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A review by nnastia
Don't Make a Sound by David Jackson
2.0
Lots of build up only to have a rather abrupt and disappointing ending. The premise itself was really interesting and it's what kept me going, but so many things seemed just a touch off the mark.
Like some of the ways the children's thoughts were portrayed - it hardly seemed believable. I often wondered if the author was even trying to get into a kid's psyche or just gave very adult readings on the situation.
While the character development was definitely given a shot, so many things were left unexplained and I was left with little understanding of motivations of anyone except for some very generic "fitting-the-genre" ideas.
Some figures of speech seemed odd, like the one about one of the detectives "leaping like a possessed woman". What's that supposed to mean? What exactly is a possessed woman and how would that be different from a possessed man or tiger or whatever? It might seem like reaching, but there were enough odd sentences to make me be certain the book was written by a guy before I even double-checked.
I did still get into the story, but I'm kind of disappointed. I love crime thrillers but this was strange to say the least.
Like some of the ways the children's thoughts were portrayed - it hardly seemed believable. I often wondered if the author was even trying to get into a kid's psyche or just gave very adult readings on the situation.
While the character development was definitely given a shot, so many things were left unexplained and I was left with little understanding of motivations of anyone except for some very generic "fitting-the-genre" ideas.
Some figures of speech seemed odd, like the one about one of the detectives "leaping like a possessed woman". What's that supposed to mean? What exactly is a possessed woman and how would that be different from a possessed man or tiger or whatever? It might seem like reaching, but there were enough odd sentences to make me be certain the book was written by a guy before I even double-checked.
I did still get into the story, but I'm kind of disappointed. I love crime thrillers but this was strange to say the least.