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Leave No Trace
by Jo Callaghan
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
While the thriller and procedural elements are very well plotted, this book suffers from an overage of all the things that will date it as badly in the future as "The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3" is dated now. It focuses on all of the socio-political issues du jour regarding gender politics, shies away from properly examining anything religious that it throws in other than in a "how quaint and backward" sort of way, and uses AI to be a bit of a deus ex machina without explaining how it is supposed to be doing what it does within the limits defined for it in the prior book. It gets very... preachy.
The themes of suffering, resilience, technology, attitude, and character interactions that weave into this book are usually an excellent, throught-provoking and entertaining combination. But not in this book. I doubt I'll continue to read the series, now.
The themes of suffering, resilience, technology, attitude, and character interactions that weave into this book are usually an excellent, throught-provoking and entertaining combination. But not in this book. I doubt I'll continue to read the series, now.