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A review by historyrebel
UNSUB by Meg Gardiner
3.0
I read this back when the hype for it was massive. I did enjoy the book, but the hype had me expecting a lot more.
The book suffers from two major flaws, involving the protagonist and antagonist, the most important characters. I never, at any point in the story, felt any connection to Cailtin Hendrix. Her father was a much more compelling character. She's not a bad character, just...there's nothing that really made me care much about her. The antagonist has a classic problem many of them have, feeling almost invincible and able to do just about anything, until suddenly, they aren't, so they can be stopped.
The action is well written and can be very suspenseful at times, although there are times it feels very "Hollywood" type of suspense, particularly in regards to the killer's actions. There's also a sequel hook which feels very cliche and doesn't work well at all.
It's entertaining enough, but not as great as the hype suggested.
The book suffers from two major flaws, involving the protagonist and antagonist, the most important characters. I never, at any point in the story, felt any connection to Cailtin Hendrix. Her father was a much more compelling character. She's not a bad character, just...there's nothing that really made me care much about her. The antagonist has a classic problem many of them have, feeling almost invincible and able to do just about anything, until suddenly, they aren't, so they can be stopped.
The action is well written and can be very suspenseful at times, although there are times it feels very "Hollywood" type of suspense, particularly in regards to the killer's actions. There's also a sequel hook which feels very cliche and doesn't work well at all.
It's entertaining enough, but not as great as the hype suggested.