A review by whimpulse
The Edge of Normal by Carla Norton

3.0

The hard subjects like pedophilia and abductions seemed to be handled pretty well. I was afraid the book would get so graphic it'd make me feel guilty about reading it, but in the end it wasn't that hard to read. I was more interest on possible after-effects of abductions, not the gory details of torture, so the book was pretty good for that purpose. It didn't go overboard.

I remember thinking the chapters were a bit too short for my taste. I don't mind having short chapters every now and then, but this time it was so constant it annoyed me. I also happened to see a review beforehand, in which the reader was criticising the author for making Reeve sound like a lecturer, and thus I immediately noticed whenever this happened. I do like Reeve as a character, but sometimes it felt like the supporting characters were only talking to emphasise how clever she was.

I especially enjoyed finding more and more about the main culprit and all the work that went behind his actions, and the climax seemed appropriate.