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A review by mbarron57
The Empty Bed by Nina Sadowsky
3.0
Thank you to Netgalley and Random House/Ballantine for the ARC of this book in exchange for a honest review.
This is the second book in the Burial Society series but it’s not so intertwined with the first that if you start here you’ll be lost. That said, there is SOME background in the first book that I think makes this book more enjoyable.
There are really two different stories in this book but I think that fleshed put a little bit more they both could’ve been their own book. The main plot about a woman missing in Hong Kong was very entertaining and if it had been the only plot I probably would’ve given this book a higher rating. The subplot about a NYC FBI officer working a missing persons case seemed out of place in this book. It didn’t really tie in to the story until the very end and even then it seemed like an after though. That said, I think that whole storyline could’ve been a really good book on its own.
Other than that the writing is pretty basic and the plots are somewhat predictable but for me that made it enjoyable. Not every book needs to be a complex psychological thriller with a million different twists.
Overall, this is a solid 3 star book. Pair it with a rainy Fall day and a cup of coffee and I think you’ll enjoy it.
This is the second book in the Burial Society series but it’s not so intertwined with the first that if you start here you’ll be lost. That said, there is SOME background in the first book that I think makes this book more enjoyable.
There are really two different stories in this book but I think that fleshed put a little bit more they both could’ve been their own book. The main plot about a woman missing in Hong Kong was very entertaining and if it had been the only plot I probably would’ve given this book a higher rating. The subplot about a NYC FBI officer working a missing persons case seemed out of place in this book. It didn’t really tie in to the story until the very end and even then it seemed like an after though. That said, I think that whole storyline could’ve been a really good book on its own.
Other than that the writing is pretty basic and the plots are somewhat predictable but for me that made it enjoyable. Not every book needs to be a complex psychological thriller with a million different twists.
Overall, this is a solid 3 star book. Pair it with a rainy Fall day and a cup of coffee and I think you’ll enjoy it.