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dcyanide's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
arnoldad1's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
carivinci's review against another edition
4.5
The second book in the Jesse Stone series. Did I like it? I started it around 630 this evening is after midnight and I just finished it. Having seen so many of the Jesse Stone movies I’m enjoying reading the book and filling in the blanks plan to do more.
chazbot72's review against another edition
5.0
This book was much better than the first in the series. I definitely felt that the author was more comfortable with Jesse and the ongoing story line. However, if you come to these books expecting the movies - stop. The movies are good - by themselves. The books are more involved and descriptive, of course, but it doesn't take long to see how Hollywood butchered them.
stevem0214's review against another edition
4.0
Good book and a good series, but not on the same level as Spenser to my eyes. Chief Stone is an upright guy, but not on the level on Spenser. Good plot in this one though about robbing a while island.
dotorsojak's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
2.9 stars
This is the second of the Jesse Stone series, and I like this one, though maybe not as much as no. 1.
Stone is still an alcoholic, though maybe not as much a one as in the first book. RP is I think finding it hard to make an alcoholic a sympathetic action hero. There's a lot of sex in this book, mostly implied. I will say that the sex is positive and primarily used as a way to develop the characters, which is refreshing.
The bad guy is sorta interesting, very, very bad, but not in the least believable. And I didn't care for the way that Jesse let off several characters who had committed crimes. I mean one of them is an accessory to murder!
An easy read and still recommended.
This is the second of the Jesse Stone series, and I like this one, though maybe not as much as no. 1.
Stone is still an alcoholic, though maybe not as much a one as in the first book. RP is I think finding it hard to make an alcoholic a sympathetic action hero. There's a lot of sex in this book, mostly implied. I will say that the sex is positive and primarily used as a way to develop the characters, which is refreshing.
The bad guy is sorta interesting, very, very bad, but not in the least believable. And I didn't care for the way that Jesse let off several characters who had committed crimes. I mean one of them is an accessory to murder!
An easy read and still recommended.
jjohnsen's review
3.0
Robert B. Parker’s Spenser novels are some of my favorites. They’re mystery novels with many of the same characters. The good guy always wins, and there are plenty of guns and good dialogue along the way. Trouble in Paradise is a different character in a different series, and I probably shouldn’t have strayed.
Jess Stone is the Chief of police in a small Massachusetts town. Half of the story follows him as he deals with a recent divorce, as well as punk kids and an entire island full of people being robbed. The other half, told in parallel, is the robber and his crew preparing for he big heist. There is the problem, there should be some kind of mystery along the way, but because you’re let into every detail for the protagonist and antagonist, you know everything that’s going to happen. There really isn’t much excitement.
My problem may be I’m comparing it to some of my favorite characters and favorite stories, but the book feels empty and bland compared to others by Parker.
The characters don’t have much personality, they could easily be replaced with someone else. Even Stone isn’t someone that couldn’t be any detective in any cookie-cutter novel. Maybe I’ll give another one a shot to see if it gets better, after all I need another book to hold me over until more Spenser books are released.
Jess Stone is the Chief of police in a small Massachusetts town. Half of the story follows him as he deals with a recent divorce, as well as punk kids and an entire island full of people being robbed. The other half, told in parallel, is the robber and his crew preparing for he big heist. There is the problem, there should be some kind of mystery along the way, but because you’re let into every detail for the protagonist and antagonist, you know everything that’s going to happen. There really isn’t much excitement.
My problem may be I’m comparing it to some of my favorite characters and favorite stories, but the book feels empty and bland compared to others by Parker.
The characters don’t have much personality, they could easily be replaced with someone else. Even Stone isn’t someone that couldn’t be any detective in any cookie-cutter novel. Maybe I’ll give another one a shot to see if it gets better, after all I need another book to hold me over until more Spenser books are released.
marksbookreviews's review against another edition
5.0
This is the second book in the Jesse Stone book series, and I am so glad there are more books and even movies starring Tom Selleck.
Stone and his team have to solve another crime but this one includes a group of people who take hostages and one of the members of the group ends up killing most of the other members of the group, and that person ultimately escapes.
I watched Night Passage the movie with Tom Selleck a few nights ago on Prime TV, and all I will say is the book is so much better.
Stone and his team have to solve another crime but this one includes a group of people who take hostages and one of the members of the group ends up killing most of the other members of the group, and that person ultimately escapes.
I watched Night Passage the movie with Tom Selleck a few nights ago on Prime TV, and all I will say is the book is so much better.
tobyyy's review against another edition
4.0
Work from home 2020: book 31.
Book 2 in the Jesse Stone series, filled with dueling plotlines that alternated between Jesse’s relationship with his ex-wife, the connivance(s) of Jimmy Macklin and his crew, and eventually, Jesse’s interactions with Jimmy & “the situation.”
I feel like I missed out on a lot by not reading book 1 first, regarding Jesse’s relationship with his ex. Aside from that, though, no huge complaints. Overall rating probably around a 3.75 but rounded up to 4 for obvious reasons.
Book 2 in the Jesse Stone series, filled with dueling plotlines that alternated between Jesse’s relationship with his ex-wife, the connivance(s) of Jimmy Macklin and his crew, and eventually, Jesse’s interactions with Jimmy & “the situation.”
I feel like I missed out on a lot by not reading book 1 first, regarding Jesse’s relationship with his ex. Aside from that, though, no huge complaints. Overall rating probably around a 3.75 but rounded up to 4 for obvious reasons.
patsycathcart's review against another edition
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5