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A review by letitiaharmon
The Face of Deception by Iris Johansen
3.0
Oh what to do with this...It's a great story, honestly, and the writing is tight. The female characters are very interesting and all various degrees of flawed and good, all fascinating in their own right. But the male characters...ugh. I cannot explain how deeply I despise Logan and Joe. Actually...yes, I can.
Joe is a toxic white knight possessive mothafucker and I wish he had actually died so I could read more of this series without encountering him ever again. Want to know how to write an overbearing cop who uses the pretense of chivalry to cover up for being an asshole? Et voila.
Logan is just so basic. It's infuriating. He's your every frat boy become GOP lackey and in this respect he's incredibly well-written because he is a very believable character. Unfortunately so. We have all met - and subsequently avoided - Logans.
I would happily read more of this series to read more Eve Duncan and to experience Johansen's skillfully crafted thrillers. But if this volume is any indication, I'm afraid a significant amount of page space will be given to both Logan and Joe and their inane rivalry and I just don't know how many more times I can hold the vomit in my mouth.
Joe is a toxic white knight possessive mothafucker and I wish he had actually died so I could read more of this series without encountering him ever again. Want to know how to write an overbearing cop who uses the pretense of chivalry to cover up for being an asshole? Et voila.
Logan is just so basic. It's infuriating. He's your every frat boy become GOP lackey and in this respect he's incredibly well-written because he is a very believable character. Unfortunately so. We have all met - and subsequently avoided - Logans.
I would happily read more of this series to read more Eve Duncan and to experience Johansen's skillfully crafted thrillers. But if this volume is any indication, I'm afraid a significant amount of page space will be given to both Logan and Joe and their inane rivalry and I just don't know how many more times I can hold the vomit in my mouth.