Reviews

Winterkill by C.J. Box

r_lind's review against another edition

4.0

Sort of dark. Evil woman!

liberrydude's review against another edition

4.0

So we meet the mysterious and formidable Nate Romanowski, falconer and former special ops soldier, in this book-- the third installment in the series. Joe has another embarrassing moment when an arrested poacher cuffs him to his steering wheel and escapes in a blizzard only to be mysteriously murdered. Nate is immediately arrested and asks Joe to clear him. Joe has never met Nate but believes in his innocence. OBTW the mother of April, now living with Joe and his daughters since she abandoned her daughter all of a sudden shows up in town during a snowstorm along with a convoy of anti-government survivalists. She wants April back. A BLM employee is almost killed on the road by a mysterious tan pickup. Then there's some paranoid FBI and NFS types who want to provoke another Waco with the survivalists. Lots of action and ethical decision points for Joe to navigate in this one. What happens when the good guys become the bad guys? This one took a little too long to wrap up and the ending takes you on a roller coaster of ups and downs. You're not quite sure what happened or why but still the action and imagery of Wyoming's dangerous and beautiful winter keep you going back for more.

crystalnute's review against another edition

5.0

I am absolutely loving this series. This one had parts that were emotional along with the action fast pace that have been consistent so far with this series. It has a very similar vibe as the Walt longmire series by Craig Johnson and I lived those as well

alexgardner's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.0

dad_bro_39's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

holl3640's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

aubaby's review against another edition

5.0

Really like this series.

seanpatricklittle's review

4.0

CJ Box writes a competent novel with solid characters and rich landscapes. I look forward to reading more about Joe Pickett and his family.

That said, there's something relentless about Joe Pickett. There's a simmering frustration and very little joy. Compared to Pickett's contemporary, Craig Johnson's Walt Longmire, ol' Joe just doesn't have a lot of laughs. There's a lot of heart in CJ Box's writing, and he likes intensity in action, but there's just no humor. No joy. No great one-liners.

I could use more banter, more conversations about nothing.

Still, I'll be looking to pick up book #4 with all due haste.

rseykora's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

jim_collingsworth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0