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The Binding Room by Nadine Matheson

4 reviews

mysterymom40's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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molsreads's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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soobooksalot's review

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Crime procedural with a dark edge? Nadine Matheson is 100% your author!
 Thank you to HarperCollins Canada and Netgalley for my eARC for review!
 The Binding Room is one of my most-anticipated books of the year, as it's the second in the series featuring DI Angelica Henley from The Jigsaw Man.
 Friends, this sequel does NOT disappoint. 
 The same gritty, fast-paced storytelling that hooked us in The Jigsaw Man is here again, and possibly even more, in The Binding Room.
 Pastor Caleb Annan has been stabbed to death in his church, which oddly isn't the most disturbing thing found in the building. A barely-alive young man is found in a hidden room in the church, with injuries chronicling torture and neglect.
 This sets off a series of finding further victims with similar abuse, and investigations of who is behind it and why.
 This is a relentlessly readable book, with not one extraneous scene. It all flows and fits and pertains.
 Henley, Ramouter, Pellacia et al are back, and even more fascinating in the second installment - these are characters I can't wait to follow the stories of through the rest of the series.
 For fans of Criminal Minds/CSI-style thrillers, highly recommended!
 Released on July 12.
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librariangeorgia's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I bloody loved this book. I enjoyed it just as much as THE JIGSAW MAN. It’s a very dark gritty detective thriller series which I am loving - it’s been a while since I’ve read one like this. 
 
The plot for this book follows a series of ritualistic murders which I found to be very interesting. The writing style of this series fits that dark storyline. A big part of this book is mental health which I found was handled really well - not just the victims/suspects but the investigating team as well. 
 
I found it very gripping, I literally couldn’t stop reading it and kept wanting to know more. The writing is fantastic and I love the character development for the investigating team. We knew a bit about them from the previous book, but this one has expanded on that a lot more for each of the characters. I am loving Henley and Ramouter’s friendship in this book. They bounced off each other really well. 
 
The only negative thing I’d have to say about this book is that it’s an absolute CHONK of a book. I honestly think it could’ve been shortened by about 100 pages and still contain all the necessary details. 
 
Overall, I loved everything about this book and I honestly can say that Matheson is one of my favourite authors, and an auto-buy author. 
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