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Todeskäfig
by Ellison Cooper
I love serial killer thrillers, so I was really excited to read Caged in the month of October - since I'd heard it was good and creepy, I figured it would fit in perfectly with the Halloween season! Caged started off with a bang, and kept me hooked the entire time. I originally planned on reading a few chapters before bed (I should have known better!) and ended up reading more than half of the book before I couldn't keep my eyes open anymore, and then finished the rest of it in one sitting the following day. I couldn't put it down! I was so hooked!
I really liked Sayer as our protagonist. She was a multi-faceted character who generally does a good job at separating work from her emotions (you have to in her job, otherwise you'd go crazy), but as her case progresses and more young girls are involved, she can't keep her emotions in check any longer. We get a glimpse of her background, in the mention of her fiancé who died while working a case for the FBI, and it definitely made me want to learn more about her character. There will be another book coming out next year that also features Sayer, so I'm excited to learn more about what happened with her fiancé, and to learn more about her in general.
I loved how fast paced the book was - I didn't feel like it dragged at any point. The killer in the book is very smart and meticulous - everything was well thought out and well planned, so fans of similar books (think The Fourth Monkey and UNSUB) will like this one! It's dark, but not as violent as Karin Slaughter's books, so people who like the subjects she writes about but have a hard time stomaching her gruesome, graphic descriptions should find this one to be a nice happy medium. I had a theory in the beginning of the book that turned out to be wrong, and didn't see what was actually happening until it was about to hit me in the face, which is always a win in my book - I love a good twist! All in all, I rated this one 5 stars, and am very much looking forward to the next book in the series! I definitely recommend this one to fans of twisted serial-killer-thrillers!
I really liked Sayer as our protagonist. She was a multi-faceted character who generally does a good job at separating work from her emotions (you have to in her job, otherwise you'd go crazy), but as her case progresses and more young girls are involved, she can't keep her emotions in check any longer. We get a glimpse of her background, in the mention of her fiancé who died while working a case for the FBI, and it definitely made me want to learn more about her character. There will be another book coming out next year that also features Sayer, so I'm excited to learn more about what happened with her fiancé, and to learn more about her in general.
I loved how fast paced the book was - I didn't feel like it dragged at any point. The killer in the book is very smart and meticulous - everything was well thought out and well planned, so fans of similar books (think The Fourth Monkey and UNSUB) will like this one! It's dark, but not as violent as Karin Slaughter's books, so people who like the subjects she writes about but have a hard time stomaching her gruesome, graphic descriptions should find this one to be a nice happy medium. I had a theory in the beginning of the book that turned out to be wrong, and didn't see what was actually happening until it was about to hit me in the face, which is always a win in my book - I love a good twist! All in all, I rated this one 5 stars, and am very much looking forward to the next book in the series! I definitely recommend this one to fans of twisted serial-killer-thrillers!