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madisonwfairbanks's review
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
The Survivors Club by Lisa Gardner
Thriller. Police procedural. Trigger warnings of active rape.
Three women form the Survivors Club as victims of the same man that has sexually assaulted them. Each is struggling to recover, or survive in different ways, collectively grateful he’s been caught.
Outside the courthouse, just moments before his trial, Eddie Como is gunned down. The Survivors Club are the prime suspects. Detective Sergeant Roan Griffin is assigned the case and must question the women. Jillian Hayes is beautiful, successful and cool as ice. Griffin can see the pain behind the ice because he hides his own. Then another victim is brutally attacked and evidence points to the dead man. Now the police and Griffin have to question every fact and assumption they’ve made. The city is in a panic. The women of the Survivors Club question their own memories and their supposed safety. Someone is out there.
Electrifying and twisted.
The attacks in the beginning are brutally hard to read. And that makes it all the more terrifying when they continue after the suspect is dead. The emotional recovery of each woman is totally understandable. The bad guy is clever and manipulative. He’s terrifying.
Originally released in 2002. Just as impactful more than twenty years later.
mercys_reads's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
thatnerd's review against another edition
3.0
This wasn't a bad read, but I wouldn't call it great either. I wasn't too keen on the subject matter, but I read on. The "twist" at the end was decent, but it just seemed to wrap up too nicely and too quickly to suit me. All in all, not a terrible book, but not a great one either. It kept me reading, so that says something. Best thing I can say about this book is this: it was good to pass the time, I guess, and it was a quick read.
saffy8's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
nheinz18's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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? Yes
4.25
mapally's review against another edition
4.0
I have read many of Lisa Gardner's books and I always have high expectations. This is one of her earlier works, but very well done. This is not part of the two series she writes (DD Warren and the Quincy/Rainie), but a very good stand alone thriller.
Take three women that have gone through the worst experience a woman can have... being raped. As you start to empathize with the women in the story, all plot goes on some interesting twists that I didn't see coming. I don't want to spoil the surprise so I will leave it at that. :)
Overall, I greatly enjoyed the story and thought it was well done.
Take three women that have gone through the worst experience a woman can have... being raped. As you start to empathize with the women in the story, all plot goes on some interesting twists that I didn't see coming. I don't want to spoil the surprise so I will leave it at that. :)
Overall, I greatly enjoyed the story and thought it was well done.
sarakeepshersanity's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I loved this book! It started intriguing then slowed down and I was a little skeptical but once things pick up in the back half and you get that hint of reveal. wow. Game obn.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship
megneuss's review
5.0
This book kept me on my toes, I kept reading until I got to the end to figure out who did it!