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roseangel2's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Funny, great blend of two genres. Still feels like a fresh voice even though it is almost 15 years old. Strong Black lead with lots to say. Definitely a book most people are going to underestimate - has some honestly moving moments amid the funny and crime solving ones.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide
blamelucy's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
The audiobook I listened to is excellently read/performed. Wouldn’t recommend listening to it before bed if you’re a vivid dreamer, but any other time is perfectly manageable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual violence
Minor: Suicide, Trafficking, Murder, and Addiction
a_k_lennard's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
While I enjoyed reading this book overall, man was the author horny when he wrote it! Again the women are sexualised far more than they have to be but also Peter Grant shows some shoddy police work by focusing, not on the case or the murders, but having a nut.
Peter Grant felt more like a fully fledged character in this book and less like a middle aged white man pretending to be a black guy in his late 20’s. We get to know Peter Grant and his family a lot more in this book and it fleshes him out in such a nice way. However, the many sex scenes were not conducive to the plot and gave me the unwanted picture of a middle aged man leering as he wrote them on his laptop.
The plot itself is quite predictable but there is a big boss villain introduced that begins to make the following books more interesting and less about Peter Grant’s future dick.
Writing all of these points really makes me realise how much I like the funny comments and easy-to-read style and the lovely gory murders — otherwise I would have put this book down. My dad recommended this series to me and I never want to read a sex scene again thinking ‘my dad read this’, our relationship is complicated enough.
Peter Grant felt more like a fully fledged character in this book and less like a middle aged white man pretending to be a black guy in his late 20’s. We get to know Peter Grant and his family a lot more in this book and it fleshes him out in such a nice way. However, the many sex scenes were not conducive to the plot and gave me the unwanted picture of a middle aged man leering as he wrote them on his laptop.
The plot itself is quite predictable but there is a big boss villain introduced that begins to make the following books more interesting and less about Peter Grant’s future dick.
Writing all of these points really makes me realise how much I like the funny comments and easy-to-read style and the lovely gory murders — otherwise I would have put this book down. My dad recommended this series to me and I never want to read a sex scene again thinking ‘my dad read this’, our relationship is complicated enough.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Gore, and Body horror
bronzeageholly's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
2.5
Listening to the audiobook of this book was like listening to a really long voice note from a guy who is particularly ridiculous and quite sexist.
After the last book I thought the main character might grow on me but my mind has been changed. I just kinda … get irritated by him?
But despite the moments of creepy, odd and ignorant inner monologue of the narrator-protagonist, the other characters, world-building and action are good. While some of my feelings on it are mixed (hence the rating), I definitely enjoy the adventure this book takes you on.
But despite the moments of creepy, odd and ignorant inner monologue of the narrator-protagonist, the other characters, world-building and action are good. While some of my feelings on it are mixed (hence the rating), I definitely enjoy the adventure this book takes you on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Classism, Racism, and Sexual content
Minor: Suicide
scytheria's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Suicide, Confinement, and Trafficking
pyjamabottoms47's review against another edition
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Suicide
catalyst226's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
This one got some genuine chuckles out of me. I'm really enjoying the world building that comes with a longer series of novels. It's nice to have the book's plot plus a few subplots set up to go through to the next novel. The narrator is wonderful at adding a lot of flair to the performance as well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Violence
Minor: Suicide
mags_'s review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Suicide, Murder, and Trafficking
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Medical trauma, Animal death, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Medical content
a_muggle's review against another edition
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I LOVED the first book in this series, and the third (I read it first because the library had it), but I was really let down by this one. I still love Peter and Nightingale, but this one's plot was just meh for most of the book.
And the kinda random sexual scenes added nothing really except for a sorta plot twist at the end. (Which I saw coming way before the end.) They kinda threw me off because I didn't expect there to be any explicit content.
If you don't like this book, I highly recommend that you move on to the third and give it a try. I found that one went back to the magic of the first.
And the kinda random sexual scenes added nothing really except for a sorta plot twist at the end. (Which I saw coming way before the end.) They kinda threw me off because I didn't expect there to be any explicit content.
If you don't like this book, I highly recommend that you move on to the third and give it a try. I found that one went back to the magic of the first.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Torture, Ableism, and Slavery
livcashmere's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I really didn’t enjoy this book as much as the first novel in the series. The writing was pretty predictable and at times seemed lazy. Especially the ending, where I feel like the author was going for some sort of dark, sacrificial twist designed to shock the audience, but in reality was a big snore. Maybe I just didn’t feel anything because I felt zero connection to the new characters introduced in this novel, particularly the women. If I’ve said it once I’ve said it a thousand times, THIS AUTHOR IS TERRIBLE AT WRITING WOMEN! At least Beverly and Leslie had a little spunk! Simone was so bland and stereotypical. Also the protagonist Peter showed no character growth at all.
Overall the plot sounds ridiculous but it was the one element of the book I actually quite enjoyed. For me it was the character development that really let this book down. Good writing should make me either hate them or love them. But everything about this novel was just vanilla.
Overall the plot sounds ridiculous but it was the one element of the book I actually quite enjoyed. For me it was the character development that really let this book down. Good writing should make me either hate them or love them. But everything about this novel was just vanilla.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Suicide