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kdurham2's review
4.0
Check out the full review at Kritters Ramblings
Book three in the series, if you haven't read book 1 or 2 you may want to stop here. Yesterday I reviewed book 2 and although there are no spoilers, it is definitely worth it starting at the beginning.
Mort and Lydia are back and Lydia is trying to get back into the groove of her life both professionally and personally. Mort thinks that he will have a quiet period on the job until his daughter arrives after being gone for 4 years. She has had quite the 4 years and has ended up in the middle of something that may be hard to get out of, enough to go running home to get help.
Book three in the series, if you haven't read book 1 or 2 you may want to stop here. Yesterday I reviewed book 2 and although there are no spoilers, it is definitely worth it starting at the beginning.
Mort and Lydia are back and Lydia is trying to get back into the groove of her life both professionally and personally. Mort thinks that he will have a quiet period on the job until his daughter arrives after being gone for 4 years. She has had quite the 4 years and has ended up in the middle of something that may be hard to get out of, enough to go running home to get help.
mattydalrymple's review
3.0
I just read T. E. Woods' three Justice novels--"The Fixer," "The Red Hot Fix," and "The Unforgivable Fix"--in four days. (One of the few benefits of being housebound with a persistent cold is the opportunity for uninterrupted reading.) Obviously I can give these books high praise for being page-turners! The stories are intricately and tightly plotted and the details of the life of someone using native smarts and high technology to operate under the radar are fascinating. Ms. Woods bring some added plot interest by weaving in her expertise as a clinical psychologist. The protagonists--especially Mort--are portrayed subtly and convincingly.
I find the portrayal of the villains less engaging. Many of them seem more like caricatures than fully rounded characters--their unrelieved evil (or unrelieved obnoxiousness) doesn't earn the empathy or interest that a dash of humanity would add. (Another gripe is that there seems to be an unusual number of women of the type who carry purses that are worth more than the average car--a little of that goes a long way.)
I gave "The Fixer" and "The Red Hot Fix" four stars for the gripping stories and engaging main characters. I'm giving "The Unforgivable Fix" three stars because the version I read (on Kindle Cloud Reader on an iPad) didn't have any indents at the beginning of paragraphs which was an annoyance, especially in dialogue-heavy sections.
A caution for squeamish readers--Ms. Woods' books have some upsettingly gruesome scenes. When someone uses a bolt cutter in my book ("The Sense of Death"), it is to cut a bolt--the same cannot be said of the Justice novels. You have been forewarned.
I find the portrayal of the villains less engaging. Many of them seem more like caricatures than fully rounded characters--their unrelieved evil (or unrelieved obnoxiousness) doesn't earn the empathy or interest that a dash of humanity would add. (Another gripe is that there seems to be an unusual number of women of the type who carry purses that are worth more than the average car--a little of that goes a long way.)
I gave "The Fixer" and "The Red Hot Fix" four stars for the gripping stories and engaging main characters. I'm giving "The Unforgivable Fix" three stars because the version I read (on Kindle Cloud Reader on an iPad) didn't have any indents at the beginning of paragraphs which was an annoyance, especially in dialogue-heavy sections.
A caution for squeamish readers--Ms. Woods' books have some upsettingly gruesome scenes. When someone uses a bolt cutter in my book ("The Sense of Death"), it is to cut a bolt--the same cannot be said of the Justice novels. You have been forewarned.
mpr2000's review
5.0
Lydia Corriger had some rough years but she decided it was time to reopen her consult again. So after just a few hours at work, she had one case of child abuse and a PhD student to supervise, Zach Edward. But that's not all, her old friend Mort Grant needed her help with his long gone daughter Allie; she escaped from the rival of his lover, a boss cartel.
Lydia had an amazing return to work, don't you think?
It seems that when I start reading a book saga, I can never do it from the first book! This is the third book of the Mort Grant series, but other than a few references to previous situations, I haven't had any problem following the book.
I am always interested in a book that talks about real problems, a father in law who allegedly abuses his daughter and how the rest of the family have to face this problem. Normally you read the perspective of the victim, this time it is the psychiatrist view, more objective but maybe more painful because you can feel the agony of the victim and the helplessness of the psychiatrist to aid her.
Could the money buy a get out of jail card?
The other story of this book is about Ally, a young and beauty woman that love to use men in her own benefice, she utilise all her power to make any men to succumb to her will.
I can just flatter this book, it has some gripping moments and a few unexpected twists that a thriller lover will bewitch.
I will read the first two books of this series and I will be expecting anxiously for the next book!
Are you ready for "The Fixer"?
(Thanks to Netgalley)
Lydia had an amazing return to work, don't you think?
It seems that when I start reading a book saga, I can never do it from the first book! This is the third book of the Mort Grant series, but other than a few references to previous situations, I haven't had any problem following the book.
I am always interested in a book that talks about real problems, a father in law who allegedly abuses his daughter and how the rest of the family have to face this problem. Normally you read the perspective of the victim, this time it is the psychiatrist view, more objective but maybe more painful because you can feel the agony of the victim and the helplessness of the psychiatrist to aid her.
Could the money buy a get out of jail card?
The other story of this book is about Ally, a young and beauty woman that love to use men in her own benefice, she utilise all her power to make any men to succumb to her will.
I can just flatter this book, it has some gripping moments and a few unexpected twists that a thriller lover will bewitch.
I will read the first two books of this series and I will be expecting anxiously for the next book!
Are you ready for "The Fixer"?
(Thanks to Netgalley)
booksuperpower's review
5.0
The Unforgivable Fix by T. E. Woods is a 2014 Alibi publication. I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
We touch base with Mort and Lydia again, Mort has finally made contact with his daughter, Allie. However, this is not a warm and fuzzy family reunion. Allie is the target of a very dangerous Russian crime lord and Mort hides her with “The Fixer”, Lydia.
Lydia who has been very reluctant to slide back into her life as a therapist, has now taken on a part time job mentoring a young man about to enter into the field. She is also sheltering Allie for Mort. Lydia's cases are very interesting and so is the plot involving Allie. The story switches back and forth between these two story lines and I couldn't decide which one was the most compelling.
I have really enjoyed this series and I have to say this was the best one so far. Riveting, psychological, tense, with several hairpin turns. You can try to figure out what is going to happen, who you can trust, who is telling the truth and who is lying, but you won't be able to do it. For one thing you won't have time to digest one thing before you are stunned by another one. This is a very fast paced thriller but that doesn't stymie the character development or the suspense build up in the process. There were some truly chilling moments in this one. The hair will stand up on your neck. Once you are finished with the book give yourself some time to absorb all that happened. The more I thought about it, the more impressed I was with the insight into these characters minds. There is a little bit of a downer in this one, but I don't think it will last forever. We will just have to see how it all plays out. I hope this author is at home right now working furiously on the next book in this series!! 4.5 rounded to 5
We touch base with Mort and Lydia again, Mort has finally made contact with his daughter, Allie. However, this is not a warm and fuzzy family reunion. Allie is the target of a very dangerous Russian crime lord and Mort hides her with “The Fixer”, Lydia.
Lydia who has been very reluctant to slide back into her life as a therapist, has now taken on a part time job mentoring a young man about to enter into the field. She is also sheltering Allie for Mort. Lydia's cases are very interesting and so is the plot involving Allie. The story switches back and forth between these two story lines and I couldn't decide which one was the most compelling.
I have really enjoyed this series and I have to say this was the best one so far. Riveting, psychological, tense, with several hairpin turns. You can try to figure out what is going to happen, who you can trust, who is telling the truth and who is lying, but you won't be able to do it. For one thing you won't have time to digest one thing before you are stunned by another one. This is a very fast paced thriller but that doesn't stymie the character development or the suspense build up in the process. There were some truly chilling moments in this one. The hair will stand up on your neck. Once you are finished with the book give yourself some time to absorb all that happened. The more I thought about it, the more impressed I was with the insight into these characters minds. There is a little bit of a downer in this one, but I don't think it will last forever. We will just have to see how it all plays out. I hope this author is at home right now working furiously on the next book in this series!! 4.5 rounded to 5
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