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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
4.5 *
I picked this book up at the airport has I had read my other 3 and needed something for the plane home. I had no idea what this book involved except for the synopsis on the back. I have since found out that this is part of a big series (and this book is right in the middle of the series) however I never felt like I was missing info and it was a complete story.
I also mistakenly thought this was a thriller (based on the cover and synopsis) but it was definitely horror which I absolutely loved! A few times the graphic detail made me gasp - but in a good way! I loved every gory detail.
I throughly enjoyed this book from beginning to end although I will say the ending “whodunnit” was a little cliche out of left field. It did have that “oh no” factor which I enjoyed initially but after it sunk in I was little disappointed.
I will definitely read more books in this series!
I picked this book up at the airport has I had read my other 3 and needed something for the plane home. I had no idea what this book involved except for the synopsis on the back. I have since found out that this is part of a big series (and this book is right in the middle of the series) however I never felt like I was missing info and it was a complete story.
I also mistakenly thought this was a thriller (based on the cover and synopsis) but it was definitely horror which I absolutely loved! A few times the graphic detail made me gasp - but in a good way! I loved every gory detail.
I throughly enjoyed this book from beginning to end although I will say the ending “whodunnit” was a little cliche out of left field. It did have that “oh no” factor which I enjoyed initially but after it sunk in I was little disappointed.
I will definitely read more books in this series!
The ending made me cry along with the author note. Wow Shelby’s crying again? Yes I know, shut up. The back and forth in time to see Sara’s relationship with Jeffery after the divorce (a time we didn’t get to see in the Grant County series) and then to see her relationship with Will now was so good. I understand now why Karin made the decision to kill off Jeffery after bringing him and Sara back together at the end of the Grant County series. Will deserved to find Sara and to be loved by her.
Ugh. Karin Slaughter you are seriously my favorite author. Can you please kill off Lena though? I hate that woman so much.
Ugh. Karin Slaughter you are seriously my favorite author. Can you please kill off Lena though? I hate that woman so much.
This is my first Karin Slaughter book, so I realize I’m coming into an established series. The book could have been easily 150 pages shorter—the whole Jeffrey/Sarah/Will triangle was forced, as was the conflict between Will and Sarah. The readers are to believe Sarah, the perfect, brilliant doctor, went back to the lout ex husband who cheated on her with multiple women, and then had the audacity to blame it on HER because she spent too much time with her family?! For that alone this book deserves one ⭐️.
The premise is good, execution could have been better. Some reviewers say The Last Widow is a better book, so I’ll try that one.
The premise is good, execution could have been better. Some reviewers say The Last Widow is a better book, so I’ll try that one.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Grief
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Classism
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Trigger warnings. Topics of rape are the main topic.
slow-paced
minus 1 star because I knew who the killer was in the first 50 pages
3.5/5 stars
Listened to this as an audiobook. This is my first Karin Slaughter book. I appreciated that I was able to understand 90% of the people and their relationships even though I hadn’t read the other books (I got the book on clearance not realizing it was part of a series). Slaughter did a good job writing the characters and scenes to where I could follow what was going on between everyone without the background.
The story was interesting, albeit a bit of a stretch especially once you find out who the bad guy is. At times it was difficult to follow what timeline we were in, but that could have just been me. Some parts dragged a bit like others said, but it wasn’t bad overall.
I do wish I has looked at the trigger warnings for this book before reading, if only to be better prepared. I’m a horror and true crime girl, but some of the descriptions of the violence were a lot for me. It’s worth knowing going in that her descriptions of the assaults are extremely graphic and you should be prepared for that.
I’m going to read another book of hers from a different series to see if I like it better, but overall, this was an engaging listen and I’d recommend it if you can stomach it. It sounds like people who followed the series that lead up to this book really really like it, so maybe I would like it better if I followed from the beginning, too.
Listened to this as an audiobook. This is my first Karin Slaughter book. I appreciated that I was able to understand 90% of the people and their relationships even though I hadn’t read the other books (I got the book on clearance not realizing it was part of a series). Slaughter did a good job writing the characters and scenes to where I could follow what was going on between everyone without the background.
The story was interesting, albeit a bit of a stretch especially once you find out who the bad guy is. At times it was difficult to follow what timeline we were in, but that could have just been me. Some parts dragged a bit like others said, but it wasn’t bad overall.
I do wish I has looked at the trigger warnings for this book before reading, if only to be better prepared. I’m a horror and true crime girl, but some of the descriptions of the violence were a lot for me. It’s worth knowing going in that her descriptions of the assaults are extremely graphic and you should be prepared for that.
I’m going to read another book of hers from a different series to see if I like it better, but overall, this was an engaging listen and I’d recommend it if you can stomach it. It sounds like people who followed the series that lead up to this book really really like it, so maybe I would like it better if I followed from the beginning, too.
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No