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A review by emilysusand
The Last Temptation by Val McDermid
3.0
I have so many feelings about this. It’s probably more of a 2.5 but I’m giving it a three because the ending helped. On the one hand I love Val McDermid’s writing and the character’s she creates. I just didn’t really vibe with this story as much.
Honestly the first 300 pages are like 1.5/5. It’s only when the plot actually gets going about halfway through that I became invested. Carol and Tony are great as usual and even though I knew what was going to happen near the end it still turned my stomach.
I just have a lot to say but I also don’t think this book is worth it? It’s more of a blip in the series, I thought the serial killer storyline was far better than Carol’s undercover work. From memory I think there were 8 (maybe more) POVs and after a while it was a bit too much to take in and work out. But the pacing and ending kind of made up for the beginning half.
Honestly the first 300 pages are like 1.5/5. It’s only when the plot actually gets going about halfway through that I became invested. Carol and Tony are great as usual and even though I knew what was going to happen near the end it still turned my stomach.
I just have a lot to say but I also don’t think this book is worth it? It’s more of a blip in the series, I thought the serial killer storyline was far better than Carol’s undercover work. From memory I think there were 8 (maybe more) POVs and after a while it was a bit too much to take in and work out. But the pacing and ending kind of made up for the beginning half.