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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
OMG, this book was AMAZING! Loved it so much!
Andrea Cooper is celebrating her birthday at a restaurant with her mother, Laura, when a gunman enters and starts shooting people. Andrea is shocked when Laura confronts the gunman and ends the conflict. Full of questions her mother refuses to answer and followed quickly by another shocking event, Andrea finds herself on the run at Laura's urgent request. Now she's on a quest to uncover her mother's secrets... completely unaware of how dangerous those secrets may be.
Pieces of Her is a stunning piece of work, full of suspense and thrills. The story is told in the present (mainly from Andrea's point of view), as well as having flashback chapters of events that happened in the past. The mystery of Laura's past is gradually revealed with tantalizing tidbits that gave just enough information to allow the reader's imagination to run wild. I came up with hundreds of theories about what it all meant, only to discover I was wrong each time.
The truth about Laura, once revealed, was well worth the wait. The only question remaining, for me, was how she ended up in Belle Isle—another reveal that I found to be just as satisfying.
I did wish there was more information about a couple of characters from Laura's past, but this was just me wanting to know more about them, rather than a need for it story-wise. (You know what I'm talking about here, readers: we always want to know more!)
I thoroughly enjoyed every minute spent reading this fantastic book. The characters were vivid, the settings were so well-described I felt as if I was there, and the mystery of Laura is one that I won't soon forget. This book was absolutely amazing.
In preparing to write this review, I was stunned to realize this is the first time I've read a book written by Karin Slaughter. I don't know how I managed to miss out on reading her books before now, but I'll be keeping an eye out for them from now on!
If you love reading suspenseful thrillers, you need to read this book!
I received an advance reading copy of this book courtesy of William Morrow.
What if the person you thought you knew best turns out to be someone you never knew at all . . . ?
Andrea Cooper is celebrating her birthday at a restaurant with her mother, Laura, when a gunman enters and starts shooting people. Andrea is shocked when Laura confronts the gunman and ends the conflict. Full of questions her mother refuses to answer and followed quickly by another shocking event, Andrea finds herself on the run at Laura's urgent request. Now she's on a quest to uncover her mother's secrets... completely unaware of how dangerous those secrets may be.
Pieces of Her is a stunning piece of work, full of suspense and thrills. The story is told in the present (mainly from Andrea's point of view), as well as having flashback chapters of events that happened in the past. The mystery of Laura's past is gradually revealed with tantalizing tidbits that gave just enough information to allow the reader's imagination to run wild. I came up with hundreds of theories about what it all meant, only to discover I was wrong each time.
The truth about Laura, once revealed, was well worth the wait. The only question remaining, for me, was how she ended up in Belle Isle—another reveal that I found to be just as satisfying.
I did wish there was more information about a couple of characters from Laura's past, but this was just me wanting to know more about them, rather than a need for it story-wise. (You know what I'm talking about here, readers: we always want to know more!)
I thoroughly enjoyed every minute spent reading this fantastic book. The characters were vivid, the settings were so well-described I felt as if I was there, and the mystery of Laura is one that I won't soon forget. This book was absolutely amazing.
In preparing to write this review, I was stunned to realize this is the first time I've read a book written by Karin Slaughter. I don't know how I managed to miss out on reading her books before now, but I'll be keeping an eye out for them from now on!
If you love reading suspenseful thrillers, you need to read this book!
I received an advance reading copy of this book courtesy of William Morrow.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is an extremely ambitious stand-alone crime thriller by Slaughter. There is definitely a lot to like here, such as mysterious events and even more mysterious characters. The problem with the novel is that all that mystery could have unfolded in a rather complex and satisfying manner. This despite, the mystery is explained in minute detail from around the halfway mark of the novel and the novel just keeps losing pace, and frankly my interest. The final reveal is also a bit of an afterthought. Not bad but not great.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A great book and even though I figured out who Laura really was I still enjoyed her revenge at the end of the book.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Another Karin Slaughter book that does not disappoint. I'm looking forward to watching the Netflix series now.
This was just okay. I've been enjoying creepy thrillers lately but this leaned more to the gory side; the pacing struck me as weird at times, too. I had to sort of convince myself to keep going. But I really enjoyed the characterization of Nick, particularly through Laura's eyes.