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lucindareads's review
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
shazzab39's review
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Really enjoyable book , this had me hooked . When an author like Lee Child endorses a book you know it won't disappoint. Let's hope the world is a different place
bookish_mj's review
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
1.0
I really wanted to love this book and the plot had potential. However the writing was horrible and repetitive. The MC was impossible to root for. Despite the MC being a doctor (which we are reminded multiple times throughout the book) she is clueless and makes stupid decisions. It became predictable and I was really hard to continue once I got 25% in. The story was all over the place. I finished only because this was a book for a reading challenge.
gailm's review
1.0
Although this was different, I felt as if I were back at school being told to write and put as many adjectives in the text as possible. This detracted from the story. I don't think I will bother reading any more by this author
jigsawgirl's review
3.0
My thought was that the focus of this book was supposed to be about the social injustice of missing black women being ignored by the media and overlooked by law enforcement.
The actual story was a bit if a struggle. The book also focused on the trauma POC endure. Eva's husband Joe was duplicitous at minimum and a whiny SOB at best. I will admit that Eva had her own issues, but he set her up and then walked away when things didn't go the way he thought they should.
Eva was supposed to be a physician. The woman's common sense was non existent. How could anyone who managed to make it through med school be that naive and trusting? Especially of people she just met as opposed to the man who raised her for 20 years. She didn't seem to be all that interested in her medical career. Eva also kept her fair share of secrets.
Then there were all of the secrets. It was completely ridiculous. I understood why Danny kept his secrets, but it seemed like Sugar would share his, if for no other reason then to keep Eva safe. It was sheer luck that Eva did not end up like the other women.
I did appreciate the reference to the different textures of hair Eva had going on throughout her head. Often when authors write about Black
or Biracial women, their hair is referred to as thick and wavy, or long and straight, or full of curls. It's one thing or the other, when it can truly be all of the above.
This read was more interesting than I expected. I would have rated it higher except that I could not reconcile Dr. Eva turning into her own Private Investigator with the help of Ronnie and Miriam. Suddenly she could leap tall buildings in a single bound. Yet the former police officer, who happened to be her father, was of no help until almost the bitter end.
The actual story was a bit if a struggle. The book also focused on the trauma POC endure. Eva's husband Joe was duplicitous at minimum and a whiny SOB at best. I will admit that Eva had her own issues, but he set her up and then walked away when things didn't go the way he thought they should.
Eva was supposed to be a physician. The woman's common sense was non existent. How could anyone who managed to make it through med school be that naive and trusting? Especially of people she just met as opposed to the man who raised her for 20 years. She didn't seem to be all that interested in her medical career. Eva also kept her fair share of secrets.
Then there were all of the secrets. It was completely ridiculous. I understood why Danny kept his secrets, but it seemed like Sugar would share his, if for no other reason then to keep Eva safe. It was sheer luck that Eva did not end up like the other women.
I did appreciate the reference to the different textures of hair Eva had going on throughout her head. Often when authors write about Black
or Biracial women, their hair is referred to as thick and wavy, or long and straight, or full of curls. It's one thing or the other, when it can truly be all of the above.
This read was more interesting than I expected. I would have rated it higher except that I could not reconcile Dr. Eva turning into her own Private Investigator with the help of Ronnie and Miriam. Suddenly she could leap tall buildings in a single bound. Yet the former police officer, who happened to be her father, was of no help until almost the bitter end.
amy_83's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
kgilbert_340's review against another edition
5.0
A Twist at Every Turn
I never expected to enjoy a book as much as I have with this one. It hit close to home immediately and I just couldn’t put it down. Absolutely worth the read.
I never expected to enjoy a book as much as I have with this one. It hit close to home immediately and I just couldn’t put it down. Absolutely worth the read.
zellm's review against another edition
4.0
I loved the plot of this book. I think it was realistically written and exposed some common issues in our society about investigation of crimes. Eva was a great protagonist and I really liked Miriam and Ronnie as characters. However, I feel like this book required Eva to make dumb and uncharacteristic decisions to lead to some of the plot points, and I also felt that Joe was kind of a lame side character and was underutilized.