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A review by princessleopard
Seeing Evil by Jason Parent
4.0
Preface: I received a free copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review
This is basically a police procedural with a paranormal twist. It's not the most unique thing out there - a boy has visions of death when he touches people and uses it to solve crime - but it's enjoyable enough, and there's plenty of tension throughout. Our other protagonist, an abused young girl, is very sympathetic, and I was definitely more concerned for her than anyone else in the novel.
The story does have weaknesses, though, where the premise stretches paper thin. Our main police officer drags a young boy around to a horrible crime scene and even the /coroner's office/ to get his help, which came off as pretty ridiculous (she later gets punished for this, but not nearly enough, imo). Our main villain was also pretty bland/unrealistic, in my opinion, just your average control freak serial killer. Most of the tension came from wondering about the officer's & young girl's fates, for me, than really caring if the killer got caught.
Overall, though, this was a pretty solid novel, and if you're a fan of the genre, you'll probably enjoy it.
This is basically a police procedural with a paranormal twist. It's not the most unique thing out there - a boy has visions of death when he touches people and uses it to solve crime - but it's enjoyable enough, and there's plenty of tension throughout. Our other protagonist, an abused young girl, is very sympathetic, and I was definitely more concerned for her than anyone else in the novel.
The story does have weaknesses, though, where the premise stretches paper thin. Our main police officer drags a young boy around to a horrible crime scene and even the /coroner's office/ to get his help, which came off as pretty ridiculous (she later gets punished for this, but not nearly enough, imo). Our main villain was also pretty bland/unrealistic, in my opinion, just your average control freak serial killer. Most of the tension came from wondering about the officer's & young girl's fates, for me, than really caring if the killer got caught.
Overall, though, this was a pretty solid novel, and if you're a fan of the genre, you'll probably enjoy it.