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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
dark
mysterious
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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don't know what happened here. It was like she had so many things going and had written so many pages, she knew she had to wrap it up and finished it any way she could. Meh.
Full of suspense and intense moments for the protagonist, a medical examiner who finds herself at risk solving a murder and a missing woman. The story is not lacking in drama or the authors use of medical terms and knowledge of forensics. Can be somewhat overwhelming at times but a well written and intriguing story.
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
My 3rd Scarpetta book, but I guess I am getting tired of the style.
There are so many mentions to past events and how that makes the characters feel, or dictates what they are doing... not easy to follow, and uninteresting for someone that didn't read all the books. Might be more enjoyable to someone that read all of them in chronological order. I don't deduct points for mentions to past events, since I am the one who didn't read the whole collection.
With that being said, there are a few things here and there that did bother me a lot, and if they were present in other past books I read, this time it was too much. New characters being introduced out of nothing, not relevant to the story, just creating attrition, where it is not necessary; Marty, for instance. But what annoyed me the most of all is that the writer doesn't allow us to follow the characters that are doing some actual discovery. We always get the new information thrown out of the blue when posterior encounters and conversations occur, and often, the revelation comes from a third person, not the one(s) that found about things. The writer leaves the reader behind, and I don't appreciate that.
And the story overall, at least half of the characters angry at each other, and this is the one time we get to follow what they are thinking (but do not get to follow them whenthey discover things), and following people that are always angry or frustrated is a bit tiresome.
This could have been better story, but got me tired. I don't imagine myself reading any more of these.
There are so many mentions to past events and how that makes the characters feel, or dictates what they are doing... not easy to follow, and uninteresting for someone that didn't read all the books. Might be more enjoyable to someone that read all of them in chronological order. I don't deduct points for mentions to past events, since I am the one who didn't read the whole collection.
With that being said, there are a few things here and there that did bother me a lot, and if they were present in other past books I read, this time it was too much. New characters being introduced out of nothing, not relevant to the story, just creating attrition, where it is not necessary; Marty, for instance. But what annoyed me the most of all is that the writer doesn't allow us to follow the characters that are doing some actual discovery. We always get the new information thrown out of the blue when posterior encounters and conversations occur, and often, the revelation comes from a third person, not the one(s) that found about things. The writer leaves the reader behind, and I don't appreciate that.
And the story overall, at least half of the characters angry at each other, and this is the one time we get to follow what they are thinking (but do not get to follow them whenthey discover things), and following people that are always angry or frustrated is a bit tiresome.
This could have been better story, but got me tired. I don't imagine myself reading any more of these.
I had stopped reading this series because the books had become so twisted and disturbing, but Cornwall seems back on track again. The major problem with this book, though, is that if you haven't read the other books in the series, you will have trouble following this one as it references events from several other books, one or two of which I hadn't read. In fact, at the end of the book, it lists the other books that are about the events referenced in this one. Personally, I think that should have been up front with a note saying you should read the others first. But having read most of them, I was able to keep up and enjoy this one.
Lots of pages for not much of a payoff. Maybe I needed to start at the beginning of the series to really appreciate the characters' motivations and relationships. I read it to the bitter end...but probably wouldn't pick up another unless I was rained/snowed in at a cabin or something.