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kthomas0701's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
mrtaylor23's review against another edition
5.0
Out of the first three books of this series, “Winterkill” dominates as my favorite. This story was building up to a huge conflict throughout the whole story and came to a sudden resolution. While it is a tragic plot, justice is served (in an unjustified manner), and it leaves me eager to see what mystery awaits me next in the series.
brager549's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
4.0
katel1970's review
2.0
There are things that I like about this series, but there are lots of things that bug me about it too.
woody1881's review against another edition
3.0
Joe Pickett novels are always a welcome escape.
I sometimes get a little frustrated with Joe. He does things that seem a bit stupid, and he does not seem to learn. Here is a tip, if you carry a semiautomatic handgun into a place you believe you might need it, the time to get one in the chamber is weeks ago when you cleaned it and put a magazine in it. Unless you are an urban gang member with no earthly idea about anything related to the gun you are carrying, the time to operate the slide is not seconds before there might be shooting. In any police, or game warden story I realize there will be certain truths that just bog down a story, so one must suspend disbelief, but in a large agency a use of deadly force puts the player in the penalty box for months, a small agency may be slightly quicker, but probably not. So whether it is a weapon or a car that gets used, there has to be some kind of follow up when a government agent uses it. I don't expect or want a full telling of the administrative nonsense, but to hear nothing about it again seems, well, wrong.
There was one other, and in my opinion more serious issue with the story. One that was quite dramatic and filled with actual mayhem, and not another word was spoken about it. And no other characters in the book ever asked about it. It left a lot of questions for me.
Having said all that, this was still a great, and slightly dark, story in the Joe Pickett series. I will get the next book soon.
I sometimes get a little frustrated with Joe. He does things that seem a bit stupid, and he does not seem to learn. Here is a tip, if you carry a semiautomatic handgun into a place you believe you might need it, the time to get one in the chamber is weeks ago when you cleaned it and put a magazine in it. Unless you are an urban gang member with no earthly idea about anything related to the gun you are carrying, the time to operate the slide is not seconds before there might be shooting. In any police, or game warden story I realize there will be certain truths that just bog down a story, so one must suspend disbelief, but in a large agency a use of deadly force puts the player in the penalty box for months, a small agency may be slightly quicker, but probably not. So whether it is a weapon or a car that gets used, there has to be some kind of follow up when a government agent uses it. I don't expect or want a full telling of the administrative nonsense, but to hear nothing about it again seems, well, wrong.
There was one other, and in my opinion more serious issue with the story. One that was quite dramatic and filled with actual mayhem, and not another word was spoken about it. And no other characters in the book ever asked about it. It left a lot of questions for me.
Having said all that, this was still a great, and slightly dark, story in the Joe Pickett series. I will get the next book soon.
art_books_chemistry's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Child death
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Police brutality, and Cursing
Minor: Miscarriage
angrysnwmnky's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
inkyblott's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
ladylovestead's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
4.0
There is a new morally grey character introduced in this one who I really love. This is shaping up to be a new favorite series. It is both dark and comforting, gory and cozy.