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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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:
No
Charlie Donlea is one of my absolute favorite authors! I love his character building and the way he clicks the seemingly unrelated characters and their stories together. Fantastic! This book had my pulse racing a few times and I had to set it down, but needed to know what happened!
Ethan Hall is a fairly new ER physician. He left the DCI and pursued his career in medicine to help people before they met their demise. His old partner Pete comes to find him and reopen a cold case of a missing teen from 10 years prior and he has to decide to take it on, or let the past be the past.
Ethan Hall is a fairly new ER physician. He left the DCI and pursued his career in medicine to help people before they met their demise. His old partner Pete comes to find him and reopen a cold case of a missing teen from 10 years prior and he has to decide to take it on, or let the past be the past.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Go into this one blind if you can. This is a twisty, fast-paced read that blends small town secrets, cold case mystery, and psychological suspense.
I loved how it moved between character dynamics and high-stakes twists. The short chapters made it fly by, and the steady reveals kept me hooked. I’ll admit, I was a little confused in the first half, but that only made me more determined to piece everything together.
The ending pulled it all together in a really satisfying way as well. One of the connections near the end did stretch belief just a bit, but overall this was such a strong and engaging read. Definitely one I’ll be recommending
I loved how it moved between character dynamics and high-stakes twists. The short chapters made it fly by, and the steady reveals kept me hooked. I’ll admit, I was a little confused in the first half, but that only made me more determined to piece everything together.
The ending pulled it all together in a really satisfying way as well. One of the connections near the end did stretch belief just a bit, but overall this was such a strong and engaging read. Definitely one I’ll be recommending
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
leave it to the last book I read in may to be the most captivating, thrilling read!! charlie donalea writes so fast-paced it makes my head spin, and those twists? remarkable 👏🏼
when I first started this story, I truly thought this was a sequel & I missed the first one because it jumped right into the characters and recapping information from their pasts 🤔 I wanted more backstory from them in a showing manner rather than just telling what happened to them…
however, the format of the plot itself was brilliant! a retired detective is pulled back into the throng of a missing person cold case to dig up any details & new information… and boy, was it full of surprises! it kept me on my toes the entire time!
even when it seemed all of the pieces were scattered and different (how does a former 🥣 killer who unalived the detective’s dad link up with the governor’s missing daughter from ten years ago?!), they all fit together! not as neat as a jigsaw puzzle, but a messy collage (which I loved) 😳
and that ending? those last chapters? FLOORED
this story is super dark and depressing, especially for those suffering from child and parent losses, so take that into consideration when picking this one up! but it’s definitely a shocker and winner from me!
#gifted by kensington press
rating: 4.5 stars
wine pairing: napa valley merlot
when I first started this story, I truly thought this was a sequel & I missed the first one because it jumped right into the characters and recapping information from their pasts 🤔 I wanted more backstory from them in a showing manner rather than just telling what happened to them…
however, the format of the plot itself was brilliant! a retired detective is pulled back into the throng of a missing person cold case to dig up any details & new information… and boy, was it full of surprises! it kept me on my toes the entire time!
even when it seemed all of the pieces were scattered and different (how does a former 🥣 killer who unalived the detective’s dad link up with the governor’s missing daughter from ten years ago?!), they all fit together! not as neat as a jigsaw puzzle, but a messy collage (which I loved) 😳
and that ending? those last chapters? FLOORED
this story is super dark and depressing, especially for those suffering from child and parent losses, so take that into consideration when picking this one up! but it’s definitely a shocker and winner from me!
#gifted by kensington press
rating: 4.5 stars
wine pairing: napa valley merlot
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Trafficking, Kidnapping
Moderate: Death of parent