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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
Foi o que eu menos gostei até agora. Esse assassino foi particularmente cruel e repugnante. Também gosto de descobrir quem é o assassino e aqui não teve segredo. Quando o leitor conhece a identidade do criminoso acho que para manter o interesse o suspense tem ser eletrizante e não foi o caso. De qualquer forma não foi tempo perdido. Os personagens principais continuam interessantes e foi bom ver a vida pessoal da Erika evoluindo.
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Good but not as good as others in the series
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It’s a great thriller book, but very tense sometimes.
Not for all readers.
The assassin is creepy and give me nauseous feelings!
Not for all readers.
The assassin is creepy and give me nauseous feelings!
Wat leest het toch heerlijk vertrouwd, de boeken van Bryndza. Het lijkt of ze steeds beter worden, de karakters meer diepgang en inhoud krijgen. Kortom echt een page-tuner. Er moet wel worden gewaakt voor herhaling en voorspelbaarheid. Soms bekroop me het gevoel van “ik weet al waar dit heen gaat” en dat is zonde.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Top-Notch page-turner. Longer review to follow soon.
Added 2 months later:
Obviously the longer review has not surfaced, sorry for that. But I still recommend it, and I gave 5 stars.
For fans of Erika Foster and/or these other series (Author - Heroine):
Added 2 months later:
Obviously the longer review has not surfaced, sorry for that. But I still recommend it, and I gave 5 stars.
For fans of Erika Foster and/or these other series (Author - Heroine):
Angela Marsons - Kim Stone
M.J. Arlidge - DI Helen Grace
Celina Grace - Kate Redman (too much romance and not strong enough heroine for me)
Griffiths, Elly - Ruth Galloway (must admit, I have only read the first book yet)
Robert Dugoni - Tracy Crosswhite
Rachel Amphlett - Kay Hunter
When a tortured body of a female is found in a dumpster Detective Erika was the first on the scene and wants the case. Soon Erika finds a link to a previous case where another female body was found in similar conditions . Connecting the dots Erika and her team figure out that the perpetrator is finding his victims on social media. When another girl goes missing it’s a race against time to catch him and save the victim.
Last Breath is the 4th installment in the Erika Foster series is a fast paced action packed thriller. The perpetrator is revealed early on to but it doesn't take away from the story . A thoroughly entertaining , interesting read and a great addition to the Erika Foster series.
I would like to thank Bookouture & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.
This and more reviews at https://chloesbooksblog.wordpress.com/
Last Breath is the 4th installment in the Erika Foster series is a fast paced action packed thriller. The perpetrator is revealed early on to but it doesn't take away from the story . A thoroughly entertaining , interesting read and a great addition to the Erika Foster series.
I would like to thank Bookouture & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.
This and more reviews at https://chloesbooksblog.wordpress.com/
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
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:
Complicated
𝑻.𝑾: Murder and Torture
💭Having enjoyed previous Erika Foster books, this one was a bit disappointing(3 Stars Rating).
In this one, Erika is in a desk job having quit her job in homicide after perceiving herself as passed over for promotion. When she gets involved in the periphery of an investigation into a dead girl's body being found in a dumpster she starts trying all avenues to get herself back into homicide, not caring whose toes she steps on to get there and she is willing to do almost anything - even apologize to her nemesis, Superintendent Sparks.
The story alternates between the police investigation and the killer's activities. The description of the perp's step-by-step method of tracking, luring, and torturing his victims ratchets up the tension. The identity of the perpetrator is revealed fairly in the piece, so we are left with the story of how DCI Foster and her team suss out and round up the bad guy, interspersed with a bit of interference by police politics, coloured by a bit of police romance and rumpy-pumpy, with a couple of unproductive dead-ends tossed in to confuse the police about things of which we are already aware.
The crimes in this book were brutal and dark, like the other murders we’ve seen in this series so far. Our killer was the perfect mix between a dweeb and an arrogant tool, so he worked perfectly as our bad guy who hated women.
The plot was very thin with very few twists and turns and the final outcome was very predictable. The characters, as always, are good. Erika is sassy and hard-headed as she always is, and she isn't an easy person to get along with, but in this book starts to develop some self-awareness of this, not that it stops her charging into situations like a bull at a gate but I’m getting a little sick of her arrogance and need to fight with all authority. She is still experiencing angst about her cop husband who was killed in the line of duty, but a burgeoning relationship between Erika and Peterson may signal better times ahead.
I was sad to find Moss took a bit of a back seat in this story. She’s one of my favourite characters because she’s so real and brings a bit of humor to the book, so I would have liked to have seen more of her!
I was also bothered by poor editing and some glaring inconsistencies -- the dog's eyes are milky-blue and then, a few pages later, black. The author writes the killer put two shells in the shotgun. The killer fired twice. When Erika gains control of the shotgun, "she removes the remaining shell." Am I missing something or did the editor reload the weapon while the reader's attention was elsewhere? Some of the plot was quite implausible; especially the use of a broken safety pin to unlock three padlocks!
And it bothers me that some of his main characters are always referred to by their first names, while others always the surnames. This practice doesn't seem connected to how central or how likeable they are; it's just arbitrary.
Overall, I liked this addition to the Erika Foster series, but it wasn’t my favourite one. It was fast-paced, tense & thrilling, but I found it a little bland in comparison to book number 3. Writing a good ending is always tough. It should be both plausible and clever. That wasn't the case with this book.
I will continue to read this series for as long as it goes on (or until I get sick of Erika being so snappy). Hopefully, the next one will get back on track!!
𝐏.𝐒 My one quibble: books that feature cops vs. sociopathic serial killers are pretty common, and the story has a familiar ring.
🔸𝑴𝒚 𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈: ⭐⭐⭐
🔸𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈: 4.31 (19367)
🔸𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒆: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense and Police Procedural
🔸𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔: Detective Erika Foster (Book 4)
🔸𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: Yes!!
💭Having enjoyed previous Erika Foster books, this one was a bit disappointing(3 Stars Rating).
In this one, Erika is in a desk job having quit her job in homicide after perceiving herself as passed over for promotion. When she gets involved in the periphery of an investigation into a dead girl's body being found in a dumpster she starts trying all avenues to get herself back into homicide, not caring whose toes she steps on to get there and she is willing to do almost anything - even apologize to her nemesis, Superintendent Sparks.
The story alternates between the police investigation and the killer's activities. The description of the perp's step-by-step method of tracking, luring, and torturing his victims ratchets up the tension. The identity of the perpetrator is revealed fairly in the piece, so we are left with the story of how DCI Foster and her team suss out and round up the bad guy, interspersed with a bit of interference by police politics, coloured by a bit of police romance and rumpy-pumpy, with a couple of unproductive dead-ends tossed in to confuse the police about things of which we are already aware.
The crimes in this book were brutal and dark, like the other murders we’ve seen in this series so far. Our killer was the perfect mix between a dweeb and an arrogant tool, so he worked perfectly as our bad guy who hated women.
The plot was very thin with very few twists and turns and the final outcome was very predictable. The characters, as always, are good. Erika is sassy and hard-headed as she always is, and she isn't an easy person to get along with, but in this book starts to develop some self-awareness of this, not that it stops her charging into situations like a bull at a gate but I’m getting a little sick of her arrogance and need to fight with all authority. She is still experiencing angst about her cop husband who was killed in the line of duty, but a burgeoning relationship between Erika and Peterson may signal better times ahead.
I was sad to find Moss took a bit of a back seat in this story. She’s one of my favourite characters because she’s so real and brings a bit of humor to the book, so I would have liked to have seen more of her!
I was also bothered by poor editing and some glaring inconsistencies -- the dog's eyes are milky-blue and then, a few pages later, black. The author writes the killer put two shells in the shotgun. The killer fired twice. When Erika gains control of the shotgun, "she removes the remaining shell." Am I missing something or did the editor reload the weapon while the reader's attention was elsewhere? Some of the plot was quite implausible; especially the use of a broken safety pin to unlock three padlocks!
And it bothers me that some of his main characters are always referred to by their first names, while others always the surnames. This practice doesn't seem connected to how central or how likeable they are; it's just arbitrary.
Overall, I liked this addition to the Erika Foster series, but it wasn’t my favourite one. It was fast-paced, tense & thrilling, but I found it a little bland in comparison to book number 3. Writing a good ending is always tough. It should be both plausible and clever. That wasn't the case with this book.
I will continue to read this series for as long as it goes on (or until I get sick of Erika being so snappy). Hopefully, the next one will get back on track!!
𝐏.𝐒 My one quibble: books that feature cops vs. sociopathic serial killers are pretty common, and the story has a familiar ring.
🔸𝑴𝒚 𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈: ⭐⭐⭐
🔸𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈: 4.31 (19367)
🔸𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒆: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense and Police Procedural
🔸𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔: Detective Erika Foster (Book 4)
🔸𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: Yes!!