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kmparsons's review against another edition
2.0
This series had so much potential, but I honestly feel like it fell flat with this novel. The story didn't feel new or fresh anymore and was honestly a little bit jumbled and hard to keep up with at times. I feel like there was a solid ending to this book and I don't know if I will be continuing the series.
ingo_lembcke's review against another edition
4.0
Started September 5th, 2013.
How good this series proofs to be will show wether I buy and read the next 3 books after finishing off this one or wether I will take a break ( which, granted, would be better ) and read a different writer.
Best book so far, nearly, but not quite, a 5 Star. If possible, I would rate 4.5 Stars. So, 4 Stars it is, could have had more twists.
As I wrote before, I will certainly read the other books in the series and be waiting for next installment when I have finished the available ones.
But I will take a break and read something different now.
How good this series proofs to be will show wether I buy and read the next 3 books after finishing off this one or wether I will take a break ( which, granted, would be better ) and read a different writer.
Best book so far, nearly, but not quite, a 5 Star. If possible, I would rate 4.5 Stars. So, 4 Stars it is, could have had more twists.
As I wrote before, I will certainly read the other books in the series and be waiting for next installment when I have finished the available ones.
But I will take a break and read something different now.
ncat999's review against another edition
4.0
I don't read a ton of twisted crime novels these days, as they had become disappointing to me over the years (I'm so sick of sexual serial killers!) Chelsea Cain, though, along with [a:Gillian Flynn|2383|Gillian Flynn|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1232123231p2/2383.jpg], have made them fun again.
vlyman's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
blondierocket's review against another edition
4.0
The third book in Cheslea Cain’s series is just as intriguing and questionable as the others. Just when I thought I knew what was going on, something changed. I’ve learned never to trust Cain with what she says until she tells you you can … and even then, she might be lying.
This book brings us a couple months after the latest attack, with Archie in a mental facility seeking help and hiding out. His only visitors are his family and Henry – Susan keeps trying but he just won’t let her in.
When a series of murders begin to resemble Gretchen’s previous killings, everyone becomes suspicious that her pact with Archie is no longer valid. With the help of Susan, Archie begins his own quest to find Gretchen and stop her once and for all. Much like the other books, Archie continues to put himself in peril, this time risking Susan’s life as well.
I feel like a fourth book is on the rise and can’t wait to see what happens next.
This book brings us a couple months after the latest attack, with Archie in a mental facility seeking help and hiding out. His only visitors are his family and Henry – Susan keeps trying but he just won’t let her in.
When a series of murders begin to resemble Gretchen’s previous killings, everyone becomes suspicious that her pact with Archie is no longer valid. With the help of Susan, Archie begins his own quest to find Gretchen and stop her once and for all. Much like the other books, Archie continues to put himself in peril, this time risking Susan’s life as well.
I feel like a fourth book is on the rise and can’t wait to see what happens next.
vix682's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
alexandrabree's review against another edition
3.0
I can’t decide if I loved this book with all its twists and turns or if I hated it. I was gripped by this page turner but I also felt it was a little bit long. The back and fourth finale between Archie and Gretchen was very serial killer-y but also slightly gimmicky and a little bit silly.
Maybe if I had read the second book I would feel differently, unsure. Totally hunting down the fourth book
Maybe if I had read the second book I would feel differently, unsure. Totally hunting down the fourth book
ancoetsu's review against another edition
5.0
chelsea cain has once again added a page-turner to the gretchen saga. not as gruesome as the first 2, but just as twisted. i love this series.
beastreader's review against another edition
3.0
Evil at Heart is the third book in this wildly popular series featuring serial killer, Gretchen Lowell and detective Archie Sheridan. In Sweetheart, Gretchen promised Archie as he was dying for the second time that she would not kill anymore people. Archie held her to that promise.
Flash forward to the present. Gretchen is gone but not forgotten. Besides, who could ever forget the beautiful, sinister Gretchen Lowell? She is on almost every magazine cover, on the lips of very person in Portland and there is even a book about her. So she may be gone but she has etched a special place in Archie’s heart. After his second close encounter with Gretchen, Archie admitted himself into a psychiatrist hospital. Things have been pretty quiet till now…stuffed in a toilet at a rest stop was the pieces of internal organs as well as a pair of eyeballs cut out and taken from some poor soul. It seems that Gretchen has broken her promise. Archie wasn’t convinced at first that Gretchen is responsible till he sees the hearts. The bathroom wall is covered in hearts. Archie is ready to put a stop to Gretchen one and for all.
Evil at Heart is just a gruesome at its two predecessors. I have to give it up to Chelsea Cain as she definitely knows how to get the heart racing and the adrenaline pumping through my veins. I really like these books. Archie and Gretchen are great. Though Archie and Gretchen do make quite the pair…She is like poison and he is the syringe that takes her all in. I have one issue with this book. There is not enough Gretchen in it. Yes, I felt her presence and she did make an appearance at the end of the story but I wanted her to be featured more like she was in Heart Sick. I do have to say that after reading this book and seeing how messed up her victims are, I would rather be dead than survive at her hands.
Flash forward to the present. Gretchen is gone but not forgotten. Besides, who could ever forget the beautiful, sinister Gretchen Lowell? She is on almost every magazine cover, on the lips of very person in Portland and there is even a book about her. So she may be gone but she has etched a special place in Archie’s heart. After his second close encounter with Gretchen, Archie admitted himself into a psychiatrist hospital. Things have been pretty quiet till now…stuffed in a toilet at a rest stop was the pieces of internal organs as well as a pair of eyeballs cut out and taken from some poor soul. It seems that Gretchen has broken her promise. Archie wasn’t convinced at first that Gretchen is responsible till he sees the hearts. The bathroom wall is covered in hearts. Archie is ready to put a stop to Gretchen one and for all.
Evil at Heart is just a gruesome at its two predecessors. I have to give it up to Chelsea Cain as she definitely knows how to get the heart racing and the adrenaline pumping through my veins. I really like these books. Archie and Gretchen are great. Though Archie and Gretchen do make quite the pair…She is like poison and he is the syringe that takes her all in. I have one issue with this book. There is not enough Gretchen in it. Yes, I felt her presence and she did make an appearance at the end of the story but I wanted her to be featured more like she was in Heart Sick. I do have to say that after reading this book and seeing how messed up her victims are, I would rather be dead than survive at her hands.