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caitlin1066's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
lizziestewart's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
adrzrn's review
3.0
Thrilling, brilliant, a must read. (And this is coming from a person who don't usually enjoy this type of story.)
syren1532's review
4.0
Dr Janet Palmer has taken a post as psychologist at Halverton Prison in Norfolk. The previous psychologist has left abruptly after a number of prisoner suicides and none of the staff there will tell her exactly what happened. All the notes he had taken during his work with sex offenders have also disappeared - Janet begins to suspect that they were destroyed. Prisoners tell her of a mysterious white woman who apparently visited the prisoners who went on to kill themselves; they say she is their to seek revenge for their victims. A really interesting read with a twist I did not see coming.
rowanrelph's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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? Yes
4.25
rachelflint's review
3.0
Really enjoyed this story about a psychologist taking a new job in a all men’s prison. This book is a great thriller (bordering on horror imo) and touches on a bit of romance/lust too.
seddso's review
1.0
No idea why I persevered with this. The ending was a cop out, and nothing much happened at all throughout.
stormlightreader's review
2.0
The writing is a bit hit and miss for me; it's good and gave a creepy vibe, but there's some really fluffy writing (e.g. massive grey clouds spread overhead like a blanket hung on a low ceiling) which didn't so much as set the scene, as it did just elicit major eye rolls. The story itself is great for anyone interested in the psychology of sex offenders, but it's possible that the psychology angle took away from the story a bit, on top of that I just didn't take to Janet as a lead character.
Sometimes a story as normal as 'psychologist gets job in a rubbish prison, trying to rehabilitate sex offenders' shouldn't take on a supernatural twist. Once I got to the 60% point it was hard to push through and finish. For a book to go from majorly creepy to downright dull, is super disappointing.
Sometimes a story as normal as 'psychologist gets job in a rubbish prison, trying to rehabilitate sex offenders' shouldn't take on a supernatural twist. Once I got to the 60% point it was hard to push through and finish. For a book to go from majorly creepy to downright dull, is super disappointing.