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liz_ross's review
adventurous
lighthearted
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
3.25
It was good but... that's it. There's nothing else to say; it was just good and just good isn't enough. I like amazing, great, perfect. Not good... good is boring.
The word, not the book. The book was actually pretty filled with action to the point I couldn't put it down once it reached the climax. But that was due to the writing style and my love for elaborated plans such as the one Eddie created (I LOVED IT!), more than due to the plot.
The plot was good, sure, but it was so damn obvious and for someone who is supposedly so smart it took him way too much time to figure things out. It took me less than 10 chapters. Which means that when the "plot twist" came I already knew it far too long ago.
And the characters were also good. Complex, easy to remember, filled with life. But I swear if I had to read about Eddie being a former con artist, I would have set the book on fire. You could have forgotten everything else about him, but I guarantee you, that he was a con artist you wouldn't forget. He told me that five freaking times in the same freaking paragraph!
The action was realistic, though. Everything was. Which is obviously good. I don't have any Court experience, which means it may have felt realistic, but in reality none of it would ever happen. But that's the perks of not having Court experience. As it felt realistic, I can accept it as real and enjoy. I couldn't have done that if it didn't feel realistic as I would have spent my time on Google checking to see if things are really that way.
Just one last thing, what the hell is wrong with me to end up liking Olek almost as much as I liked Eddie?!
Full review coming soon!
The word, not the book. The book was actually pretty filled with action to the point I couldn't put it down once it reached the climax. But that was due to the writing style and my love for elaborated plans such as the one Eddie created (I LOVED IT!), more than due to the plot.
The plot was good, sure, but it was so damn obvious and for someone who is supposedly so smart it took him way too much time to figure things out. It took me less than 10 chapters. Which means that when the "plot twist" came I already knew it far too long ago.
And the characters were also good. Complex, easy to remember, filled with life. But I swear if I had to read about Eddie being a former con artist, I would have set the book on fire. You could have forgotten everything else about him, but I guarantee you, that he was a con artist you wouldn't forget. He told me that five freaking times in the same freaking paragraph!
The action was realistic, though. Everything was. Which is obviously good. I don't have any Court experience, which means it may have felt realistic, but in reality none of it would ever happen. But that's the perks of not having Court experience. As it felt realistic, I can accept it as real and enjoy. I couldn't have done that if it didn't feel realistic as I would have spent my time on Google checking to see if things are really that way.
Just one last thing, what the hell is wrong with me to end up liking Olek almost as much as I liked Eddie?!
Full review coming soon!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape
Moderate: Death and Murder
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Pedophilia
kennanicole's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence and Violence
Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, and Rape
revived_reading's review against another edition
The book had a very strong start, but it fell flat. I was very interested at first but there was so much rambling/description and life story that was entirely unnecessary. It made it impossible to read more than one or two chapters at a time, let alone want to read the book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder and Violence
Minor: Rape and Pedophilia
a_robin_reads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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- Library book
- Series TBR
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Review:
A very fun read! Read it in two days, that's how much I enjoyed it.
Didn't like some repetitions in the story, the rest was awesome.
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Review previously placed on my blog:
Review previously placed on my blog:
I have read The defence by Steve Cavanagh. This is the first book in the Eddie Flynn series. I'm reading this series for my series TBR. I also mention this one in my series vlog, which I'm making.
I finished this book in two days and I think that says a lot. This book was super good. The pace was incredible and it was action packed in every sentence and paragraph. I loved the mix of the courtroom, the maffia stuff and some inside in the life of Eddie Flynn. This mix made it also very interesting. The writing was good, but the translation lacked from time to time. The characters were very good and I think pretty well flushed out, especially the MC. The only thing that bothered me a little bit were some parts that were repeated. So therefore a 4 stars, but I highly recommend!
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Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism and Violence
Minor: Kidnapping
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