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achay91's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Stalking, Murder, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Grief and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Animal death
yvo_about_books's review against another edition
4.0
Finished reading: September 2nd 2023
“Intimidation was a drug. But control was an illusion.”
I've had this series on my radar for years now, but somehow it took me a long long time to actually start it. I finally read the first book last year, and yet again it has taken me longer than expected to actually pick up the sequel. I'm not sure why to be honest, because UNSUB was without doubt an excellent read... Anyway, Into The Black Nowhere seems to be having a different feel than the first book, and it is without doubt a proper FBI thriller as well as a serial killer hunt. It focuses heavily on the FBI profiling as well as the hunt itself, and there is plenty of action and danger lurking around every corner. The identity of the killer is revealed quite early on and at one point you are kind of wondering how there is still so much of the book left with the plot pretty much wrapped up... Until a plot twist bomb is thrown at you that puts everything on its head. Into The Black Nowhere can quite easily be read as a stand-alone, because the case itself has nothing to do with the first book. A few references to the past are made though, as well as a promise of what is yet to come in book three... And I will be looking forward to (hopefully) read the next book some time soon.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, and Alcoholism
melissatamer's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
christikb's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Meg Gardiner somehow makes me adore the rookie profiler trope once more as Caitlin isn't tedious in the way other rookie profilers are. You can tell that ITBN is inspired thematically by the Ted Bundy crimes, down to the sorority sisters attack in their sorority house, but the tone, details, and events are just distinct enough that it doesn't feel like you're reading a case file. Gardiner has some really interesting turns of phrase that can get a bit grating (she'll have multiple short, passive voice sentences in a row to convey urgency, for example), but even still, I adore this series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Rape, Murder, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
mirificmoxie's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Stalking, Kidnapping, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Gaslighting
Minor: Self harm, Animal death, and Grief
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