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honeylemon's review against another edition
4.0
Another great Deaver book. As always, strong story and great emotion. The only problem I had was I had a small inkling of who the killer was the whole time. Which is a rarity for Deaver.
beth_books_123's review against another edition
5.0
Deaver, you smart cookie - 5*
I don't regret how late/early I stayed up to read this. I may be a little tired now but I don't care because this book was intense! I think I was running on adrenaline; I needed to finish this book.
I'm still astounded that I've just finished the 4th book in the series and it's still 5*. I'm used to reading series where the sequel (and so on) are nowhere near as good as the first book but this series is phenomenal. This really highlights how amazing Deaver's writing is; the fact that he can maintain the momentum through four books -amazing!
Okay. Deaver made me cry AGAIN... The main reason (well, the only reason) was because of Sachs and Rhyme. I can't deal if anything happens to them and their relationship. I will be a broken shell and will probably need bereavement counselling. Their relationship is so subtle and it's perfect. It doesn't deter from the storyline but adds depth to the story. If only all my ships were like this. (OTP , I'm looking at you!) As a reader, I'm forever excited at my ship happening (Sachs and Rhyme) but I'm always terrified that we're going to lose the magic of the story. Deaver does not make this mistake; he's brilliant.
The plot is incredibly well-researched. I have learnt so much about Chinese history, corruption, smuggling and American immigration. Wow, wow, wow! The detail that goes into these stories clearly shows Deaver's commitments to these novels. Every single time, I am plunged into this new world, which seems so real and wow.
I'm ready to read the Vanished Man.
(Is it binge-reading if I'm reading one of these a day?)
I don't regret how late/early I stayed up to read this. I may be a little tired now but I don't care because this book was intense! I think I was running on adrenaline; I needed to finish this book.
I'm still astounded that I've just finished the 4th book in the series and it's still 5*. I'm used to reading series where the sequel (and so on) are nowhere near as good as the first book but this series is phenomenal. This really highlights how amazing Deaver's writing is; the fact that he can maintain the momentum through four books -amazing!
Okay. Deaver made me cry AGAIN... The main reason (well, the only reason) was because of Sachs and Rhyme. I can't deal if anything happens to them and their relationship. I will be a broken shell and will probably need bereavement counselling. Their relationship is so subtle and it's perfect. It doesn't deter from the storyline but adds depth to the story. If only all my ships were like this. (OTP , I'm looking at you!) As a reader, I'm forever excited at my ship happening (Sachs and Rhyme) but I'm always terrified that we're going to lose the magic of the story. Deaver does not make this mistake; he's brilliant.
The plot is incredibly well-researched. I have learnt so much about Chinese history, corruption, smuggling and American immigration. Wow, wow, wow! The detail that goes into these stories clearly shows Deaver's commitments to these novels. Every single time, I am plunged into this new world, which seems so real and wow.
I'm ready to read the Vanished Man.
(Is it binge-reading if I'm reading one of these a day?)
noajasmine's review against another edition
4.0
Human trafficking isn’t something I had read a lot about before so reading about a new topic was pretty cool. I also appreciated that Deaver had the immigrants coming in from a non south/Central American country - especially in this political climate.
I thought that I would hate the INS agent all the way through but he surprisingly turned out to be an okay guy.
Deaver is always throwing around the plot twists I can never catch on. I’m sometimes close but he is always a step ahead. I’m happy to say this time though that I fucking knew that John Sung wasn’t who he said he was! It’s always fun trying to figure out the plot twists
I thought that I would hate the INS agent all the way through but he surprisingly turned out to be an okay guy.
Deaver is always throwing around the plot twists I can never catch on. I’m sometimes close but he is always a step ahead. I’m happy to say this time though that I fucking knew that John Sung wasn’t who he said he was! It’s always fun trying to figure out the plot twists
smilesgiggle's review against another edition
4.0
A human trafficker sought by China and Interpol blows up the ship before his next cargo can disembark. Excellent twist at the end. Great perspective from illegal immigrants.
ktburrichter's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
justdavid3113's review against another edition
3.0
As a massive fan of Deaver, I did struggle with this one. Granted, there is still plenty of Deaver's style evident throughout. Just when you think you know what is about to happen, he twists the tale and you end up somewhere that, while you should have seen it coming, had no idea it was happening.
Maybe it was the sheer number of characters you encounter early on, then trying to distinguish who is who as the story goes on. I did stop reading it at one stage and, hating a book beating me, i started again. I'm glad that I did, as I always enjoy Deaver's books more than most. This one just happened to be the least of my favourites
Maybe it was the sheer number of characters you encounter early on, then trying to distinguish who is who as the story goes on. I did stop reading it at one stage and, hating a book beating me, i started again. I'm glad that I did, as I always enjoy Deaver's books more than most. This one just happened to be the least of my favourites
rakeshpoluri's review against another edition
5.0
It seems that Deaver does his homework. The depiction of his stories is so real like, that if you aren't involved as deep in his books, you have no business reading.