Reviews

The Cutting Place by Jane Casey

litwithleigh's review

3.0

Fat ass trigger warning: graphic domestic violence

One sentence review: A solid read but unfortunately a gaping plot hole ruined it for me

SYNOPSIS

A dismembered body washed up on the banks of the Thames River leads DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent into the underbelly of a gentlemen's club that celebrates male privilege and power.

MY OPINION

Ight so straight after finishing book #8, I needed more Kerrwent. Tbh I have no interest in reading the earlier books in the series because I am invested in their first kiss... enough build up already!!

rebekahy's review

4.0

Another great read

emma_kjw's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

calmcelebration9888's review against another edition

4.5

This is one of the best crime novels that I’ve read so far. What makes this book so special is the police staff. They seem like such a great group of people who care about their work and have fun while working, very realistic. The case too was very interesting with a great twist at the end. My only complaint is that it went on a little too long and there was too much “personal” drama in the book. I would have taken away either the parts about Maeve’s boyfriend or the drama about Josh’s son. It was too much extra in there. But besides that I really enjoyed this book. I loved the banter between the cops and the witnesses. It makes me want to read more books from this series. 

laila4343's review

5.0

I absolutely love this series. It just gets better and better. I jumped right into this one immediately after finishing the pervious book, and I never do that - I usually space out mysteries for a few months at least. But I just wanted to be right back in with these characters. And now I'm caught up, and have to wait till JUNE for the latest one to release! Waaaahhh!

Anyway, this series is full of suspense and terrific characters. What more could you want?

juliacallan's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

2.5

ediercks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

3.75

chrisheitz18's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

veecundill'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? It's complicated

4.0

Always love these books. Very much looking forward to the next one.

lorrietruck's review

4.0

I love this crime series. I also have realised that I have just named my daughter Maeve, which is the name of the main character in this series