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Looking Glass by Andrew Mayne

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The Naturalist is one of the best self contained stories I’ve ever read with perfect suspense and mystery elements. Sadly, Looking Glass does not live up to its predecessor. Naturalist gives an interesting perspective of a vigilante working against the law, getting hospitalized and jailed by the people who are supposed to help him. Yet despite having the street cred gained by catching a serial killer, the Looking Glass is almost entirely Theo Cray vs the Law. It comes off as forced when the only thing between Theo and catching a killer is a corrupt government and police force. It’s unrealistic that of the people who spend their lives protecting citizens, none of them want to help Theo. I expected the book to be a follow up on Theo’s amazing ability to catch killers but it was more of a second examination on corruption in the police force. It’s well written and plotted but not what I wanted or expected: 3/5

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Enjoyed this book even more than the first one and I plan to dive into the third immediately. Dr. Cray is still infuriating law enforcement but this time he did it with a bit more earned confidence to back it up

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dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

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4.0

4 star
RTC
Happy Reading!!

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adventurous dark informative mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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5.0

Frighteningly Realistic

There are so many elements to this that could be real that the book takes on a new element of suspense and fear. There are some conspiracy theories with background in facts, there is abuse, trauma, assault, and there’s plenty of science. The science is what got me hooked on this series and it continues to hold up.

If you’re a fan of This Podcast Will Kill You, or any murder podcast type show… you’ll like this book. It has nothing to do with podcasts but the content relates.

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5.0

This book and the book before it, about the same character, are hard reading for me, since I'm not sure I understand even half of what the character is thinking. Of course the character has a way of thinking that makes him what he is and gives him the ability to see thing differently than most of us so my not understanding him isn't a complaint. I enjoyed the book, despite the violence, since the violence was meant to stop more violence. I wouldn't mind reading more books about Theo Cray's work in the future, as he does what he thinks needs to be done, while having to compromise his values along the way. Thanks to Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley for this ARC in return for an honest review.