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marianapinheiro's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
nuners88's review
5.0
Fantastic. I couldn't put it down. Grips you from the beginning until the book ends and leaves you wanting more!
trizfernandes's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
ingo_lembcke's review
4.0
Trigger warning: torture, very bloody, detailed murders - but for a book about a serial-killer, that is expected, you get what you came for.
Got this cheap (promo price?) as an ebook and read the blurb which pointed to social media, stalking and a serial killer, so obviously a book for me, with the tech up-to-date.
Fast paced page-turner, which was just not worth 5 stars for me, as a lot of times the (short) chapters ended with a cliffhanger, but the next chapter was a different POV or scene. Not always, though.
This interchanging of scenes/pov's sometimes break the stream of reading for me, sometimes not.
A little romance, no sex.
Very gristly murders (expected), a few nice twists, and good ideas.
Instead of "swap", the author uses "swop", never read that before, googled it, as I thought this was an error, and wanted to report it (it is not, the word is used in the same manner and context as swap, I am German, and my english education is heavy on UK, which I prefer, even though most english books I read are in US-english, so pardon my french).
A completely real error is in chapter 64, using a wrong name when a person calls out (in the ebook I own it is currently "Jeffery" when he calls for him, but the person is named "Michael" and I see no reason for the name Jeffery and the name is not used in other parts of the book. Will report that (Kindle), so it can be corrected.
So, imho writing is bit uneven, there might be other places, but still it was good enough.
In catching the killer, one of the detectives (the MC) breaks a few rules and it was the often (too often) case of going after killer alone and getting in a situation where the MC could have been killed. Too obvious that never happens, yawn, so too predictable. One should kill the MC once every other book imho, just to keep the reader guessing.
Recommended 4stars, but as have read one other novel and a short novella from this author, I think, this is one of the better ones (or the author is getting better with each book). Might read other books from this series depending on price (or if I can lend it with KU). Can be read as a standalone, as I did.
Got this cheap (promo price?) as an ebook and read the blurb which pointed to social media, stalking and a serial killer, so obviously a book for me, with the tech up-to-date.
Fast paced page-turner, which was just not worth 5 stars for me, as a lot of times the (short) chapters ended with a cliffhanger, but the next chapter was a different POV or scene. Not always, though.
This interchanging of scenes/pov's sometimes break the stream of reading for me, sometimes not.
A little romance, no sex.
Very gristly murders (expected), a few nice twists, and good ideas.
Instead of "swap", the author uses "swop", never read that before, googled it, as I thought this was an error, and wanted to report it (it is not, the word is used in the same manner and context as swap, I am German, and my english education is heavy on UK, which I prefer, even though most english books I read are in US-english, so pardon my french).
A completely real error is in chapter 64, using a wrong name when a person calls out (in the ebook I own it is currently "Jeffery" when he calls for him, but the person is named "Michael" and I see no reason for the name Jeffery and the name is not used in other parts of the book. Will report that (Kindle), so it can be corrected.
So, imho writing is bit uneven, there might be other places, but still it was good enough.
In catching the killer, one of the detectives (the MC) breaks a few rules and it was the often (too often) case of going after killer alone and getting in a situation where the MC could have been killed. Too obvious that never happens, yawn, so too predictable. One should kill the MC once every other book imho, just to keep the reader guessing.
Recommended 4stars, but as have read one other novel and a short novella from this author, I think, this is one of the better ones (or the author is getting better with each book). Might read other books from this series depending on price (or if I can lend it with KU). Can be read as a standalone, as I did.
astrokath's review
1.0
I read this book as an ARC without knowing the author, and I haven't read his previous works, so didn't recognise Robert Hunter.
The story was a good premise, and I enjoyed the general thrust of the writing. However, this book was poorly written and/or poorly edited. 'Show, don't tell' was largely ignored with most of the characters described on their first appearance in a 'height, hair colour, facial features' kind of way.
More than once when someone received a phone call the words 'ring, ring, ring' were used.
It drew me out of the story too much to enjoy the narrative. I also found the denouement somewhat unsatisfactory, as I like to have some clues as to who the perpetrator is before it's announced at the end.
The story was a good premise, and I enjoyed the general thrust of the writing. However, this book was poorly written and/or poorly edited. 'Show, don't tell' was largely ignored with most of the characters described on their first appearance in a 'height, hair colour, facial features' kind of way.
More than once when someone received a phone call the words 'ring, ring, ring' were used.
It drew me out of the story too much to enjoy the narrative. I also found the denouement somewhat unsatisfactory, as I like to have some clues as to who the perpetrator is before it's announced at the end.
sford's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
memydogandbooks's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Another cracking read from Chris Carter 4.5/5 ⭐️
I am reading the Robert Hunter series completely out of order but I don't care as I love them! So yeah it's a series, but you can also read them as standalones (says me!)
SYNOPSIS:
"Be careful before answering your next call. It could be the beginning of your worst nightmare. After a tough week, Tanya Kaitlin is looking forward to a relaxing night in, but as she steps out of her shower, she hears her phone ring. The video call request comes from her best friend, Karen Ward. Tanya takes the call and the nightmare begins. Detectives Robert Hunter and Carlos Garcia are thrown into a rollercoaster of evil, chasing a predator who scouts the streets and social media networks for victims, taunting them with secret messages and feeding on their fear. "
MY THOUGHTS
🔪 Dark, twisted and utterly gripping
🔪 Hunter and Garcia are a great detective duo in the Ultra Violent Crimes Unit, I loved reading about them as they try and solve this case.
🔪 Short chapters, many of which have cliffhangers.
🔪 Brutal, disturbing and compulsive.
🔪 A must-read for fans of Sam Holland, Karin Slaughter, Jennifer Hillier and the like.
🔪 I never guessed any of the twists and the end was *chef's kiss!
I am reading the Robert Hunter series completely out of order but I don't care as I love them! So yeah it's a series, but you can also read them as standalones (says me!)
SYNOPSIS:
"Be careful before answering your next call. It could be the beginning of your worst nightmare. After a tough week, Tanya Kaitlin is looking forward to a relaxing night in, but as she steps out of her shower, she hears her phone ring. The video call request comes from her best friend, Karen Ward. Tanya takes the call and the nightmare begins. Detectives Robert Hunter and Carlos Garcia are thrown into a rollercoaster of evil, chasing a predator who scouts the streets and social media networks for victims, taunting them with secret messages and feeding on their fear. "
MY THOUGHTS
🔪 Dark, twisted and utterly gripping
🔪 Hunter and Garcia are a great detective duo in the Ultra Violent Crimes Unit, I loved reading about them as they try and solve this case.
🔪 Short chapters, many of which have cliffhangers.
🔪 Brutal, disturbing and compulsive.
🔪 A must-read for fans of Sam Holland, Karin Slaughter, Jennifer Hillier and the like.
🔪 I never guessed any of the twists and the end was *chef's kiss!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Murder, Torture, Gore, and Violence
calliebymyname's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5