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Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, War
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse
“The combination of thunder and seeing the helpless baby had dug up her memories. Memories she'd rather forget.”
I came across this series when I was browsing my kindle for titles to read to help complete my kindle freebies goal, and since I've been meaning to try Carla Kovach's writing for a while now I decided to give in. The Next Girl is the first book of a detective thriller series, and it starts on a heavy note with a kidnapping case as well as a focus on domestic abuse. It's not a bad read, but somehow there wasn't really anything that made this thriller stand out from other books in the genre either. I think this had a lot to do with the main character Gina, who I was unable to warm up to. She seemed too much like your stereotypical flawed detective with a troubled past, and the rest of the cast wasn't overly developed either. The many references to her past and psychological consequences in the present not only made her seem less competent as a detective, but also started to annoy me considerably. The fact that she was sleeping with her boss didn't really help either to be honest. The plot itself dragged in parts as well, and as a result it took me longer than expected to read The Next Girl . The case itself had a lot of potential and there were moments that were more suspenseful, but as a whole I felt that something was lacking. And while the final part was more engaging, it couldn't fully save this story for me. All in all it wasn't a bad read, but I don't think I will be continuing with this series... I still have too many other detective thriller series I want to start/continue instead.
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury