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A review by undertowsoul
The Girls In The Water by Victoria Jenkins
4.0
I rather enjoyed this read. When I read the description, the first thing that interested me was the fact that the two lead detectives were female. There were story elements that reminded me both of Tess Gerritsen and Kathy Reichs and there was no way I could resist picking this up as they are some of my favorite suspense authors. I went in without expectations and was pleasantly surprised at the outcome.
Normally I guess who the murderer is well before the end of the novel but this one kept me on my toes going back and forth guessing. The suspense was very well set up. Also I enjoy reading police and forensic procedures but I find many get bogged down when there's too much of it. I think that the author has succeeded in getting a good amount but far from too much (in fact, personally, I'd love to see more). Finally, the pacing of the story was better than I expected from a first published novel. At times it felt a tiny bit slow or rushed but those were mostly in areas that added to the story as the characters were feeling like the case was stagnant or all coming together at once, respectively. Overall, an enjoyable read and I look forward to reading the next in the series in the hopes the author can keep the momentum!
I would like to thank the publisher, author, and Netgalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.
Normally I guess who the murderer is well before the end of the novel but this one kept me on my toes going back and forth guessing. The suspense was very well set up. Also I enjoy reading police and forensic procedures but I find many get bogged down when there's too much of it. I think that the author has succeeded in getting a good amount but far from too much (in fact, personally, I'd love to see more). Finally, the pacing of the story was better than I expected from a first published novel. At times it felt a tiny bit slow or rushed but those were mostly in areas that added to the story as the characters were feeling like the case was stagnant or all coming together at once, respectively. Overall, an enjoyable read and I look forward to reading the next in the series in the hopes the author can keep the momentum!
I would like to thank the publisher, author, and Netgalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.