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midnightmarauder's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Joining her is Trainee Detective Constable Salim Ramouter. Henley, a tough and well-respected detective, isn't too fond of him initially. Yet, as time goes on, the pair become close and work well together to solve the case.
What I liked about this book is how fleshed-out the characters were. I related a lot to Henley, as she is another person who puts up a tough exterior, but internally, is very fearful and anxious. She had a traumatic incident with Olivier at the time of his arrest, which left her with a panic disorder. The incident prevented her from working for a while, but she stayed determined to solve the crimes and despite being fearful, pushed through and did her best to stop the murders.
Ramouter is well-written too, even though I would've liked to see more of his thought-processes when it came to solving the murders.
Olivier is written almost too well. He is a haunting, sociopathic individual with little regard to how other people feel. Why he begins to murder people is explained briefly at the start of the book, but I would've wanted to see a bit more about his childhood and how it may have affected his mental state.
Overall, this book was an enjoyable read. I look forward to reading the rest of the series and more from Nadine Matheson as a whole.
Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Murder, Medical content, Blood, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Confinement, Death, Stalking, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Dementia, Excrement, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Vomit, and Sexual content
archaicrobin's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
While the characters, tone, and pacing are reminiscent of The Killing, that’s about it. The Killing focuses on one murder while The Jigsaw Man follows detective Henley and her new partner in training Ramouter as they try to catch a gruesome copy cat serial killer who idolizes another and even more gruesome serial killer labeled The Jigsaw Man whose known for dismembering his victims and spreading them out like jigsaw pieces. As the body parts keep piling up Henley falls harder and harder into the case.
Matheson does a great job of blending the process of investigation with the narrative of the story in a way that I didn’t want to our the book down. This is a big book at almost 500 pages but the author’s writing style and short chapters made this fly by for me! I loved reading about the characters and how they interacted and worked together to try and solve their case! I love police mystery thrillers and this book was one I didn’t realize I desperately needed until I started it!
If you’re at all into thrillers or crime dramas I would suggest picking this up and also watching The Killing if you haven’t yet because it’s also great and has such similar vibes. Excited to find out that The Jigsaw Man is also the first installment in the Angelica Henley series and I can’t wait for the next book!
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Blood, Death, Gore, Rape, Torture, Murder, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Violence
amandas_bookshelf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Death, Dementia, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Confinement, and Torture
Moderate: Rape, Addiction, Alcohol, and Drug abuse
onemamareads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Stalking, and Death
Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs
Minor: Homophobia
jennivardier's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Torture, and Violence