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Watch Your Back by Karen Rose

kellyjcm's review against another edition

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3.0

I enjoyed this one more than the other I read from the author. Although multiple sources/reviews claim it is not necessary to read the books in order, I find myself spending a lot of time trying to pull together the threads of the backstory in order to comprehend all that is currently happening, or make sense of the relationships. I wouldn't really consider this a free-standing novel.

That aside, the characters were more enjoyable in this story. The romance was nice, and there were even touches of humor here and there. I'm not a convert, but it was an easy, quick read. Still don't like the time stamps, though.

natiibooks's review against another edition

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4.0

Todesschuss by Karen Rose

4

abbiel's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious slow-paced

4.25

alice2000's review against another edition

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3.0

I did not love Stevie, but am glad Clay got his happy ending.

inesbeato's review against another edition

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5.0

Karen Rose é detentora de uma característica impar e rara: Não me consegue desiludir! É verídico. Ao fim de 15 livros seria de esperar que surgisse algum que não me cativasse ou que não se enquadrasse comigo, mas o que é certo é que tal ainda não aconteceu e, visto que os livros estão cada vez melhores, acredito que este percurso se irá manter nesta linha. É por estas e por outras que Rose é a minha autora contemporânea favorita.

"Watch Your Back" é mais uma vez passado em Baltimore e é centrado nas histórias de vida da detective polícial Stevie Mazzetti e no dectective privado Clay Maynard, que foram dados a conhecer nas obras anteriores.
Stevie perdeu o marido e o filho 8 anos antes num assalto à mão armada, quando estava grávida de Cordelia. Passados todos estes anos, Stevie ainda não conseguiu refazer totalmente a sua vida e seguir em frente. E é este acontecimento que regressa para amedrontar novamente a sua vida, ao desencadear vários ataques à sua pessoa, causando vários mortos pelo caminho e levando à sua fuga para se esconder com a ajuda de Maynard, que já desde o livro anterior se havia revelado completamente apaixonado por Stevie, apesar desta não se encontrar ainda preparada para responder a esse sentimento.

Apesar de se saber desde o início da obra quem é o assassino que anda atrás de Stevie com a missão de a calar e preservar o seu segredo, o livro tem um ritmo bastante acelerado, sempre com algo a acontecer a toda a hora, sempre repleto de voltas e reviravoltas. A violência e a quantidade de mortes ao longo de todo o livro são características de Rose, mas também a vertente do romance o é, estando os dois bastante equilibrados e nas doses adequadas, sempre com uma escrita de classe.

As personagens principais são fortíssimas, mas as secundárias, tal como é típico de Rose, não lhe ficam nada atrás, oferecendo um elenco fantástico e extremamente bem delineado e desenvolvido. É um livro de reencontros, visto que o leitor volta a cruzar-se com muitas das personagens dos livros anteriores, como Joseph, Daphne, Lucy, JD, Izzy, Paige ou Grayson. Para além destas personagens já bem conhecidas e queridas dos seguidores de Rose, foi dado destaque a duas pouco conhecidas mas com enorme potencial: Ruby e Sam, que acredito que continuarão a ser acompanhadas nas próximas obras.

Watch Your Back, o quarto livro da série Baltimore, manteve a qualidade de escrita e de enredo que sempre espero de Karen Rose e acrescentando a isso o facto de revisitar tantas personagens de uma só vez (há sempre "saltos" de uns livros para os outros, mas não me recordo de nenhum que reunisse tantos protagonistas de livros anteriores ao mesmo tempo), esta obra vale com certeza 5/5.

hongim's review against another edition

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5.0

I don't care what anyone says, this author is my favorite and will remain my favorite. Heavy on romance? How about a well written romance? Too happy of an ending? So what. (though in contrary to the review below, they are not married and pregnant at the end) Could the book have been shorter? Maybe. But why spoil the fun. I hate when her books end, so longer works for me.

catwithbooks's review against another edition

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5.0

Die Geschichte beginnt direkt spannend und man ist direkt wieder mitten drin.
Man merkt das es wieder einen sehr komplexen Plot gibt und Karen Rose einen wieder Informationen Häppchen für Häppchen stückweise wieder gibt.
Die Handlung ist sehr mitreißend und actiongeladen. Es gibt aber auch Ruhepausen wo sich zum einen die Liebesgeschichte von Stevie und Clay entwickelt, aber auch anderen zwischenmenschliche Entwicklungen sind vorhanden.
Ein toller Mix aus Spannung, Emotionen und Leidenschaft.
Die Handlung hat mich nicht los gelassen und ich war gespannt wie sich vieles auflöst.
Man hat es nicht nur mit Stevie und Clay zu tun, sondern die anderen Charakteren lassen sich hier auch blicken und geben der Story wieder eine lebendigen touch.
Die Reihe gefällt mir richtig gut und bin gespannt was die Autorin noch alles zu liefern hat.

jonetta's review against another edition

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4.0

After Stevie Mazetti learned of her former partner's corruption, it became her mission to seek out those who had been unfairly incarcerated because of him, beyond what he had acknowledged prior to his death. Her investigating has made her a target and attempts are now being made on her life and her daughter, Cordelia's. Clay Maynard is pretty much glued to her side as protection and because he still holds out hope for a much more personal relationship.

One of the things we don't have to guess about here is who's trying to kill Stevie. The mastermind behind the attempts is identified early on and I liked that we got his point of view throughout. That allowed me to just fully immerse myself in the book. It really was the Stevie and Clay story and their developing relationship was as rocky as I thought it would be. Even though she was maddening at times, her behavior was true to character. It was worth the exasperation.

The efforts to identify and nab the killer were interesting and exciting. There were a few surprises despite already knowing his identity. My only quibble was how often he and his team were able to elude and overpower law enforcement. I couldn't suspend my belief system enough to buy it, which prevented this from being a 5-star rated book.

I continue to love this series and my decision to switch to the audio format. Marguerite Gavin is excellent!

melwasul's review against another edition

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5.0

Qu’est-ce que je l’ai attendu ce quinzième tome, celui où j’allais enfin avoir la fin de l’histoire entre ce très cher détective Clay Maynard et la policière au caractère bien trempé Stevie Mazzetti. Dernier tome se basant à Baltimore après Tout près du tueur, Personne pour t’entendre et Pour que tu n’oublies pas. Un roman que j’attendais donc depuis un long moment mais dont j’avais oublié la parution avant de trouver La proie du silence en janvier et me souvenir qu’il était sorti en octobre, oui je suis un boulet mais à peine reçu, je l’ai commencé et presque aussitôt terminé et je peux vous dire que c’est très certainement le plus abouti de la série à mon avis !

Quelle claque mais quelle claque de découvrir que tout était lié depuis le premier tome de la mini-série se déroulant à Baltimore. Karen Rose nous avait laissé dès le départ des indices ici et là au grès des précédentes enquêtes. Alors nous avions bien vu comme le nez au milieu de la figure que Clay et Stevie était fait pour être ensemble, que cela allait être compliqué, que Stevie allait être en danger et qu’elle aurait besoin de la protection de notre héros. Mais ce que je n’avais pas prévu c’était que tout soit lié depuis le début. Plus l’enquête avance, plus nous réalisons que rien n’a été laissé au hasard, jusqu’au passé de Stevie. Passé que je pensais être fait pour nous montrer pourquoi le personnage était ainsi mais en fait, pas seulement, bien au contraire. [...]

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emjaysmusings's review against another edition

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

3.5