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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
Why you gotta break my heart bringing back the past Karin? Heavy, heavy content but easily one of the best books in the series.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Stalking, Murder
Clearly, I'm all alone on a deserted island as I write this review, because this 10th installment in Karin Slaughter's Will Trent series was just 'meh' for me. Years back, I read the first few books in Slaughter's Grant County series but I absolutely loathed the majority of the characters, enough so that I gave up and walked away from it altogether. Then, someone came along and recommended the Will Trent series. Thankfully, I went for it and this time with only one exception (Angie), I liked the characters much better. So, when the series started intersecting with Grant County, I just learned to live with it and hoped the crossover storylines would be short lived. But, nope. Slaughter just keeps coming back to Grant County.
That aside, I do think if I was reading this one as a stand alone, I might have a more positive opinion. Slaughter is at her best when she has the characters working as a team, trying to solve a crime and this book did have a good crime story to be investigated.
But, I didn't read this as a stand alone, I read it as part of a series. And sometimes these kinds of series' just run their course. There are only so many relationship woes and traumatic circumstances the same old characters can find themselves in before the stories start to feel dull and completely unrealistic. In the case of The Silent Wife, that is the point it reached for me. I'm not saying I'm giving up on the series (the author mentions at the end that she intends to keep it going) but I'll only pick the next one up with the hope that we are done with Grant County and will get to see more of Faith and Amanda, the two characters I've grown to enjoy even more than Will.
That aside, I do think if I was reading this one as a stand alone, I might have a more positive opinion. Slaughter is at her best when she has the characters working as a team, trying to solve a crime and this book did have a good crime story to be investigated.
But, I didn't read this as a stand alone, I read it as part of a series. And sometimes these kinds of series' just run their course. There are only so many relationship woes and traumatic circumstances the same old characters can find themselves in before the stories start to feel dull and completely unrealistic. In the case of The Silent Wife, that is the point it reached for me. I'm not saying I'm giving up on the series (the author mentions at the end that she intends to keep it going) but I'll only pick the next one up with the hope that we are done with Grant County and will get to see more of Faith and Amanda, the two characters I've grown to enjoy even more than Will.
dark
sad
am currently going through a massive 6 month book slump induced by: crippling depression, boring books, and a 4am-6pm schedule (ihatemedschool)
i listened to a good 80% of this via audio before realizing i paid attention to none of it and now i have no idea what’s even happening and i am noooooot about to try and figure it out again. the characterization is ????? so off and bizarre????? are straight people ok?????
i listened to a good 80% of this via audio before realizing i paid attention to none of it and now i have no idea what’s even happening and i am noooooot about to try and figure it out again. the characterization is ????? so off and bizarre????? are straight people ok?????
slow-paced
This was my first Karin Slaughter book. Yes, I found out about half was in while adding other books written by her into my TBR list that this is like #6 in a series…
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
I couldn’t even finish this book. I wanted to. I wanted to know what happens, but I couldn’t.
At first it was honestly really hard for me to keep track of who was who. This could be because I listened to the audiobook, but it took me a while to be able to follow the various perspectives and time jumps.
What kept me from finishing was the horrifically graphic descriptions. I got to the part about the hammer and just had to stop.
At first it was honestly really hard for me to keep track of who was who. This could be because I listened to the audiobook, but it took me a while to be able to follow the various perspectives and time jumps.
What kept me from finishing was the horrifically graphic descriptions. I got to the part about the hammer and just had to stop.
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Dark, graphic, very graphic. But true Karin Slaughter style. Love Will Trent and Sara Linton together.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Stalking, Murder