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A review by louandlife
Unnatural Exposure by Patricia Cornwell
Did not finish book.
DNF on page 132/370
So this is the first book that I DNF in 2018. I just couldn't put myself through this book anymore, which is disappointing because I did really enjoy the first 5 books in the Dr Kay Scarpetta series. But from book 6 I've been disappointed and I won't be continuing on with the series. This book put me into a reading slump, and I didn't think that this book would be worth me reading it until the end.
So the plot of this book is that a 10th dismembered body is found in a landfill in Richmond, but it's the work of a copy cat killer. I got 1/3rd of the way into this book and the characters had pretty much just found the body. There was some taunting from the killer, but honestly the set up was too slow for the thriller/mystery/crime genre for me. Then the victim is supposed to have small pox (which 1/3 through I had not found out yet but it was on the blurb), and I honestly feel like that is a step too far. That it is not needed if you already have the set up for an international serial killer. It would completely change the set up of the book AGAIN. I had an idea of who the killer was going to be, so I turned to the back to find out the killer was. I was underwhelmed, so I decided that the revelation of the mystery and the motives was not worth me reading the entirety of the book. I would have had to force myself to finish this book and I would not have enjoyed it.
In terms of the characters, nothing had changed in this book from the previous books to be honest. The same points are being used over and over again in each of the books, with no real development or change. It's almost gotten to the point where I no longer really care about the characters that I have read and finished 7 whole books about...
Overall, I would really recommend the first book in the series. I really loved it, and I have reread it. It was one of the few mystery/thriller/crime books that I have reread and enjoyed. But I wouldn't recommend continuing past book 5 in the series. The plots have gotten worse, to the point of nonsensical. I can no longer believe that these mysteries could be happening on the streets of Richmond. Maybe in a Hollywood TV show but not in real life, and that's whats really put me off this series.
So this is the first book that I DNF in 2018. I just couldn't put myself through this book anymore, which is disappointing because I did really enjoy the first 5 books in the Dr Kay Scarpetta series. But from book 6 I've been disappointed and I won't be continuing on with the series. This book put me into a reading slump, and I didn't think that this book would be worth me reading it until the end.
So the plot of this book is that a 10th dismembered body is found in a landfill in Richmond, but it's the work of a copy cat killer. I got 1/3rd of the way into this book and the characters had pretty much just found the body. There was some taunting from the killer, but honestly the set up was too slow for the thriller/mystery/crime genre for me. Then the victim is supposed to have small pox (which 1/3 through I had not found out yet but it was on the blurb), and I honestly feel like that is a step too far. That it is not needed if you already have the set up for an international serial killer. It would completely change the set up of the book AGAIN. I had an idea of who the killer was going to be, so I turned to the back to find out the killer was. I was underwhelmed, so I decided that the revelation of the mystery and the motives was not worth me reading the entirety of the book. I would have had to force myself to finish this book and I would not have enjoyed it.
In terms of the characters, nothing had changed in this book from the previous books to be honest. The same points are being used over and over again in each of the books, with no real development or change. It's almost gotten to the point where I no longer really care about the characters that I have read and finished 7 whole books about...
Overall, I would really recommend the first book in the series. I really loved it, and I have reread it. It was one of the few mystery/thriller/crime books that I have reread and enjoyed. But I wouldn't recommend continuing past book 5 in the series. The plots have gotten worse, to the point of nonsensical. I can no longer believe that these mysteries could be happening on the streets of Richmond. Maybe in a Hollywood TV show but not in real life, and that's whats really put me off this series.