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sarabookdragon's review against another edition
3.0
The book felt meh at most!
Pros:
1- fast read (thankfully)
2- the investigative approach was done well for the most part, despite some unrealistic moves and some plot holes
3- the intensity of the climax of the plot was real, I enjoyed the action of realizing the culprit, and facing him, and what went down.
Cons:
1- the conversations between the characters were what I could recall the most and in a negative manner. They were so scripted, so bland, lacking meaning, realism, and emotion
2- there were several perspectives and it took a while to be able to understand what was going on and who was which!
3- the transition was annoying at most
4- the plot felt weak somehow
5- the characters were annoying, and some depth was attempted to be given to the characters but I think it wasn't as successful
6- we kept returning to who she was, and what she wanted and that one incident with someone in the force that made her go to the night shift
7- there were side cases that were somewhat irrelevant to the story, but maybe it's a base to build on the series. So I don't know!
Pros:
1- fast read (thankfully)
2- the investigative approach was done well for the most part, despite some unrealistic moves and some plot holes
3- the intensity of the climax of the plot was real, I enjoyed the action of realizing the culprit, and facing him, and what went down.
Cons:
1- the conversations between the characters were what I could recall the most and in a negative manner. They were so scripted, so bland, lacking meaning, realism, and emotion
2- there were several perspectives and it took a while to be able to understand what was going on and who was which!
3- the transition was annoying at most
4- the plot felt weak somehow
5- the characters were annoying, and some depth was attempted to be given to the characters but I think it wasn't as successful
6- we kept returning to who she was, and what she wanted and that one incident with someone in the force that made her go to the night shift
7- there were side cases that were somewhat irrelevant to the story, but maybe it's a base to build on the series. So I don't know!
kevinmitola's review against another edition
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? It's complicated
2.0
laila4343's review against another edition
4.0
Michael Connelly does it again! A gripping, page-turning police procedural with a new protagonist, Detective Renée Ballard. I am down for future installments of Ballard novels. She's a tough, smart character with an interesting back story.
tori3's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
kjelu1022's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
jacks623's review against another edition
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
tatterededges's review against another edition
2.0
Run of the mill police procedural where a homeless female cop whose career is ruined because a male superior decided he didn’t like that she rejected and reported his advances breaks every rule in the book investigating cases that aren’t hers, almost gets herself and a witness killed but comes out smelling like roses because she takes down the bad guy despite the fact that none of the evidence she has would actually stand up in court. But, yay team I guess.
hollsbooks's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0