Reviews

Er liebt sie nicht by Marie-Luise Bezzenberger, Sharon Bolton

iamhereforthebooks's review against another edition

3.0

This one was ok, but it could have been so much more... I liked the writing very much, the structure of the book (mixing narrative with interviews, newspaper clips and letters) was great, and I guess I enjoyed the story as a whole, but the twist is not really a twist because you can see it coming basically from chapter 1. I was hoping that it was one of those books where everything leads you to believe something so when the true reveal happens it will be even more shocking, but sadly this was not the case. I also cannot believe for a second that

Spoiler

Hamish knew what was going on even before he met Maggie, no matter how smart he is, and the whole thing with him being in love with his liaison agent and the set up to catch the killer was too unbelievable in my opinion

. So I liked it, but I'm bummed by all that unfulfilled potential :(

justaghostie's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

catladylike's review against another edition

3.0

3.5. Not as taken by this as I was by Mrs. Bolton's Lacey Flint series.

bmather1955's review against another edition

4.0

To me this book is a " I didn't see that coming" type of novel. While I knew there was something very different about the main character and had toward the end of the novel, thought I had figured out this character's motivations, I did not anticipate the ending. The development of the characters, details of the murders, thinking and rational of the "convict" made the story so compelling that I read the book in one day.
A well written and entertaining read.

readwithnale's review against another edition

5.0

Brilliant book beautiful written .. the end is not expected

mfeibel's review against another edition

5.0

I really enjoyed this stand-alone book by Bolton. It was compelling and clever and the fact that it was written in present tense made everything feel vaguely off-kilter.

My one complaint is that once the killer was revealed, I wanted an explanation for the victims. Why did she target those women? Were they connected in some way? Or was it just that it seemed easy to pin their deaths on him because of his history with the "Fat Club".

Also, what did Hamish whisper to her? I was hoping that it would have an epilogue after the final article, maybe making the future seem more up in the air....

Though I guess that last line makes Liz seem crazy as hell too...

klshann's review against another edition

4.0

Well written and kept me guessing until the end

mermcw's review against another edition

4.0

The ending really threw me. So many questions. But I loved it up until then.

alexjasaw's review against another edition

3.0

Every time i read one of Sharon Bolton's books i enjoy it. In this particular book the change of where the story was heading caught me by surprise. i loved the in depth of the investigation taking place, the switch between the book, letters and the present.
overall this is a good read.

jozi_girl's review against another edition

3.0

3 ½ stars

Some books don’t always need to be 5 stars to be fun

I really enjoyed the angle this book took on a very overused theme. You know the hordes of books out there that deal with hard-ass police, wrongfully convicted criminals and ruthless lawyers.

The author also took the very sensitive issue of obesity, fat shaming and society’s body and sizes obsession and made it an integral part of the storyline. Even more interesting was the exploration of the psychology behind women who meet and marry convicts or groupies who write to complete strangers getting a kick out of talking to a convicted murderer/rapist.

There are a few twists that I did not expect and I think this will make a great beach read as it’s a page turner that’s not too taxing on the grey matter.