Reviews

The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson

iluvbooks18's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A average mysterious/murder story. It was good but nothing extraordinary. 

coleridgegirl's review against another edition

3.0

This ended up being fairly disappointing. There was a lot of nonsense about Lily’s dad that I didn’t care about, and the mystery felt rushed and many loose ends were left unresolved. Maybe this series just isn’t for me. I don’t get the love for Lily. She’s flat as a character.

sophie_brown_'s review

3.0

Was hoping this was going to be more of a continuation from the prior book in the series but it was a whole new story with new characters. Definitely not as good.

shahlasmith's review against another edition

dark mysterious

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

cukorbogyesz's review against another edition

dark relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

felicebee's review against another edition

3.0

Not as good as the first one but still entertaining. Loved the development of the characters and the references to the first book. Tied up some loose ends.

gregz_newdorkreviewofbooks's review against another edition

2.0

I loved The Kind Worth Killing -- Swanson's 2015 thriller was twisty, inventive, surprising, and such a satisfying read. I've recommended it to enough readers who "just want a good read," that Swanson should be paying me royalties.

This is not a worthy "sequel." It's predictable, poorly written...and just dull. It's not really even a sequel. Sure, Henry Kimball and Lily Kintner are back -- but whereas Lily is one of the more devious, delightful anti-heroes in the first book, in this one she's basically just window dressing. And Henry is just a sad-sack private detective living in a crappy apartment with a cat writing terrible limericks and trying to solve an obvious "mystery."

There's not even really a mystery here. We know everything that's about to happen. There are no surprises, no twists. Swanson is constantly clumsy about how information is revealed -- we have the dueling narrators again, and we spend so much time rehashing what the reader already knows so the other character can get up to speed.

Skip this. I'd actually given up on Swanson after the several books after The Kind Worth Killing were duds. But I got sucked back in for this "sequel." Bad move. Error in judgment. Won't happen again.

kayleelakerhales's review against another edition

2.5

2.5 ⭐️ darn. I LOVED the first book in this series. kinda sad this one did not live up to the hype that was the first novel. I wont be reading the third sadly

plume_gloom's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

amandamonday's review

• Loveable characters? No

3.0