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adliteracy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Despite being the third book of a series, this story reads well enough as a stand-alone novel (at least, I'd forgotten most from the first two books I read ages ago and it still made sense to me). I do also highly recommend starting the series at the beginning though, only because it's so good; and especially, starting with the Pendergast series from which it is an offshoot, with "Relic".
This book represents exactly the pacing I love from a mystery-thriller: enough exposition to pique the readers interest, accelerating through unexpected twists into a climactic page-turning conclusion.
There was a bit more monologue that I typically like (I skimmed through some denser technical sections that were packed with irrelevant details), and I feel the ending could have been more thoroughly realized for an increase in depth, especially to balance out some of the longer sections near the beginning.
This novel, while not especially unique in its tropes, and required suspension of disbelief, is an easy read that I generally enjoyed. I'm definitely looking forward to progressing next to the fourth book in its series.
This book represents exactly the pacing I love from a mystery-thriller: enough exposition to pique the readers interest, accelerating through unexpected twists into a climactic page-turning conclusion.
There was a bit more monologue that I typically like (I skimmed through some denser technical sections that were packed with irrelevant details), and I feel the ending could have been more thoroughly realized for an increase in depth, especially to balance out some of the longer sections near the beginning.
This novel, while not especially unique in its tropes, and required suspension of disbelief, is an easy read that I generally enjoyed. I'm definitely looking forward to progressing next to the fourth book in its series.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
scoobygirl93's review against another edition
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Police brutality, Xenophobia, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Alcohol, and Violence
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