Reviews

And Then You Die by Iris Johansen

qu33nofbookz's review against another edition

1.0

I guess I must have been reading a different book then everyone else here because I did not like this book at all. Where to start. The first couple of pages make this book look like it will be a thrill, but really it's one very long dragging snooze. The heroine of the story is a bitch with a low IQ and the survival skills of a gnat

Spoiler

I would have left her to die right after I met her in the hospital, or in the desert, or just let the assassins kill her.

. The hero who when we first see is written like a smart but efficient man is actually a door mat who upon meeting the heroine has no mind of his own and his brain turned off.

Spoiler

He went from stone cold killer with no emotions to sure what ever you want because you want it and fuck all the rules, logic, the rest of the world.

The bad guy was annoying and pretty much a cliche of the mustache twirling villain who always gets caught and just tries again later. If the heads of the government in this book really ran the world like they do here the US would have been gone a long time ago, how did these people get hired in the first place? The overall plot once revealed

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mutated anthrax and the heroine is the only person who can stop it by using her blood with antibodies

was handled poorly in that it's glossed over and can be quickly fixed by the heroine in just 2 or 3 short days when it took the bad guys over a year to get right. I couldn't relate to any of the characters, they are not well developed and show no growth and the chemistry between them is nill and seems forced and just there because it's following some typical or required outline.

Spoiler

complete and un-necessary sex scene included that we could do without just fine.

I would not recommend this book to any of my friends unless I felt like wasting their time or to be cruel.

emjay24's review against another edition

3.0

I expected this to be less action-book ish than it was, I thought it might be ooshy gooshy romance, disguised as a thriller. I'm glad it was action. A woman gets involved in trying to stop a terrorist from killing more people using biological warfare. It was sad, but I enjoyed it.

aladybug19's review against another edition

4.0

kept me on the edge trying to predict what was going to happen. Great characters

sunsetreys's review against another edition

5.0

this book add layers of terror with every chapter that might transcend fiction. 10/10 will read over and over again

mymisfortune's review against another edition

3.0

Don’t know about y’all but I wouldn’t forgive a guy that lead to my sister dying

bookmadbarlow's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.0

The first stand-alone book I've read by this author, but my gosh, it was still so good. It had suspense, misdirection, romance and a bit of murder to spice things up!
Bess is a photojournalist sent to take photos of a small town in Mexico, but when she gets there something isn't right and she witnesses an awful event and is then kidnapped. Unfortunately, the only person who can help her, just also happens to be working for the enemy.
This was a quick and fast paced read, following Bess as she tries to not only escape, but also avenge what happened in the small town. Bess was a fabulous ballsy character, not afraid to go all out and I enjoyed watching her romance blossom.

crystallovesbooksmore's review against another edition

fast-paced

2.5

bxermom's review against another edition

5.0

I believe this to be my first Johansen novel and I absolutely loved it!

am_burgler's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

katymvt's review against another edition

2.0

The book was exciting but I had a really hard time getting behind the characters. Without exception, everyone was selfish and bent on revenge. They cared more about revenge then saving the lives of others and would use others to do so. They made statements about making exceptions for people they cared about, but I didn't really believe them.