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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
The Rhyme part is paint-by-numbers, but Deaver introduces a great new character -- Kathryn Dance, who analyzes people's body language while interrogating them.
It was good until the last hundred pages or so. Then there were twist after twist after twist until you really didn't believe any of it and it made no sense at all.
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-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
It was okay, I think it could have ended a few chapters sooner than it did. I have read many of his books so I won't let this one stop me.
Again brilliant! Little bit better than the part before. Really really good!
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Wow. Very good book with more twists and turns than one would expect. Highly recommend it to anyone who likes a good mystery of any sort.
Hmmm, not sure about this. There are good and bad points but I'm tainted from having read the follow up first. As such I spent most of the book wondering how a killer so inept became a 'nemesis' subsequently, forgetting of course Deaver's love of convoluted twists.
It starts off well and ends well but the middle drags somewhat and not much happens. The introduction of Kathryn Dance was interesting (I've not read any of her books to date) and she almost pushes Lincoln into a back seat position here. At the same point, I also found her a little irritating.
It comes down to a lack of character development across these books. The same players sound the same in each book, have the same discussions and personal interactions in each book and anything that upsets the balance is reset by the end (it would have been more interesting to leave the revelations about Sachs' father alone, adding more to her determination and devotion than giving her an out). There's an awful lot of repetition. By now we should know all the little quirks of Lincoln, Sacs, Lon etc, yet Deaver insists on writing them in every time.
Sometimes I don't mind this in long series. After all I'm a devoted Poirot fan and a Jack Reacher fan (most of the time). But here I find it numbing. I used to read the Alex Cross novels but gave up when I realised James Patterson was on auto pilot after the first handful. Here, Deaver seems content to just repeat himself though he does seem to put more thought into the plots.
But...I'm a sucker so will probably read some more in the series.
It starts off well and ends well but the middle drags somewhat and not much happens. The introduction of Kathryn Dance was interesting (I've not read any of her books to date) and she almost pushes Lincoln into a back seat position here. At the same point, I also found her a little irritating.
It comes down to a lack of character development across these books. The same players sound the same in each book, have the same discussions and personal interactions in each book and anything that upsets the balance is reset by the end (it would have been more interesting to leave the revelations about Sachs' father alone, adding more to her determination and devotion than giving her an out). There's an awful lot of repetition. By now we should know all the little quirks of Lincoln, Sacs, Lon etc, yet Deaver insists on writing them in every time.
Sometimes I don't mind this in long series. After all I'm a devoted Poirot fan and a Jack Reacher fan (most of the time). But here I find it numbing. I used to read the Alex Cross novels but gave up when I realised James Patterson was on auto pilot after the first handful. Here, Deaver seems content to just repeat himself though he does seem to put more thought into the plots.
But...I'm a sucker so will probably read some more in the series.