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_littleghost_'s review
adventurous
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
kirstensviews's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Random selection for me. This is my first Baldacci novel. It was fast-paced, predictable and run to read! It would make a great holiday read!
billiehouse's review against another edition
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
It started off strong with a unique concept for a plot but the uniqueness pretty much stopped there. The strength and wittiness of the, in my opinion, not so likable characters was pretty unrealistic. I will be the first to say that sometimes I like James Bond or Dirk Pitt like unrealistic character abilities but only in books that are written with the intent of being all encompassing in the theme of unrealistic from characters to plot to villains. This was not the case for this one. It felt very much like a roller coaster ride. The plot would be on a pretty thrilling exciting path just to become annoyingly try hard when the climaxes appeared. It was entertaining for the most part, yes, but I would probably not recommend it to many of my friends and I definitely won’t be a rereading it myself in this lifetime.
iceangel32's review
2.0
Very slow starting...was easily put down until about the last 200 pages...I expected better
yarm's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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
4.5
Possibly too long. Baldacci writes in detail using descriptions. Although this makes a good story it also draws it out.
robhood's review
5.0
This is Baldacci's best book ever! I simply could not put it down! Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
chazbot72's review
1.0
I admit I skimmed a lot of this book. I hate to not finish a book, but I hit a point where I just couldn't deal with it any more. I like Baldacci, and his writing is great, but this story is just...stupid. LuAnn is an idiot. Plain and simple. The constant description of her amazing beauty and sharp mind and brute strength - ok, I get it! But she's still an idiot. The overall story is just too convoluted with just too many idiotic coincidences for me.
emily199's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5