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loonysaurus's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Death, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Child death, Sexism, Gaslighting, Grief, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Death of parent, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Cancer, Eating disorder, Chronic illness, Child abuse, and Bullying
Minor: Stalking, Violence, Abortion, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Blood, Gore, and Cursing
kkalicky94's review
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Cancer, Grief, Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Mental illness, Murder, and Child death
reading_binosaur's review against another edition
4.0
The relationship between Bran and Sterling is just amazing; definitely surprising but easily seen as meant to be.
Giving Bran and his family, and all the others, closure on the disappearance of their children is amazing and I'm so happy the team was able to give that.
Giving Bran and his family, and all the others, closure on the disappearance of their children is amazing and I'm so happy the team was able to give that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, and Child death
annagracerodgers's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-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? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Grief, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, and Cancer
_terah_hansen_'s review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Child death, Confinement, and Murder
michelles_book_nook's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-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
5.0
⚠️ CW: kidnapping, domestic abuse, narcissism, child death, cancer and mentions of rape and murder ⚠️ It is a very rare occurrence for me to give every book in a series 5 stars but this series absolutely deserves it and this was the perfect ending! 8 year old Brooklyn Mercer has gone missing and as accustomed as FBI agents Eliza Sterling and Brandon Eddison are to such harrowing cases, this one has struck a nerve. It marks the anniversary of the disappearance of Eddison’s own little sister. Disturbing, too, is the girl’s resemblance to Eliza, so uncanny they could be mother and daughter. With Eddison’s unsettled past rising again with rage and pain, Eliza is determined to solve this case at any cost. But the closer she looks, the more reluctant she is to divulge to her increasingly shaken partner what she finds. Brooklyn isn’t the only girl of her exact description to go missing. She’s just the latest in a frightening pattern going back decades in cities throughout the entire country. In a race against time, Eliza’s determined to bring Brooklyn home and somehow find the link to the cold case that has haunted Eddison, and the entire Crimes Against Children team, since its inception. This book was yet again another hard hitting rollercoaster from Dot Hutchison, but as well as it being just as haunting and gripping as the others in this series I particularly loved the character development within the team and the found family aspect especially with how the storyline wrapped up at the end. This is easily a series that will stay with me for a long time and I can't wait to read more by this author. Overall, if you're a lover of dark thrillers and crime fiction then I highly recommend this series but make sure to check the CW's for each book as they do contain some graphic topics and content.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, and Cancer
Minor: Rape and Murder
ca_cooke's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
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? N/A
5.0
I know I said the third book was my favorite, but I can’t leave my absolute favorite character—Brandon Eddison—in the dust. For 25 years, his sister has been missing, and now they’re connecting the dots to her disappearance, alongside discovering the disappearance of many other girls, who took the place of a daughter who died to leukemia. A deranged father, taking and sickening these girls every two years, killing, burying, moving on… I was crying a lot in this book, especially because while we were saying goodbye to Faith Eddison we were also, saying goodbye to our beloved FBI team. This book series has been genuinely amazing, and I am so upset for it to have come to an end. These characters and the found family, it is all so amazing and wholesome.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Child death, and Child abuse
abbyycadabbyy's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
4.0
I knew when I finished this book it was gunna mess me up but I didn’t expect to be crying for 10 minutes… All these detectives have come so far, and I have read so many years of their lives. I kinda feel like I am losing friends because this series is over.
With all that being said, this book wasn’t my favorite, but I also don’t hate it. I feel like this book fell a little short for me. If I had to rank the books this would be my order. (Favorite to least favorite) Roses of may, Butterfly garden, vanishing season, summer children. Though I am kinda torn because I really liked the overall story of the butterfly garden better than vanishing season, I liked the character development and how the story progresses in the lives of the detectives.
I am happy we got most the detectives POVs throughout the books. I feel like it added a lot to the books.
The plot twist / end was interesting but I don’t know if all the buildup made it a little underwhelming or if I just thought it was underwhelming despite all the buildup.
By this book I was more invested in the detectives person lives than the actual mystery.
This is one of my favorite book series. I definitely recommend it.
With all that being said, this book wasn’t my favorite, but I also don’t hate it. I feel like this book fell a little short for me. If I had to rank the books this would be my order. (Favorite to least favorite) Roses of may, Butterfly garden, vanishing season, summer children. Though I am kinda torn because I really liked the overall story of the butterfly garden better than vanishing season, I liked the character development and how the story progresses in the lives of the detectives.
I am happy we got most the detectives POVs throughout the books. I feel like it added a lot to the books.
The plot twist / end was interesting but I don’t know if all the buildup made it a little underwhelming or if I just thought it was underwhelming despite all the buildup.
By this book I was more invested in the detectives person lives than the actual mystery.
This is one of my favorite book series. I definitely recommend it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Child death, Kidnapping, and Murder
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