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lcoverosey's review against another edition
3.0
It is 13 in a series... i just wanted something to read on the plane 😀
It was easy to read. Not bad. Would pick up another at the front of the series
Set in scotland. Like that since we travelled there
It was easy to read. Not bad. Would pick up another at the front of the series
Set in scotland. Like that since we travelled there
caliallygogo's review against another edition
2.0
This is the third of Alex Grays books I have read and much like the other two I've been left feeling like there's unfinished business. Sure the crimes are solved but there's always a lack of closure. I get that REAL criminal cases end this way but these are crime novels, there should be answers I feel. This definitely has put me off reading any more of Grays books.
samreads90's review against another edition
2.0
I abandoned this book at 230 pages so if the ending got better I can’t comment on that, the main reason for abandoning this book was that I wasn’t enjoying it so I took a look at some other reviews to see if it was worth sticking it out and a lot of people comments suggested that a ‘church scene’ dragged on.... so I decided as I’d not got that far yet and I wasn’t enjoying it anyway I would quit.
The base of the good has good principles, a good Police story and euthanasia, which is not a story line I’ve seen before so initially as excited.
The main issue I had with this book is that there were too manga characters, I found myself flicking back to previous pages because I’d forgot who the book was talking about, maybe if you read this book in one hot this wouldn’t be a problem but I was reading a few chapters a day.
This book is also number 13 in a series but I felt like you wouldn’t need that background information from previous books for this one.
The base of the good has good principles, a good Police story and euthanasia, which is not a story line I’ve seen before so initially as excited.
The main issue I had with this book is that there were too manga characters, I found myself flicking back to previous pages because I’d forgot who the book was talking about, maybe if you read this book in one hot this wouldn’t be a problem but I was reading a few chapters a day.
This book is also number 13 in a series but I felt like you wouldn’t need that background information from previous books for this one.
lucyhoad's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
lyrasbookshelf's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
3.0
An easy read with an interesting premise, but nothing to blow your socks off. Detective novels are not my favourite type of mystery, and it almost always has to do with characters. In this one, I felt like all the women were somehow in the backseat, even the FMC, and they all seemed to be somewhat infantilised and/or wimpy. I grew weary of Sarah's woe-is-me attitude. You'd think that prison would harden a person, but it seems like you can still come out a blubbering, self-pitying mess.
There was a lot of telling and not showing. Descriptors used instead of names often felt unnatural and kind of cringy, as did the characters' inner monologues. The ending felt underwhelming and had loose ends.
There was a lot of telling and not showing. Descriptors used instead of names often felt unnatural and kind of cringy, as did the characters' inner monologues. The ending felt underwhelming and had loose ends.
jcampbell's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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
3.0
shann_reads_'s review against another edition
4.0
Such a good read...
So many people get hurt along the way, the darkness inside some people is astounding ...
So many people get hurt along the way, the darkness inside some people is astounding ...
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