3.86 AVERAGE

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jerica_mercado's review

4.25
mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mwilkinson89's review

4.0
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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
adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

_jaidene's review

2.0
tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

rockguitar's review

4.0

I liked how this book was constructed. It was very clearly designed to keep the reader believing specific things until the authors want us to know what is really going on. The authors in this case, used this method of storytelling on a ton of different aspects of the story, both related to the serial killer investigation and not. A clear bait and switch that led to the reader's understanding of the characters and their motivations being like a color-by-numbers where the numbers are revealed in strategic sections and culminating in the full picture by the end. I have read an the enjoyed several Deaver short stories but this is my first full-length novel of his. I will be reading the sequel. 
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
mysterious medium-paced

apswallen's review

4.5
adventurous emotional 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: No

jk_keller's review

4.0
challenging mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging medium-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

This was a fun introduction to some new characters and a new universe.  I will try and keep a lookout for more books in the series in the future.