Reviews

Heartsick by Chelsea Cain

crackedjamjar's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

ouashlee's review

3.0

The violence in this book was just a little too much for me. I enjoyed it I just don't think I can stomach the rest of the series.

julia0000's review

4.0

Psycho thriller beyond the standard murder-mystery... definitely worth the read

robynryle's review

4.0

So, this is just on the edge of what I can tolerate in terms of goriness and scariness. But the writing is good. And it's in Portland, so. Right after I finished this one, I went to the library to get the next book, which I began reading immediately.

jolietjane's review

3.0

Im not going to lie, I came here for weird serial killer romance and murder mystery per the back of the book, however, this only comprised of about 10% of the book. the other 90% was spending time with characters I wasn't interested in. It’s still a good book tho.

iris_cadaver's review

2.0

This book had two sort-of mysteries going on at once. One was kind of interesting, one was not. Sadly, the latter took up most of the pages, along with overlong descriptions of the weather, the furniture layout of every room, people's hair, what people were eating, how they were eating it, etc. But on the flip side, the author added very few descriptions of characters' personalities, thoughts and pasts, giving so little insight and character building that by the end I did not care a lick for any of them and wouldn't have minded a bit if any or even all of them got shot in the big cliched hostage shoot-out finale.

nancy_vb's review

4.0

Enjoyed the Portland setting. Not my usual genre but it was thrilling and somewhat sickening.

pn_hinton's review

5.0

This is an awesome book with a rarity in the thriller world; a female serial killer. She does very well at establishing the Stockholm Syndrome relationship with Gretchen and Archie Sheridan and this book will leave you wanting to know more about all the characters.

novelesque_life's review

3.0

2.5 STARS

"He thinks he sees a flash of emotion in her eyes. Sympathy? Then it's gone. 'Whatever you think this is going to be like,' she whispers, 'it's going to be worse.' When beautiful serial killer Gretchen Lowell captured her last victim - the man in charge of hunting her down - she quickly established who was really in control of the investigation. So why, after ten days of horrifying physical and mental torture, did she release Detective Archie Sheridan from the brink of death and hand herself in? Two years on, Archie now returns to lead the search for a new killer, whose recent attacks on teenage girls have left the city of Portland reeling. Shadowed by vulnerable young reporter Susan Ward, Archie knows that only one person can help him climb into the mind of this psychopath. But can Archie finally manage to confront the demons of his past without being consumed by them? 'Dark, distressing and disturbing . . . Just pray you never meet Gretchen" (From Amazon)


I thought I would love this book, but I did not care for Archie or Gretchen... the characters or the forbidden lust. A better novelist is Karin Slaughter or Cody McFadyen.

destiel74's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• 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

It was a good little mystery. The story was similar to the ones I've read before, but the ending did cause it to stand out a little. I will be getting book 2.