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A review by thegeekyblogger
Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
4.0
Read for #BoutofBooks and #BookClub (bought for myself)
Overall Rating: 4.00
Story Rating: 3.75
Character Rating: 4.25 (Especially the sicko Gretchen)
First thought when finished: I am sufficiently creeped out in a Hannibal Lector kind of way!
What I thought of the Case: Heartsick has two cases: One that has already completed and one that is currently happening. It is an interesting way to tell a tale but I think it really works. We meet Gretchen Lowell "psycho supreme" who kidnapped, tortured, and then released our main lead. Female serial killers are pretty darn scary and Gretchen is probably one of the scariest. She made my skin crawl at times. The parts of the story that contain her are often uncomfortable but they work so well. The current case I wasn't as invested in BUT I did feel it had a nice twist towards about the 3/4 mark. I felt it played out pretty predictably but the writing was solid!
What I thought of the Characters: I loved (maybe that isn't the right word) Gretchen Lowell. She was so well written! I also really liked how broken Archie was written. I think he truly showed some remarkable amounts of "clarity" despite all his other issues. In fact, I think what Gretchen says to him is true--he has all the markers to be a serial killer but I think he will use his cat/mouse abilities for the greater good. I liked Susan and hope that she is in the future books. I think she has some great potential to be useful to Archie. Overall, this is a great character driven thriller!
Final Thought: Heartsick is a great thriller that I don't recommend reading at night!
Overall Rating: 4.00
Story Rating: 3.75
Character Rating: 4.25 (Especially the sicko Gretchen)
First thought when finished: I am sufficiently creeped out in a Hannibal Lector kind of way!
What I thought of the Case: Heartsick has two cases: One that has already completed and one that is currently happening. It is an interesting way to tell a tale but I think it really works. We meet Gretchen Lowell "psycho supreme" who kidnapped, tortured, and then released our main lead. Female serial killers are pretty darn scary and Gretchen is probably one of the scariest. She made my skin crawl at times. The parts of the story that contain her are often uncomfortable but they work so well. The current case I wasn't as invested in BUT I did feel it had a nice twist towards about the 3/4 mark. I felt it played out pretty predictably but the writing was solid!
What I thought of the Characters: I loved (maybe that isn't the right word) Gretchen Lowell. She was so well written! I also really liked how broken Archie was written. I think he truly showed some remarkable amounts of "clarity" despite all his other issues. In fact, I think what Gretchen says to him is true--he has all the markers to be a serial killer but I think he will use his cat/mouse abilities for the greater good. I liked Susan and hope that she is in the future books. I think she has some great potential to be useful to Archie. Overall, this is a great character driven thriller!
Final Thought: Heartsick is a great thriller that I don't recommend reading at night!