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A review by becki_c
Crimson Shore by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
3.0
I had written a truly lovely piece of, I feel, justified angst. However, my phone died and I lost it. So simply put Constance Greene is a deeply disturbing high functioning sociopath with strong psychopathic tendency. She has a deep disgust of the “avg” person, unable to see fault in her actions and motivations (#fkn another psychopath), and delights when in a manic rage her power to hurt or scare individuals.
Does she add to the novels …. NO ☠️
Her & Helen are the main reasons why I’m forced to give 3 stars or a grudging 4.
If we look at the absolute nonsense of the Helen trilogy, we see some similarities as Constance. Helen is portrayed with more humanity, but….. She goes back to have her twins and then leaves them; KNOWING that one of her children will be turned into a slave, & treated worse than an animal, and the other into a psycho?!
Why doesn’t she tell P, why doesn’t she use some of her trust fund and hire high lvl mercs to rescue her kids, why bloody have them in the first place if you are going to let them rot? But no, instead she goes on to enjoys a jet-setters life, with nary a care. Let’s not forget her complete disregard for her twin or the fact that using her as her personal organ donor, via murder is an absolutely peachy idea.
Please, Preston & Child, you love bringing people back to life. Give us Smithback & take Ms. cold-violet-eyes (err permanently).
End of rant
Does she add to the novels …. NO ☠️
Her & Helen are the main reasons why I’m forced to give 3 stars or a grudging 4.
If we look at the absolute nonsense of the Helen trilogy, we see some similarities as Constance. Helen is portrayed with more humanity, but….. She goes back to have her twins and then leaves them; KNOWING that one of her children will be turned into a slave, & treated worse than an animal, and the other into a psycho?!
Why doesn’t she tell P, why doesn’t she use some of her trust fund and hire high lvl mercs to rescue her kids, why bloody have them in the first place if you are going to let them rot? But no, instead she goes on to enjoys a jet-setters life, with nary a care. Let’s not forget her complete disregard for her twin or the fact that using her as her personal organ donor, via murder is an absolutely peachy idea.
Please, Preston & Child, you love bringing people back to life. Give us Smithback & take Ms. cold-violet-eyes (err permanently).
End of rant