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mumblingmynah's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
If you've read the rest of the series, there's not a lot new here.
The bad guys try to capture Jane so they can sell her off, just like in book 7. And just like in books 1 and 3, Jane leads them into the wilderness where the hunted can become the hunter. The one new element comes near the end, when they actually manage to track Jane to her home.
One thing that's funny here is that Perry seems to have reluctantly included modern technology, but he doesn't have the most natural grasp on it. Some example phrases that stood out awkwardly to me: "he engaged the app for the car", "She used the app on her phone to call a rideshare car", "she texted his phone".
And at one point Jane quickly removes the battery from a smartphone before throwing it away, which isn't exactly easy to do, at least not on most phones!
One thing that's funny here is that Perry seems to have reluctantly included modern technology, but he doesn't have the most natural grasp on it. Some example phrases that stood out awkwardly to me: "he engaged the app for the car", "She used the app on her phone to call a rideshare car", "she texted his phone".
And at one point Jane quickly removes the battery from a smartphone before throwing it away, which isn't exactly easy to do, at least not on most phones!
summerluvn78's review
3.0
I didn’t realize this was a series. I was recommended by the librarian so I wasn’t sure what to expect, I just jumped right in.
Over all it wasn’t bad, I enjoyed Jane and continuing her heritage but the end lost me. Still shaking my head about the last 1/4 of the book.
Over all it wasn’t bad, I enjoyed Jane and continuing her heritage but the end lost me. Still shaking my head about the last 1/4 of the book.
carolpk's review against another edition
The Hook - Several years ago I read a few of the Jane Whitefield series. It originally appealed to me on two levels, first that the character would help persons living with violence, domestic or otherwise, who needed to disappear to survive, secondly that Jane, a Native American, would share her culture, through history and lore in its pages.
The title, The Left-Handed Twin, book 9, with it's significance, caught my eye and I decided on the spot to listen even though it was out of order. No matter. It worked well as a standalone with the background I had.
The Line - ”Waste was incompatible with gratitude."
The Sinker - As expected, Jane Whitefield hits the ground running when she visits her original homestead, not the one she shares with her surgeon husband. Finding what could be an intruder, one that could possibly be an enemy sent to do her harm, Jane cautiously interrogates the young woman as to who sent her and for what purpose. A bit reluctant at first to help this woman disappear, Jane is soon wholly on board. Fast paced as always. Joyce Bean confidently narrates the professional Jane Whitefield as you'd expect her to be. Bean's voice is able to change the timbre of Jane's client, Sara, to bring that character to life realistically.
Overall a fair addition to the series. Some think this could be the last in the series. This is not the impression I was left with.
The title, The Left-Handed Twin, book 9, with it's significance, caught my eye and I decided on the spot to listen even though it was out of order. No matter. It worked well as a standalone with the background I had.
The Line - ”Waste was incompatible with gratitude."
The Sinker - As expected, Jane Whitefield hits the ground running when she visits her original homestead, not the one she shares with her surgeon husband. Finding what could be an intruder, one that could possibly be an enemy sent to do her harm, Jane cautiously interrogates the young woman as to who sent her and for what purpose. A bit reluctant at first to help this woman disappear, Jane is soon wholly on board. Fast paced as always. Joyce Bean confidently narrates the professional Jane Whitefield as you'd expect her to be. Bean's voice is able to change the timbre of Jane's client, Sara, to bring that character to life realistically.
Overall a fair addition to the series. Some think this could be the last in the series. This is not the impression I was left with.
dotorsojak's review
3.0
I have read every book Perry has written. I am glad to see he has produced a new one with Jane W., Seneca warrior extraordinaire. This is a pretty good one in the series, but probably not the best. I read it in a little over 24 hours. I wish there had been some hand to hand fighting. More review anon…
bofrazer's review
5.0
A favorite writer, and a favorite series (although nothing tops the Butcher’s Boy). Looked forward to this and it didn’t disappoint. Towards the end it was impossible to put down.
sde's review
2.0
Part of my issue with this book is that we read it for my mystery book club, but it isn't really a mystery, although it does have a mystery spine sticker. It is more of a chase/thriller story. I think it would work better as a movie. I did enjoy the scenes that took place in many places I have lived or visited, including my hometown of Albany, NY. The author definitely has been there or did very good research because he got all the details correct, including how people park in our Washington Park. It always bugs me when authors use a real place as their setting, but then the place in the book is a lot different from the real place, so I appreciate Perry's accuracy.
achoward's review
3.0
I jumped into this series at the ninth book. I have not read any of the previous books in the series, nor have I read anything else the author has written. This could be read as a standalone, but I think it would be better to read the series in order. As a first time reader of this one, I was a bit regretful that I'd not read the previous books to give some kind of context for the way Jane acts the way she does. She's a guide, helping people disappear (said people are called 'runners').
We open with Jane driving to her original family home from the home she shares with her surgeon husband, and it seems every piece of road she travels is explained to us. If you're a regular reader of my reviews, you'll know that a pet peeve of mine is overly detailed descriptions of where the characters are traveling, what roads they're taking, if they turn off any side roads, and so forth. There is a TON of this in this book. Once Jane gets what she needs, she heads home.
Jane travels again to what is basically her safe house and finds a young woman there. She'd slept with someone other than her boyfriend Albert. Albert drags her along and shoots the man dead in front of her. Albert is arrested and Sara is advised to testify against him. Inexplicably, Albert beats the charge and starts his pursuit of Sara. When his efforts to find and kill her are fruitless, he turns to a friend of his for some suggestions about how to go about catching her. Said friend introduces him to the Russian mafia - and they want Albert to join them in hunting - not Sara, however. They want Jane. If they happen to find Sara, he can do what he wants with he, but the primary mission is to find and kidnap Jane so she can be sold o the highest bidder.
It's at this point the story really gets moving: a cat and mouse game between Jane (trying to find a place where Sara (now Anne) can call home) and the Russians (local crews trying to track them down). Eventually, we wind up with Jane on the most dangerous portion of the Appalachian Trail.
Issue: Jane, it is said, has conducted over a hundred escapes. Yet it didn't occur to her that maybe the bad guys keep catching up because of a GPS tracking device, a lojack tied to the battery, or Onstar? Her plan also has a hole in it that I won't detail here, and on the Trail, it takes her quite a bit of time to start playing offense versus defense.
Eventually, we wind up back at Jane's safe house, where we get to see a very inventive solution to an almost impossible problem.
Issue: the writing. Repetitive, often stilted, and a lot of short, declarative sentences: Jane went to Target. Jane bought x, y, and z. Jane spread out he poncho. Jane fell asleep. Jane ate (food). Jane urinated. It really had a "See Spot run" to it.
Issue: we don't get much about the runner in this one. We do get quite a lot about Albert.All we really know is that she went to a lot of parties the the elite A listers attended. I won't ding the book for that, as the blurb for it suggests that the focus should all be on Jane.
Overall: three out of five stars.
Thanks to Mysterious Press an NetGalley for the reading copy.
We open with Jane driving to her original family home from the home she shares with her surgeon husband, and it seems every piece of road she travels is explained to us. If you're a regular reader of my reviews, you'll know that a pet peeve of mine is overly detailed descriptions of where the characters are traveling, what roads they're taking, if they turn off any side roads, and so forth. There is a TON of this in this book. Once Jane gets what she needs, she heads home.
Jane travels again to what is basically her safe house and finds a young woman there. She'd slept with someone other than her boyfriend Albert. Albert drags her along and shoots the man dead in front of her. Albert is arrested and Sara is advised to testify against him. Inexplicably, Albert beats the charge and starts his pursuit of Sara. When his efforts to find and kill her are fruitless, he turns to a friend of his for some suggestions about how to go about catching her. Said friend introduces him to the Russian mafia - and they want Albert to join them in hunting - not Sara, however. They want Jane. If they happen to find Sara, he can do what he wants with he, but the primary mission is to find and kidnap Jane so she can be sold o the highest bidder.
It's at this point the story really gets moving: a cat and mouse game between Jane (trying to find a place where Sara (now Anne) can call home) and the Russians (local crews trying to track them down). Eventually, we wind up with Jane on the most dangerous portion of the Appalachian Trail.
Issue: Jane, it is said, has conducted over a hundred escapes. Yet it didn't occur to her that maybe the bad guys keep catching up because of a GPS tracking device, a lojack tied to the battery, or Onstar? Her plan also has a hole in it that I won't detail here, and on the Trail, it takes her quite a bit of time to start playing offense versus defense.
Eventually, we wind up back at Jane's safe house, where we get to see a very inventive solution to an almost impossible problem.
Issue: the writing. Repetitive, often stilted, and a lot of short, declarative sentences: Jane went to Target. Jane bought x, y, and z. Jane spread out he poncho. Jane fell asleep. Jane ate (food). Jane urinated. It really had a "See Spot run" to it.
Issue: we don't get much about the runner in this one. We do get quite a lot about Albert.All we really know is that she went to a lot of parties the the elite A listers attended. I won't ding the book for that, as the blurb for it suggests that the focus should all be on Jane.
Overall: three out of five stars.
Thanks to Mysterious Press an NetGalley for the reading copy.