Scan barcode
maira_h's review
3.0
Well, this is definitely not a book for younger audiences. It has vulgarity, blood and gore. Anyone who is not comfortable with these kinds of things wouldn't last even 10 pages in.
But I had to admit, this felt like watching an indie movie from DIVA, but with so much more details and uncensored scenes as well as little romance.
I don't really care much about the characters. But I did enjoy the suspense of not knowing who will survive in the end. I laughed after finishing this book, about how ironic the villain ended if compared to how psychotic he was throughout the whole story.
This is definitely a diverse book. There are themes such as psychological, sexual preference, greed, loyalty and others which if I had time, I could make a list of.
All in all, it was a fine read.
But I had to admit, this felt like watching an indie movie from DIVA, but with so much more details and uncensored scenes as well as little romance.
I don't really care much about the characters. But I did enjoy the suspense of not knowing who will survive in the end. I laughed after finishing this book, about how ironic the villain ended if compared to how psychotic he was throughout the whole story.
This is definitely a diverse book. There are themes such as psychological, sexual preference, greed, loyalty and others which if I had time, I could make a list of.
All in all, it was a fine read.
mikekaz's review
4.0
This was definitely a thrill ride of a novel. And one that I greatly enjoyed, even more so considering that most of the books I've been reading lately have been slow and tedious.
The novel follows Jill Coffey, a photographer and ex-wife to Peter Tapley who was a rich millionaire that liked murdering women. Jill's life take the proverbial turn for the worse when Peter Tapley's mother tries to get revenge on Jill because it was Jill's fault that Peter became a murderer.
Yes, the logic there is twisted but then so is the mother. And for that matter, so are many of the characters. Gorman does a superb job of showing us just how twisted most of the characters are; they are very much alive and able to be pictured in your mind. The only negative that I found with the novel was that one of the detectives was allowed to investigate a case in which he had a personal involvement. Having worked at a police department before and from countless TV shows and movies, I know that this would definitely not happen. A minor point though that does not take away from the novel. Definitely one that I would recommend.
The novel follows Jill Coffey, a photographer and ex-wife to Peter Tapley who was a rich millionaire that liked murdering women. Jill's life take the proverbial turn for the worse when Peter Tapley's mother tries to get revenge on Jill because it was Jill's fault that Peter became a murderer.
Yes, the logic there is twisted but then so is the mother. And for that matter, so are many of the characters. Gorman does a superb job of showing us just how twisted most of the characters are; they are very much alive and able to be pictured in your mind. The only negative that I found with the novel was that one of the detectives was allowed to investigate a case in which he had a personal involvement. Having worked at a police department before and from countless TV shows and movies, I know that this would definitely not happen. A minor point though that does not take away from the novel. Definitely one that I would recommend.
More...