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A review by readwithchey
After the Dark by Cynthia Eden
3.0
This was essentially a hotter version of Criminal Minds! I was a little conflicted on my thoughts for this one but I settled on 3 because I did enjoy it, but it also annoyed me.
I liked the book as soon as I picked it up. The first chapter REALLY grabs you and I thought it was interesting that we didn’t need to identify the killer but that we instead just had to trap them. It was fast paced and gritty, which I thought was exciting. Then add in the sexual tension and it was also HAWT.
BUT I wasn’t a fan of any of the characters and the romance itself felt lackluster and based solely on sexual attraction. There wasn’t really a lot of depth there no matter how much the author tried. The plot worked for me but the writing/characters didn’t, so that’s a bummer. I may try another of her books in this series but I’m not really sure. I did have this book on my shelf since like 2018/2019 so I’m glad I FINALLY read it!
I liked the book as soon as I picked it up. The first chapter REALLY grabs you and I thought it was interesting that we didn’t need to identify the killer but that we instead just had to trap them. It was fast paced and gritty, which I thought was exciting. Then add in the sexual tension and it was also HAWT.
BUT I wasn’t a fan of any of the characters and the romance itself felt lackluster and based solely on sexual attraction. There wasn’t really a lot of depth there no matter how much the author tried. The plot worked for me but the writing/characters didn’t, so that’s a bummer. I may try another of her books in this series but I’m not really sure. I did have this book on my shelf since like 2018/2019 so I’m glad I FINALLY read it!