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A review by kjonker
Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.0
First of all, there were times that I felt the pages of this book were multiplying like wet Gremlins. It really stretched along for what seemed like forever in some areas. I think the fact that this book follows two timelines and bounces back and forth from present day to past had the most to do with this.
(Getting that out in the open and off my chest immediately. Whew! Better now.)
This story was a mysterious spool of multi-corded thread that was tugged a little through each chapter to slowly unraveled into a brilliant revelation of all the "pieces of her" (see what I did there?)
The timelines follow Andrea (present) and Jane (past) and the magnificently intriguing way that Slaughter melts the two stories into one. *chef's kiss* ππ
I'm π hereπ forπ it π
I'm always on board for conspiracies and cults and crazy, unhinged, unpredictable characters. Andrea (the protagonist) is on the run, not sure who to trust and discovering that her mother is NOT the person she thought she was. She's desperately trying to put together all the pieces of who her mother really is as the story continues to unfold for her at every neck breaking turn that she makes. The closer she gets to the truth the more mysterious it all becomes. Gah! I love this stuff!
Andrea was a struggle for me, to be honest. I felt that she was a complete and utter idiot (strong words, settle down!) and I did not like her at all through the majority of the book. She's a 31 year old who reads more like a 12 year old (I just can't!). She did have some redeeming character development at the end. Thankfully, not liking her didn't take away from the story at all.
Karin Slaughter did not disappoint with this one. Even though it felt like the story was dragging just a bit middle to end, I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it.
(Getting that out in the open and off my chest immediately. Whew! Better now.)
This story was a mysterious spool of multi-corded thread that was tugged a little through each chapter to slowly unraveled into a brilliant revelation of all the "pieces of her" (see what I did there?)
The timelines follow Andrea (present) and Jane (past) and the magnificently intriguing way that Slaughter melts the two stories into one. *chef's kiss* ππ
I'm π hereπ forπ it π
I'm always on board for conspiracies and cults and crazy, unhinged, unpredictable characters. Andrea (the protagonist) is on the run, not sure who to trust and discovering that her mother is NOT the person she thought she was. She's desperately trying to put together all the pieces of who her mother really is as the story continues to unfold for her at every neck breaking turn that she makes. The closer she gets to the truth the more mysterious it all becomes. Gah! I love this stuff!
Andrea was a struggle for me, to be honest. I felt that she was a complete and utter idiot (strong words, settle down!) and I did not like her at all through the majority of the book. She's a 31 year old who reads more like a 12 year old (I just can't!). She did have some redeeming character development at the end. Thankfully, not liking her didn't take away from the story at all.
Karin Slaughter did not disappoint with this one. Even though it felt like the story was dragging just a bit middle to end, I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it.