. Like the end.
Me ha costado acabarlo un poco más que los dos primeros, aunque no creo que fuera por la calidad de libro en sí, sino porque he tenido un mes que me costaba un poco más. Sigue pareciéndome una gran saga de negra y lo que no sé es cómo no me había puesto antes con ella con lo que me gustó "Pretty Girls". Es cierto que la temática me ha gustado menos que las anteriores y quizá por eso me he enganchado menos, pero a nivel narrativo no le pongo ninguna pega. Me desesperan los personajes, eso sí. Tanto Jeffrey, como Sara, como Lena. Pero eso también muestra lo complejos que son porque hay veces que les amas y otras que les odias. Seguiré con Grant County antes de ponerme con la saga Will Trent (empecé a leer el último publicado en España por casualidad pensando que era independiente y aquí estoy, leyéndolo desde sus inicios e incluso antes de Trent).