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rozlev's review against another edition
5.0
Fun, fast read with good characters and a surprising twist.
katemoxie's review against another edition
2.0
I would have liked this book so much more if the primary antagonist hadn't been the spawn from hell - son/nephew of the brothers in "Those Who Wish Me Dead." The ending left no doubt he'll be in a sequel and it will not be one that I will read. Too bad because I've loved Koryta's books up until these two.
bmlowry8's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
_tamara8464's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars. Great page turner. Slightly disappointing ending.
missy_evanko's review against another edition
4.0
A mystery with a major clue being almost a complete accident, so everyone involved has no clue what's going on and how it fits together, other than the reader. Basically, there's a guy who dies.. was it a murder, was it not? And everyone wants his cell phone, but where is it an WTF is on it?
I usually get annoyed with books that have multiple points of view, and just want to skip ahead to the chapters with my favorite characters, but I liked all the points of view here, and the chapters were really short so I didn't get bored with anyone.
I found myself liking the villain here as well, so good well-rounded character development.
Also, I read a similar book about a girl in a coma, and reading from this point of view from a quadriplegic comatose girl was not as boring as it was in the other book, so points there.
I usually get annoyed with books that have multiple points of view, and just want to skip ahead to the chapters with my favorite characters, but I liked all the points of view here, and the chapters were really short so I didn't get bored with anyone.
I found myself liking the villain here as well, so good well-rounded character development.
Also, I read a similar book about a girl in a coma, and reading from this point of view from a quadriplegic comatose girl was not as boring as it was in the other book, so points there.
mnboyer's review against another edition
3.0
A young college student, Tara, is tasked with picking up prominent guest lecturers and chauffeuring them to their destinations. It sounds easy enough, but her most recent pick-up is slowing things down, wants to go a different direction, and eventually is out of the car taking photos on his phone. A few minutes later, the professor has been hit by a car and Tara has been propelled through the air, smashing her skull. Left for dead, she awakens in the hospital only to find out she's suffering from "trapped in syndrome" -- she looks like she's in a coma, but Tara can actually hear everything going on around her. She just can't 'wake up' like she wants to.
The college sends in an investigator to, you know, cover their own butts and make sure they don't get sued. Abby is sent in to look in on the details of the accident but stumbles into a multi-character plot involving assassins, thugs, etc. It gets a little convoluted for me as more and more characters are introduced--some of them, of course, are killed off, and others aren't important--but it just gets a little complicated and a little more "thug" than I thought it was going to get. At moments it gets far fetched. Our main killer extraordinaire is Dax. Apparently, he is the son of two also extraordinary killers. So there's like...hit-man royalty if you will and Dax was destined for greatness from a young age. *insert my eye roll here as this was silly and not needed*
To be honest, I was expecting more. I was very much interested in the first few pages, but the more viewpoints that were added, and the more people that kept entering the plot... well, it started to lag for me. A dear friend of mine promises me that Michael Koryta is actually a great writer and that this isn't his best work, so I'll listen to that promise and will pick up a different book from Koryta before I make any judgments on his writing as a whole. This book just needed to be pared down and tightened up for me to love it. Overall, I left feeling it was "okay".
The college sends in an investigator to, you know, cover their own butts and make sure they don't get sued. Abby is sent in to look in on the details of the accident but stumbles into a multi-character plot involving assassins, thugs, etc. It gets a little convoluted for me as more and more characters are introduced--some of them, of course, are killed off, and others aren't important--but it just gets a little complicated and a little more "thug" than I thought it was going to get. At moments it gets far fetched. Our main killer extraordinaire is Dax. Apparently, he is the son of two also extraordinary killers. So there's like...hit-man royalty if you will and Dax was destined for greatness from a young age. *insert my eye roll here as this was silly and not needed*
To be honest, I was expecting more. I was very much interested in the first few pages, but the more viewpoints that were added, and the more people that kept entering the plot... well, it started to lag for me. A dear friend of mine promises me that Michael Koryta is actually a great writer and that this isn't his best work, so I'll listen to that promise and will pick up a different book from Koryta before I make any judgments on his writing as a whole. This book just needed to be pared down and tightened up for me to love it. Overall, I left feeling it was "okay".
typographic_whimsy's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
thriller_chick's review against another edition
3.0
First audiobook I have listened to all the way through. I tried one other and quit less than halfway. The reader did a great job.
I enjoyed the book however it was slightly different than what I expected.
I enjoyed the book however it was slightly different than what I expected.
novelesque_life's review against another edition
3.0
RATING: 3 STARS
2019; Little, Brown and Company/Hachette Book Group
(Review Not on Blog)
This is my second novel by Koryta, and unfortunately, this one was a bit of a miss for me. I found that there was SO much going on...and we heard every. thing. about. it! Koryta is a good writer, I just felt like it was too muddled for me.
***I received an eARC from EDELWEISS***
2019; Little, Brown and Company/Hachette Book Group
(Review Not on Blog)
This is my second novel by Koryta, and unfortunately, this one was a bit of a miss for me. I found that there was SO much going on...and we heard every. thing. about. it! Koryta is a good writer, I just felt like it was too muddled for me.
***I received an eARC from EDELWEISS***