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lizdaniii's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Rape, Torture, Murder, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Misogyny, Stalking, Gun violence, and Homophobia
leahka89's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Torture, Death, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Racism and Homophobia
herecomes_anne's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Transphobia, Sexism, and Homophobia
booking_along's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-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
4.5
the first in the long Kay Scarpetta series ist not just a wonderful introduction to the characters but in itself a fantastically done thriller.
sure some of the language chooches are a bit questionable as to why it’s necessary to word it as it was …. but jerks been over 30 years since this has been written and language does evolve and change so what’s normal now want back than and the other way around. so i can overlook that for the most part.
but the crime itself was great.
how the thriller parts were bild up and solved? wonderfully done!
this is not one of those crime books where r reader can actually solve the case before the big reveal but one that makes the reader question every single character around the main one and if they could be the bad guy.
that’s n it as easily done as it might sound to some, so that was great.
i love the relationship between kay and her niece.
it’s refreshing to see a woman in her 40 being happy with her choices and happy to have a niece she can dote but in no ways miss birthing children .
instead being happy about having made her choices as she did and focusing on her career!
sadly it is rare to see that even now in books were women are accepted without questioning their either their worth or their choices after a specific age is reached and without them having children.
so it was especially nice to see that in a book published in 1990.
all in all this was a very well done and throughout thriller with a good amount of medical info sprinkled in and a very well written crime aspect.
but it’s not for the faint hearted crime lovers. this does get pretty graphic, deals with mentions and talks of rape and murder heavily and also has a good amount of talk that shows that too many men see women as less worthy than they are and quite a few victim blaming moments. so be prepared if you are sensitive to that.
sure some of the language chooches are a bit questionable as to why it’s necessary to word it as it was …. but jerks been over 30 years since this has been written and language does evolve and change so what’s normal now want back than and the other way around. so i can overlook that for the most part.
but the crime itself was great.
how the thriller parts were bild up and solved? wonderfully done!
this is not one of those crime books where r reader can actually solve the case before the big reveal but one that makes the reader question every single character around the main one and if they could be the bad guy.
that’s n it as easily done as it might sound to some, so that was great.
i love the relationship between kay and her niece.
it’s refreshing to see a woman in her 40 being happy with her choices and happy to have a niece she can dote but in no ways miss birthing children .
instead being happy about having made her choices as she did and focusing on her career!
sadly it is rare to see that even now in books were women are accepted without questioning their either their worth or their choices after a specific age is reached and without them having children.
so it was especially nice to see that in a book published in 1990.
all in all this was a very well done and throughout thriller with a good amount of medical info sprinkled in and a very well written crime aspect.
but it’s not for the faint hearted crime lovers. this does get pretty graphic, deals with mentions and talks of rape and murder heavily and also has a good amount of talk that shows that too many men see women as less worthy than they are and quite a few victim blaming moments. so be prepared if you are sensitive to that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexism, Sexual violence, Blood, Misogyny, Rape, Torture, Body horror, Medical content, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, and Violence
sophieamreacher's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Stalking, Misogyny, Rape, and Torture
tegzy95's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Stalking
Minor: Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, Homophobia, Medical content, and Racism
hq_reads's review against another edition
dark
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
I had high hopes for this series as it’s been recommended to me by so many people but I just could not get past the outdated racist and homophobic narrative. Let me explain:
1. I found it strange that some of the characters were “clearly” black based on how their dialogue was written. But I thought “it was written in the 90s, based in Virginia, maybe the author just didn’t know better/it’s culturally relevant at the time..?” But it didn’t sit well with me. THEN it turns out that the author needed to emphasise that black people speak differently for the purpose of the plot. So she literally built her killer’s motives/actions around a racial stereotype
2. The character has a gay lab assistant and says he doesn’t “fit into the 5 types of gays” so she didn’t suspect his sexuality at first. HAD SHE SUSPECTED IT, SHE WOULD NOT HAVE HIRED HIM…!! Then he’s secretly getting a sample tested in the lab and she assumes he’s testing himself for HIV… because he’s gay…!
3. Main character was hypocritical - always complaining about how her mum expects her to have kids and act like a lady. The literally judges her sister who is a single mother for not making home cooked Italian food for her daughter every night… she literally says her sister shouldn’t be a mother because of this!!
4. Disappointed in who the killer turned out to be. Very anti-climactic
1. I found it strange that some of the characters were “clearly” black based on how their dialogue was written. But I thought “it was written in the 90s, based in Virginia, maybe the author just didn’t know better/it’s culturally relevant at the time..?” But it didn’t sit well with me. THEN
2. The character has a gay lab assistant and says he doesn’t “fit into the 5 types of gays” so she didn’t suspect his sexuality at first. HAD SHE SUSPECTED IT, SHE WOULD NOT HAVE HIRED HIM…!! Then he’s secretly getting a sample tested in the lab and she assumes he’s testing himself for HIV… because he’s gay…!
3. Main character was hypocritical - always complaining about how her mum expects her to have kids and act like a lady. The literally judges her sister who is a single mother for not making home cooked Italian food for her daughter every night… she literally says her sister shouldn’t be a mother because of this!!
4.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Torture, and Rape
Moderate: Homophobia and Racism
Minor: Transphobia
gabbyreynolds's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Gun violence
cuppacora's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, and Violence
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