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A review by ladydoubtless
Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen
3.0
I received this as an ARC and this review is completely my own and has not been influenced by the publisher.
This is an intriguing book, in that it begins as one type of book and the plot twist is essentially that it develops into another type and passes through a third.. (There's the hint of paranormal, then of Gilman's "Yellow Wallpaper," and finally of a medical thriller) That's the contemporary story line. The historical story line stays in one genre and and presents a side of the events leading up to WWII that isn't always explored.
I wanted to like this book more than I did. It wasn't a "I can't put this down" read. I found myself putting the book down and reading other books before I picked it up again. As such, it doesn't work as a thriller, which is sort of what my expectations were. The plot twist felt a bit misleading to me. I was intrigued with the darker more troubling set up and a bit disappointed when all that was explained away.
This is an intriguing book, in that it begins as one type of book and the plot twist is essentially that it develops into another type and passes through a third.. (There's the hint of paranormal, then of Gilman's "Yellow Wallpaper," and finally of a medical thriller) That's the contemporary story line. The historical story line stays in one genre and and presents a side of the events leading up to WWII that isn't always explored.
I wanted to like this book more than I did. It wasn't a "I can't put this down" read. I found myself putting the book down and reading other books before I picked it up again. As such, it doesn't work as a thriller, which is sort of what my expectations were. The plot twist felt a bit misleading to me. I was intrigued with the darker more troubling set up and a bit disappointed when all that was explained away.