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The Binding Room by Nadine Matheson

littleleafs's review against another edition

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5.0

Her writing style does it again! I think I prefer the 1st book’s story but this one is just as wild.

bkdrgn303's review against another edition

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3.0

Excellent procedural if a bit over long. Enjoying Inspector Henley. 3.5 stars.

afloodofbooks's review against another edition

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5.0

Nadine Matheson is just a powerhouse for writing a thrilling police procedural. DI Anjelica Henley is such an interesting character and all of the characters are so interesting with distinctive personalities. Her descriptions are very graphic and she really brings London alive as you chase the clues with Henley. Highly recommend.

alina_jeschke's review against another edition

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5.0

Każdy z bohaterów tej książki jest w jakiś sposób zniewolony. Ale tak właściwie, czy możliwe jest bycie całkowicie wolnym?

Słowo, które najbardziej kojarzy mi się z tą książką to „zniewolenie”, absolutnie nie przez przypadek i nie w jednym kontekście. Bo oczywiście, w książce mamy do czynienia z dosłownym zniewoleniem, z literalnym odebraniem człowiekowi wolności i uwięzieniem go w cichym pokoju. Ale bohaterowie tej książki są zniewoleni pod wieloma względami. Bo, czy nie jest zniewoleniem ocenianie innych przez pryzmat koloru skóry? Myślenie o pracy, po pracy, kiedy powinno się by tu i teraz z rodziną? Czy nie jest zniewoleniem ograniczone pole widzenia i niedopuszczanie do świadomości myśli, że chorym można być nie tylko fizycznie?

Muszę przyznać, że dawno nie czytałam kryminału, który dałby mi tak do myślenia. Może się wydawać, że kryminały czyta się dla rozrywki, ale tutaj autorka postanowiła poruszyć ważne społecznie, a jednocześnie niesamowicie trudne tematy. I to nie jest tak, że autorka po prostu wplotła dane zjawisko w fabułę książki, ona tak pokierowała akcją i bohaterami, że na długo po lekturze poruszane tematy nie mogą wyjść mi z głowy.

Ba! Wiem, że nie tylko we mnie książka ta wywołała potrzebę dyskusji. Widziałam wiele rozmów na Instagramie o tematach poruszanych w „Cichym pokoju”. Ras!zm, zaburzenia psychiczne, napiętnowanie społeczne, wiara, polityka, trauma. To wszystko znajduje się właśnie w cichym pokoju.

Po „Naśladowcy” bałam się, że autorka powiesiła sobie poprzeczkę za wysoko i drugi tom nie będzie już tak dobry. Oj jak bardzo ja się myliłam, bo okazało się, że można lepiej, bardziej, mocniej. Cichy pokój to jest bez wątpienia jedna z NAJLEPSZYCH książek, które przeczytałam w tym roku.

markreadsbooks_sg's review against another edition

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4.0

I got The Binding Room by Nadine Matheson, for free from good reads for a fair and honest review.

The Binding Room is an investigation into the death of a respected pastor who is found with multiple stab wounds.

However the case soon becomes more complicated when a secret room of the church is found containing a man who is only just alive and.

The Binding Room is definitely not on the cosy side of the mystery genre, especially with the description of the dead bodies that are discovered in the novel.
In addition, I do not normally post trigger warnings in my reviews as each person has different things that will trigger them and as an individual I feel that I would never be able to mention all the individual triggers.
Having said that this novel does deal with mental health issues throughout this novel in areas such as PTSD and Schizophrenia amongst others.

As for the story itself with the Binding Room being at its heart a police procedural as a reader there are the usual tropes in this genre although the story never feels like Nadine Matheson the writer is writing by numbers as the investigation portrayed in the story never feels predictable.

I am not saying that there are twists in the story that are both so setup that as a reader you can see them coming from miles away, while all the socks and surprises were all typical of this genre and never came out of the blue if you picked up on the clues.
In addition to the crime and the investigation in the novel do give the story the is the investigators themselves and in the Binding Room with the main Detective, Inspector Anjelica Henly, and her colleges really added to the enjoyment of the story.

While the novel does examine some of the personal lives of the detectives, this does not affect the story in any way, but enhances the story by making them all human with difficulties of their own.

Having said that I would recommend The Binding Room by Nadine Mathesonto any readers who like police procedures that are hard hitting will definitely enjoy this stoey,

charlottehsking's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.5

queernhere's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

__chels's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

lis_rob2's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

saragirardi's review against another edition

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4.0

Good book overall but lacked suspense.