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downtown_kb's review against another edition
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? Yes
4.75
4.75 stars rounded up for my love of Jem and Tean
The primary suspect in a murder investigation is demanding to speak with Jem. It turns out that the victim is one of Jem’s childhood friends and the accused is claiming he’s innocent and asking for Jem’s help to clear his name. He’s pointing fingers at a man who made Jem’s childhood a nightmare.
This was a great conclusion to the trilogy. The suspense plot was complex and interesting. Things get pretty dangerous and they both get beat up quite a few times. Jem and Tean really turn into a “dynamic duo” of crime solving.
I adored Jem in this book and my heart was breaking for him. I was a little frustrated by the storyline with Ammon. By the end, I felt it was getting dragged out to build angst just for the sake of angst and not because we got any inner monologue from Tean explaining himself. He was just stuck in a cycle until all of a sudden he changed his mind. It makes sense, ultimately but I felt a little tricked for the sake of plot.
When these two finally figure it out, the banter goes from so good to the best I’ve ever read! I really wish we got more time with these two happy together before the ending, it felt abrupt and open ended and maybe that is on purpose. I know we get some more from them in The Face in the Water and I'll just have to read that one I guess.
This is again a wonderful audio book by JF Harding.
The primary suspect in a murder investigation is demanding to speak with Jem. It turns out that the victim is one of Jem’s childhood friends and the accused is claiming he’s innocent and asking for Jem’s help to clear his name. He’s pointing fingers at a man who made Jem’s childhood a nightmare.
This was a great conclusion to the trilogy. The suspense plot was complex and interesting. Things get pretty dangerous and they both get beat up quite a few times. Jem and Tean really turn into a “dynamic duo” of crime solving.
I adored Jem in this book and my heart was breaking for him. I was a little frustrated by the storyline with Ammon. By the end, I felt it was getting dragged out to build angst just for the sake of angst and not because we got any inner monologue from Tean explaining himself. He was just stuck in a cycle until all of a sudden he changed his mind. It makes sense, ultimately but I felt a little tricked for the sake of plot.
When these two finally figure it out, the banter goes from so good to the best I’ve ever read! I really wish we got more time with these two happy together before the ending, it felt abrupt and open ended and maybe that is on purpose. I know we get some more from them in The Face in the Water and I'll just have to read that one I guess.
This is again a wonderful audio book by JF Harding.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual content, Rape, Violence, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
girvinia's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
2.5
Too many terrible things in this book for me to like it.
Jem is forced to confront some shitty things that happened to him in juvie…and when I say forced, I mean that someone blackmails him into dealing with his rapists. Remember the non-gratuitous content-warning stuff in books one and two? Well, we get into it significantly more here, including Jem telling Tean what happened.
Jem is forced to confront some shitty things that happened to him in juvie…and when I say forced, I mean that someone blackmails him into dealing with his rapists. Remember the non-gratuitous content-warning stuff in books one and two? Well, we get into it significantly more here, including Jem telling Tean what happened.
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I’m glad Jem told Tean. And I would be honored to listen to painful experiences my friends choose to share. But when the author has a choice of what to include? I just don’t want to read the details of repeated rape of a minor.
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The setup of the suspense part was also weaker, IMO, with some leaps I didn’t follow.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Homophobia
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