A review by frogggirl2
Jackal by Erin E. Adams

dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

After the intriguing first chapter, this book changes perspective and gets off to a very slow start.  This is not a new or original story; kidnapped girls, racism in Appalachia - none of this is groundbreaking.  This whole let's take everyone relevant to the plot into the woods (because one of them is clearly guilty) so we can see who betrays us thing is just tedious, ridiculous, derivative and boring.   Everyone is a suspect and there's no way of knowing who the guilty party is so it's just a lame plot device.  There's a lot of showing not telling; if you have confidence that your book has clearly conveyed your message, you don't need to actually word by word spell out the metaphor of the novel on the last page.
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