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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Začínám mít na Jefferyho trochu pifku, protože tohle je už třetí kniha, která mi přišla překombinovaná. Zhruba tak do 2/3 jsem ještě byla celkem spokojená, schopná držet tempo a odhadovat vývoj, ale pak přišla smršť zvratů, po kterých jsem to vzdala a jen tupě četla a čekala, kdy už to skončí.
This book started out SO SLOW. it took forever to read because i was bored..but i wanted to know what happened.. so i kept reading it. the last fourth of the book, it suddenly got really good. very twisty over and over. a book shouldnt have to be boring for most of the 630 pages just to get to the good part though. not sure if ill read more of this series (its the bone collector series, remember the angelina jolie movie??).
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Red herrings saved this book - 3.5*
I'm really, really disappointed in this book. I have absolutely loved this series: Lincoln Rhyme has absorbed me for six books, which were consistently amazing. This book was definitely not. Lincoln Rhyme hasn't lost any of his spark but Deaver has changed his focus.
So Lincoln Rhyme is phenomenal. All of my opinions about this book have nothing to do with how amazing Lincoln Rhyme is as a 'detective' and crime scene analyst. Everything I hate about this book is because it doesn't allow Lincoln Rhyme to shine. He is brilliant and has been brilliant but this book tried to distract me and I hated it.
Kathryn Dance. So Deaver has employed a common technique where he uses a successful series to introduce a character from his new series. (Connelly, I'm looking at you.) It's just a money-making scheme, really. Deaver's trying to get you interested in his other series, which I'm definitely not. I do not like Dance's character at all. I don't like her techniques. They are nowhere near on the same level as Rhyme's and should not be compared to his. I don't like her personality and her over-bearance in this novel was frustrating.
I didn't like the secondary plot. I didn't like Amelia being distracted from the original case. It was so annoying.
I waited seven books for a plot line to finally be completed, which was so frustrating. I'd totally forgotten about the empty plot line and so here's the solution. Well that's good to know...
I think I'm going to have to abandon this series for a while because this one was seriously disappointing. I definitely won't be reading this one again.
Deaver, what happened?!
I'm really, really disappointed in this book. I have absolutely loved this series: Lincoln Rhyme has absorbed me for six books, which were consistently amazing. This book was definitely not. Lincoln Rhyme hasn't lost any of his spark but Deaver has changed his focus.
So Lincoln Rhyme is phenomenal. All of my opinions about this book have nothing to do with how amazing Lincoln Rhyme is as a 'detective' and crime scene analyst. Everything I hate about this book is because it doesn't allow Lincoln Rhyme to shine. He is brilliant and has been brilliant but this book tried to distract me and I hated it.
Kathryn Dance. So Deaver has employed a common technique where he uses a successful series to introduce a character from his new series. (Connelly, I'm looking at you.) It's just a money-making scheme, really. Deaver's trying to get you interested in his other series, which I'm definitely not. I do not like Dance's character at all. I don't like her techniques. They are nowhere near on the same level as Rhyme's and should not be compared to his. I don't like her personality and her over-bearance in this novel was frustrating.
I didn't like the secondary plot. I didn't like Amelia being distracted from the original case. It was so annoying.
I waited seven books for a plot line to finally be completed, which was so frustrating. I'd totally forgotten about the empty plot line and so here's the solution. Well that's good to know...
I think I'm going to have to abandon this series for a while because this one was seriously disappointing. I definitely won't be reading this one again.
Deaver, what happened?!
This book could possibly be closer to a 2 or 2.5 but I did enjoy most of this book. The
Spoiler
faux reveal got me but I knew that in typical Jeffery Deaver fashion, there was definitely more to the story. But the real reveal kinda bored me. It was interesting to see criminals from past books come up but I was just blah about it after first reading it about. I was just really rushing through the last 70 pages or so because I didn't really care. Great that Amelia's dad turned out not to be corrupt though.Spoiler
I'm coming to realize that none of the books are quite living up to the first one for me. Hope that changes because I do enjoy the series.
This was my first Deaver novel, so I don't know if they all read like this or not. It was seriously 450 pages of misdirection. Everything was tied up in the end, perhaps even too much so, but otherwise, I'm honestly not sure if this plot is very clever, or just incredibly convoluted.
The Cold Moon is the seventh book in the widely popular book series featuring Lincoln Rhyme. I've read this series many times and it doesn't get any less enjoyable each time. I read this one again in preparation for the upcoming book The Watchmakers Hand and this book features the first showdown will this unique antagonist who clashes with Rhyme across several subsequent books. I remember my first reading of the Cold Moon and being blown away but the twists and layers to this story. I seriously don't know how the author manages to weave such a complex mystery with so many layers that you never quite feel settled before another twist or reveal comes out of left field. I'd highly recommend this series.
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