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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
For this being Alaina’s first book, I think it was good. It was very millennial/ Alaina coded, but over all good. I will be reading the second book.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
3⭐️
Como un capítulo de 'Mentes Criminales'.
Ambientada en Luisiana, esta novela nos cuenta en capítulos alternos la historia de un asesino en serie y de la policía que intenta acabar con los crímenes.
Jeremy, nuestro asesino serial, va a ir dejando pistas sobre los futuros asesinatos para que la policía se devane los sesos y sientan que van un paso por detrás.
Por otro lado, tenemos al equipo de la policía y a su forense Wren, que va trabajar en todos estos casos del mismo autor.
La novela va a ir dejando varios nombres de históricos asesinos en serie (reales), así como títulos de obras sobre asesinos en serie. Un poco forzado en mi opinión, es como si fueran comentarios en un podcast. No me parece muy lógico que un asesino mismo se diga a sí mismo que x cosa que hace parece lo que hacía x asesino. No lo sé, parece forzado, como para dar a entender que nuestro asesino literario es tan real como los de verdad, como para reforzar la idea de lo maquiavelico que es. Cuando ciertamente, con las cosas que hace no es necesario hacer tal comparación a mi parecer.
Dicho esto, descubrí el argumento antes de la mitad del libro y eso es un poco decepcionante. Además creo que la portada/título da demasiada información.
Teniendo esto en cuenta, 300 páginas no dan para mucho, pero han estado bien llevadas, con un ritmo constante. Ha sido como leer un capítulo de una hora de 'Mentes Criminales'.
Aunque este final podría haberse mejorado. Es decir, dame 200 páginas más y termina la historia.
Como un capítulo de 'Mentes Criminales'.
Ambientada en Luisiana, esta novela nos cuenta en capítulos alternos la historia de un asesino en serie y de la policía que intenta acabar con los crímenes.
Jeremy, nuestro asesino serial, va a ir dejando pistas sobre los futuros asesinatos para que la policía se devane los sesos y sientan que van un paso por detrás.
Por otro lado, tenemos al equipo de la policía y a su forense Wren, que va trabajar en todos estos casos del mismo autor.
La novela va a ir dejando varios nombres de históricos asesinos en serie (reales), así como títulos de obras sobre asesinos en serie. Un poco forzado en mi opinión, es como si fueran comentarios en un podcast. No me parece muy lógico que un asesino mismo se diga a sí mismo que x cosa que hace parece lo que hacía x asesino. No lo sé, parece forzado, como para dar a entender que nuestro asesino literario es tan real como los de verdad, como para reforzar la idea de lo maquiavelico que es. Cuando ciertamente, con las cosas que hace no es necesario hacer tal comparación a mi parecer.
Dicho esto, descubrí el argumento antes de la mitad del libro y eso es un poco decepcionante. Además creo que la portada/título da demasiada información.
Teniendo esto en cuenta, 300 páginas no dan para mucho, pero han estado bien llevadas, con un ritmo constante. Ha sido como leer un capítulo de una hora de 'Mentes Criminales'.
Aunque este final podría haberse mejorado. Es decir, dame 200 páginas más y termina la historia.
I thought it was just fine. The premise was definitely interesting, it kept me guessing, and I liked the dual perspectives… but the characters were pretty bare bones, the writing was nothing to get excited about, and I felt pretty unsatisfied with the ending.
This book is the example that just because people are famous for their podcasts, doesn’t mean they should publish a book. But because they are famous, the publisher will take that money grab.
Pros: the book is short, so you’re not going to be tortured for too long.
Cons:
- no characterization. Both Wren and Jeremy’s chapters read the exact same. There was nothing empathetic about Wren and nothing interesting about her.
- the info dumps. Oh my goodness, the info dumps. There are long dumps about serial killers and their history that add nothing to the plot. My “favorite” was the Israel Keyes dump that actually was so misinformed that you’d actually forget this author hosts a true crime podcast. Yikes.
- The vocabulary. This seriously felt like an essay written by a high school student showing that they could properly use vocabulary words. Like Urquhart took took a thesaurus out and decided to “spice” up words.
Like this line:
“She sputters out blood, and furiously oscillates between blacking out and keen focus.”
What? What is that sentence? A sign of a good writer isn’t using big words and fancy sentences to get to the point.
And the word Lividity. I want to go back and count how many times it was used.
- the setting. Apparently the only interesting thing about New Orleans is that it’s hot and muggy. Cool.
Just don’t waste your time. There are so many better serial killer/thriller books out there. Even the added “Alaina is an autopsy tech so she gives that cool perspective” was not great. It was basically word vomits of processes that added nothing to the nothing plot.
Worst book I’ve read all year.
Pros: the book is short, so you’re not going to be tortured for too long.
Cons:
- no characterization. Both Wren and Jeremy’s chapters read the exact same. There was nothing empathetic about Wren and nothing interesting about her.
- the info dumps. Oh my goodness, the info dumps. There are long dumps about serial killers and their history that add nothing to the plot. My “favorite” was the Israel Keyes dump that actually was so misinformed that you’d actually forget this author hosts a true crime podcast. Yikes.
- The vocabulary. This seriously felt like an essay written by a high school student showing that they could properly use vocabulary words. Like Urquhart took took a thesaurus out and decided to “spice” up words.
Like this line:
“She sputters out blood, and furiously oscillates between blacking out and keen focus.”
What? What is that sentence? A sign of a good writer isn’t using big words and fancy sentences to get to the point.
And the word Lividity. I want to go back and count how many times it was used.
- the setting. Apparently the only interesting thing about New Orleans is that it’s hot and muggy. Cool.
Just don’t waste your time. There are so many better serial killer/thriller books out there. Even the added “Alaina is an autopsy tech so she gives that cool perspective” was not great. It was basically word vomits of processes that added nothing to the nothing plot.
Worst book I’ve read all year.
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes