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klefever 's review for:
The Truth about the Devlins
by Lisa Scottoline
4.5 rounded up. This was my first Lisa Scottoline and I had no idea I was missing out! I really enjoyed this. Voicey narrators are my absolute favorite, and I really enjoyed TJ. The audiobook narrator is also fantastic. This all seemed plausible plot-wise which was better than I can say for most thrillers.
I can’t even tell you how thrilled I am that there was a diabetic cat in this book. I had a diabetic foster dog for almost a year and a half, and I’ve never seen it in literature before. And it was really accurate, even down to tenting the skin for an insulin injection! Go, Lisa! The only thing I want to add is that if you have a diabetic pet you should also check their blood sugar right before you give an injection in case they’re low. PetTest makes good meters. That was a small part of the plot but I loved that it existed and had to bring it up. Hear me out: diabetes is manageable in pets! It is not a death sentence! They live normal and fine lives like Mango. :-)
I loved how flawed and real TJ was. The characterization of all the main characters in this novel was really nice. TJ is so flawed and has done (and still does) some really shitty things, but is also endearing and genuine and doing his best, and dare I say he’s sympathetic?
The ending was slightly too twisty for me, or else too fast paced. Maybe I just need to read it again to feel like I was completely situated in what was happening. But like, on the whole I enjoyed this quite a bit more than anticipated, which is really good for me after a rocky stretch of books.
I will read more Lisa Scottoline. I hate to say this, but i had assumed she was lumped in with popular-but-bad authors who I won’t name. I admire her high levels or research, and I kind of want to be her friend.
I can’t even tell you how thrilled I am that there was a diabetic cat in this book. I had a diabetic foster dog for almost a year and a half, and I’ve never seen it in literature before. And it was really accurate, even down to tenting the skin for an insulin injection! Go, Lisa! The only thing I want to add is that if you have a diabetic pet you should also check their blood sugar right before you give an injection in case they’re low. PetTest makes good meters. That was a small part of the plot but I loved that it existed and had to bring it up. Hear me out: diabetes is manageable in pets! It is not a death sentence! They live normal and fine lives like Mango. :-)
I loved how flawed and real TJ was. The characterization of all the main characters in this novel was really nice. TJ is so flawed and has done (and still does) some really shitty things, but is also endearing and genuine and doing his best, and dare I say he’s sympathetic?
The ending was slightly too twisty for me, or else too fast paced. Maybe I just need to read it again to feel like I was completely situated in what was happening. But like, on the whole I enjoyed this quite a bit more than anticipated, which is really good for me after a rocky stretch of books.
I will read more Lisa Scottoline. I hate to say this, but i had assumed she was lumped in with popular-but-bad authors who I won’t name. I admire her high levels or research, and I kind of want to be her friend.