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toadtornado's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Feels more like backstory the author had to explain so we would understand the story he wanted to write- book 2. Reads more like the first rocky season of a tv show than a novel. I liked the main characters though. Hopeful book 2 or a stand alone novel by this author would be better.
The amount of “ahead of his times” moments the doctor has is very funny to me. I love girlboss moments lol
The amount of “ahead of his times” moments the doctor has is very funny to me. I love girlboss moments lol
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Trafficking and Child death
skyggsja's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
3.75-4.0 means I really enjoyed it.
There wasn‘t a page that was boring. Quite a lot of characters but it made it all the more interesting. in the second half of the book one really started noticing that there was a switch in POV with every chapter. One knows the killer really early on in the book and the thrill lay in finding out how the inspectors combine everything and use new methods to do so. also, one learns more and more details as the book progresses, so it stays interesting.
some details were a bit loose/ended up not being of much interest which then felt a bit disappointing. the female characters, some of them were written a slightly weirdly.
all in all i ended up liking a few characters, like Hammersmith, Claire Day and Fiona. And Henry!
Maybe it was the fact that you know all perspectives in the story but at several points in the story I thought „my dudes, uhm.. really? get together, talk about everything you know. do a little timeline and compare it to your suspicions and there you have the killer…“. well well well. rn i don‘t know it by heart but are there more books? if so I‘ll definitely read them cuz the first was really worth it x
There wasn‘t a page that was boring. Quite a lot of characters but it made it all the more interesting. in the second half of the book one really started noticing that there was a switch in POV with every chapter. One knows the killer really early on in the book and the thrill lay in finding out how the inspectors combine everything and use new methods to do so. also, one learns more and more details as the book progresses, so it stays interesting.
some details were a bit loose/ended up not being of much interest which then felt a bit disappointing. the female characters, some of them were written a slightly weirdly.
all in all i ended up liking a few characters, like Hammersmith, Claire Day and Fiona. And Henry!
Maybe it was the fact that you know all perspectives in the story but at several points in the story I thought „my dudes, uhm.. really? get together, talk about everything you know. do a little timeline and compare it to your suspicions and there you have the killer…“. well well well. rn i don‘t know it by heart but are there more books? if so I‘ll definitely read them cuz the first was really worth it x
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit, Child death, Death, and Violence
flysick's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, and Misogyny
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