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amg2012's review against another edition
mysterious
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? It's complicated
3.0
ptothelo's review against another edition
3.0
I liked it much much better than her last book. The pace was better, the suspense was more interesting, and I cared about the characters more.
cymshady's review against another edition
2.0
Even though this book was horribly cheesy, I could NOT tear my eyes away because of all the drama and utter silliness at times.
Higgins Clark created a realistic portrayal of a courtroom proceeding regarding the murder of a semi-famous theatre star, however, that was the only thing realistic about this book. The obsessive, creepy next-door-neighbour Zach was way too over the top and I found all the scenes to do with him so annoying. As if a high powered prosecutor would let her creepy neighbour have a key to her home... unlikely. As if he would rip out a whole walkway worth of mums and replant different flowers within a night. I utterly despised this stupid ass character, sorry Mary.
The climax at the end happened on the second last page which was totally laughable in the way things played out. It was uber disappointing tbh and I wish Higgins Clark would have spent more time on the ending.
2 stars. Kind of wouldn't recommend.
Higgins Clark created a realistic portrayal of a courtroom proceeding regarding the murder of a semi-famous theatre star, however, that was the only thing realistic about this book. The obsessive, creepy next-door-neighbour Zach was way too over the top and I found all the scenes to do with him so annoying. As if a high powered prosecutor would let her creepy neighbour have a key to her home... unlikely. As if he would rip out a whole walkway worth of mums and replant different flowers within a night. I utterly despised this stupid ass character, sorry Mary.
The climax at the end happened on the second last page which was totally laughable in the way things played out. It was uber disappointing tbh and I wish Higgins Clark would have spent more time on the ending.
2 stars. Kind of wouldn't recommend.
meme_too2's review against another edition
2.0
This was not one of Mary's better books. There are too many bad guys who don't have enough reason to be bad.
I like Mary Higgins Clark because her books are guaranteed clean and decent. Usually she writes a good mystery with semi-interesting characters (they aren't too stupid falling into dumb traps-you know what I mean). I have realized she leaves one important fact about the bad guy in order to keep us guessing till the last page.
But her last couple of books haven't been as good as all that.
I like Mary Higgins Clark because her books are guaranteed clean and decent. Usually she writes a good mystery with semi-interesting characters (they aren't too stupid falling into dumb traps-you know what I mean). I have realized she leaves one important fact about the bad guy in order to keep us guessing till the last page.
But her last couple of books haven't been as good as all that.
grandmahigginsclark's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
_lilbey_'s review against another edition
4.0
One of her better showings. I didn't constantly hope for the main character to be killed, which is always positive.
michael__'s review against another edition
2.0
I think every reader has heard of Mary Higgins Clark. Her books always go straight to #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list, and she's been writing for what seems like hundreds of years. So, when this novel came out, I figured I'd give her a try.
What I found was a quite mediocre thriller. It begins with the murder of young Broadway actress Natalie Raines. Soon after, Jamie Evan's, Natalie's roommate, is found dead. All signs point to Gregg Aldrich, Natalie's fiance and agent. This book follows Emily Wallace, the assistant prosecutor.
This book is basically one long court scene after the other. The first half, especially, moves along very slowly. Between these court scenes, though, we have Emily's neighbor, Zach, who basically creeps into her house because Emily gave him the key so he could "take care of her dog." He goes around touching everything she has worn, setting up a recording device in her house, etc., and it's not hard to realize something isn't quite right with him. The storyline with Zach was actually more entertaining than the courtroom scenes.
I think I would have liked this book more if the final twist hadn't been so easily alluded to on the dust jacket. For those of you who haven't read this yet, I don't want to spoil it, but I thought the ending was downright disappointing.
Maybe Just Take My Heart wasn't the best first book to read by Mary Higgins Clark. I'll go on to read others by her, but with considerable reluctance.
What I found was a quite mediocre thriller. It begins with the murder of young Broadway actress Natalie Raines. Soon after, Jamie Evan's, Natalie's roommate, is found dead. All signs point to Gregg Aldrich, Natalie's fiance and agent. This book follows Emily Wallace, the assistant prosecutor.
This book is basically one long court scene after the other. The first half, especially, moves along very slowly. Between these court scenes, though, we have Emily's neighbor, Zach, who basically creeps into her house because Emily gave him the key so he could "take care of her dog." He goes around touching everything she has worn, setting up a recording device in her house, etc., and it's not hard to realize something isn't quite right with him. The storyline with Zach was actually more entertaining than the courtroom scenes.
I think I would have liked this book more if the final twist hadn't been so easily alluded to on the dust jacket. For those of you who haven't read this yet, I don't want to spoil it, but I thought the ending was downright disappointing.
Maybe Just Take My Heart wasn't the best first book to read by Mary Higgins Clark. I'll go on to read others by her, but with considerable reluctance.
lindseydawn's review against another edition
1.0
DNF at page 59. I love Mary Higgins Clark, but this book just was not it. I’d feel like I’d read 20 pages and it’d be 2. There was way too much going on. Way too many characters & I was just confused the whole time. To be fair, courtroom dramas are not my favorite - so that played into it. However, if I don’t want to pick up a Clark book, there’s something wrong. This one just wasn’t it for me.
butterfly2507's review against another edition
1.0
Ich habe das Buch leider nicht beendet. Es war langweilig und ein grosses Durcheinander zugleich. Wurde auch mit Emily nicht richtig warm, was blöd ist, wenn man bedenkt dass sie der Hauptcharakter ist. Schade.
krystlekouture's review against another edition
2.0
The book had great potential with the murder of a starlet, but it fell short.
The perp was very predictable, I figured it out about 100 pages from the end, and I'm usually not good at that kind of stuff.
The only high point was the protagonist's dog, very funny and relateable.
The perp was very predictable, I figured it out about 100 pages from the end, and I'm usually not good at that kind of stuff.
The only high point was the protagonist's dog, very funny and relateable.