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egreville's review
4.0
like reading an episode of dateline. occasionally too descriptive and a lot to handle as the cases are real. but wow, i loved it nonetheless!
bethreadsandnaps's review
2.0
I've read Ann Rule for decades. She has a great way of making even complicated true crime cases sound captivating. She connects with the victims and makes them very likeable.
For the past few true crime files, her passion for true crime seems to have diminished. It's almost like the author is going through the motions to fulfill a contract. She doesn't connect with the victims as well. There's not much background. The cases seem stale. Perhaps it's not Ms. Rule. Perhaps my reading interests have changed, and perhaps I'm only reading these out of duty and not out of curiosity. It's hard to tell, but I am more apt to think that Ms. Rule is starting to grow weary of her writing job, and her heart just isn't in it like it used to be. I'll take some responsibility for my interest level waning.
For example, when I used to read Ann Rule, I used to not be able to go to sleep because I'd be so creeped out. Reading this didn't really phase me. I didn't think about the cases after I put down the book. The cases presented didn't pique my interest to even look up one on the internet to find out other facts. They were very blah.
For the past few true crime files, her passion for true crime seems to have diminished. It's almost like the author is going through the motions to fulfill a contract. She doesn't connect with the victims as well. There's not much background. The cases seem stale. Perhaps it's not Ms. Rule. Perhaps my reading interests have changed, and perhaps I'm only reading these out of duty and not out of curiosity. It's hard to tell, but I am more apt to think that Ms. Rule is starting to grow weary of her writing job, and her heart just isn't in it like it used to be. I'll take some responsibility for my interest level waning.
For example, when I used to read Ann Rule, I used to not be able to go to sleep because I'd be so creeped out. Reading this didn't really phase me. I didn't think about the cases after I put down the book. The cases presented didn't pique my interest to even look up one on the internet to find out other facts. They were very blah.
mreads379's review
dark
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Ann Rule breaks every book up into multiple true crime stories. Easy, good reads. She does a great job respecting the families and victims and still telling the story.
yclepit's review
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Sexual assault, Rape, Child abuse, Blood, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Murder, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Stalking, and Incest
ashezbookz's review
3.0
Another average read - though one of the stories was great (like always) the rest were kind of bland - I still can't believe that some people literally "bury in the backyard" as they say - and again, it's always the husband lol
booksmy's review
3.0
Not my favorite. Interesting enough stories, but not the kind that make you stay up at night to finish, or feel the need to go re-check all the door locks. It's like she has a contract for X more books and she is just grinding them out.
dararm's review
4.0
Another great Ann Rule book! She writes about several true crime murder mysteries, but the most in depth cases both took years to come to light that 1) a murder DID occur and 2) Who DONE it? When so much time goes by, the murderers think they got away with it, just to finally be hit with the facts that they didn't. Thanks to the tenaciousness of a family member(s), detectives, etc. the truth comes out after hours and hours of tips, clues, and lots of footwork. Only Ann Rule can bring all of this to us with such flair.
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