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midday_pigeon's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
mmc_librarian's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
hannah_the_home_librarian's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed the audiobook that I picked up from the Libby app of this book! The action was engaging and I liked the dual points of view because both of the main characters were intriguing in their own right. The one reason I gave this book a four star rather than a five star is because it was advertised as being a "first book in the series" on the Libby app but is referred to as book 5.5 on the Goodreads app. If the book truly is a first book and not a fifth book in the series, then I wish there had been more world-building and explanation as to what all of the different elements were to this story. If the book truly is a later part in an already existing series, then I wish the book labeling had been truer to that where I could have read the other books first. Overall, this was an incredibly interesting and intriguing book to listen to on my 1-hour commutes to and from work early in the morning. With the book's content matter, it really gave me the time to reflect on how our society judges innocent until proven guilty against the deeper concept of guilty until proven innocent in the two main characters' world.
hannah_the_home_librarian's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed the audiobook that I picked up from the Libby app of this book! The action was engaging and I liked the dual points of view because both of the main characters were intriguing in their own right. The one reason I gave this book a four star rather than a five star is because it was advertised as being a "first book in the series" on the Libby app but is referred to as book 5.5 on the Goodreads app. If the book truly is a first book and not a fifth book in the series, then I wish there had been more world-building and explanation as to what all of the different elements were to this story. If the book truly is a later part in an already existing series, then I wish the book labeling had been truer to that where I could have read the other books first. Overall, this was an incredibly interesting and intriguing book to listen to on my 1-hour commutes to and from work early in the morning. With the book's content matter, it really gave me the time to reflect on how our society judges innocent until proven guilty against the deeper concept of guilty until proven innocent in the two main characters' world.
heathersbike's review against another edition
5.0
I would like to point out that the only 3 star ratings for this story all started with, "I haven't read the others in this series..." Who the heck reads much less reviews a novella that is after a completed five book series without reading the other five? And then wonders why they are lost? Ridiculous. A novella doesn't have time to coddle those who haven't put the time in. It's not like this was part of a compilation where the author should expect readers who hadn't read the series. Next time read the previous books or give it a pass.
I thought there might be complaints about $28.00 for a novella but everyone seems to have gotten a free copy. (I borrowed it from the library so I'm good there.)
Anyway, good story, great author, good to see the characters again.
I thought there might be complaints about $28.00 for a novella but everyone seems to have gotten a free copy. (I borrowed it from the library so I'm good there.)
Anyway, good story, great author, good to see the characters again.
hannas_heas47's review against another edition
3.0
Thanks to the publisher for an ARC to read and give my honest opinion.
I was absolutely astounded to receive a copy of this until I figured out it was a novella and book 5.5.
I had never read anything of the Cainsville crew, and let me tell you....this was not the book to pick up as a starter. I was completely lost, but as an rabid fan of this author I felt I could do this book justice even if I hadn't read the first five. Well I was wrong...I was lost from the first page not having had read the first five novels. I gave it three stars and hopefully sometime in the future I will get to read this series in its entirety.
I was absolutely astounded to receive a copy of this until I figured out it was a novella and book 5.5.
I had never read anything of the Cainsville crew, and let me tell you....this was not the book to pick up as a starter. I was completely lost, but as an rabid fan of this author I felt I could do this book justice even if I hadn't read the first five. Well I was wrong...I was lost from the first page not having had read the first five novels. I gave it three stars and hopefully sometime in the future I will get to read this series in its entirety.
brokenrecord's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. Honestly, most of this I was a bit meh on, like, the case was fine, but I didn't really care, but that last scene!!! So I ended up with a smile on my face, which is all I can really ask for, I guess. Although I did get annoyed with having yet ANOTHER instance of Gabriel hiding things from Olivia — it just feels like we got that scenario SO many times in the series prior to this point that I thought we were done with it by now and Gabriel had learned it was always better to be honest no matter how good his intentions. But I still enjoyed them here, and it was nice to see them as a real couple.
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The ring and the joint cabin and the scone!!!!bloggingwithdragons's review against another edition
3.0
I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
I did not realize when I received this ARC that Rough Justice was book #5.5 out of the series. Personally, I do not ever like to read books out of order ever, but I did my best to make sense of the established cast of characters and their relationships. Thankfully, there was plenty to keep me entertained, with an interesting main character and a supernatural entity dealing out justice to wrongdoers in a brutal and murderous hunt with actual hell-hounds, and I would like to read the rest of the series *in order* sometime.
I loved everything having to do with the Wild Hunt. I did not really grasp the full details of the organization to the Hunt or how people became members, but I loved the description of the cloaks and especially the flashbacks to past hunts. Somehow these throwbacks to older time periods, when the hunt was notorious and widely feared made them seem that much more mysterious and sinister. My favorite was when the when the self-righteous lady wrongfully seeking Hunt justice got spooked by one of the hounds of the Hunt as a lesson; it made for a very powerful image.
But unfortunately, I did not really understand all the references in the book, especially to the relationship stuff between Liv, Ricky, and Gabe. It was clear it was really fleshed out and there was a lot of history there. Despite not understanding everything that was going on between them, I was able to really get a feel for the characters from the beginning and just jump into the middle of their relationship.
Liv by far was my favorite character. I loved that she was a private investigator, something that reminded me a lot of Veronica Mars, and enjoyed when she disguised herself as a spoiled rich girl in a platinum blonde wig to get answers to her case. I also enjoyed the mystery that was developing with private investigator Liv and did not unravel it before the characters did, which was nice. Though the book did not delve into her past too extensively, it is clear she has a complicated past, and one that I would like to discover more about. She seems like a very capable person and I especially loved her no-nonsense attitude in reference to Gabe’s mother, who is clearly a toxic hanger-on, though apparently there is some heavy supernatural crap surrounding her circumstances that makes everyone doubt that. Sadly, this was another situation that was beyond my comprehension.
Though I loved Liv’s role as a private investigator and practical girlfriend, I was not as big of a fan as her role as the Matilda of the Hunt. I was annoyed by her dedication to and obsession with justice, mainly because it did not seem that rough at all. I thought it was a little silly that she needed to investigate the Hunt’s latest victim because she was not sure exactly how he was guilty—only that he was, because the Hunt comes equipped with supernatural guilt detectors. Why go to all of that trouble if you know without a doubt that someone is guilty? Seemed like a waste of time to me and a trope for being considered about being explicitly right or wrong or just is one of which I have really had enough, to be honest.
Furthermore, I was completely confused by all the different roles of Olivia within the hunt. From what I gleamed, she is part of two different factions of the Hunt that decide the roles of the group, but I do not really understand how that comes into play or what tensions are occurring as part of her decision to remain in both groups, rather than simply and traditionally choosing one. Again, my confusion is probably just because I stupidly jumped into the middle of the series simply because it reminded me of The Witcher 3, and through no fault of the author. Plus, I was on an airplane and having trouble remembering and concentrating on all the fancy Irish words, complete with five thousand accent marks, used to describe the roles of the Hunt—totally my fault, and not the author’s.
I am sure if you are a consistent follower of this series this was a great addition to it, especially if you are waiting for the release of next full-length novel. However, as someone jumping in completely blind into the series, I really do not feel it was meant as a standalone novel. There was simply too much back story too fully comprehend something as large as a Wild Hunt or as complicated as Olivia’s love life. I did, however, really enjoy the heroine’s characterization and career, as well as the existence of the Wild Hunt and would recommend reading this series from the beginning to truly appreciate it. I hope to read the rest sometime in the future.
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I did not realize when I received this ARC that Rough Justice was book #5.5 out of the series. Personally, I do not ever like to read books out of order ever, but I did my best to make sense of the established cast of characters and their relationships. Thankfully, there was plenty to keep me entertained, with an interesting main character and a supernatural entity dealing out justice to wrongdoers in a brutal and murderous hunt with actual hell-hounds, and I would like to read the rest of the series *in order* sometime.
I loved everything having to do with the Wild Hunt. I did not really grasp the full details of the organization to the Hunt or how people became members, but I loved the description of the cloaks and especially the flashbacks to past hunts. Somehow these throwbacks to older time periods, when the hunt was notorious and widely feared made them seem that much more mysterious and sinister. My favorite was when the when the self-righteous lady wrongfully seeking Hunt justice got spooked by one of the hounds of the Hunt as a lesson; it made for a very powerful image.
But unfortunately, I did not really understand all the references in the book, especially to the relationship stuff between Liv, Ricky, and Gabe. It was clear it was really fleshed out and there was a lot of history there. Despite not understanding everything that was going on between them, I was able to really get a feel for the characters from the beginning and just jump into the middle of their relationship.
Liv by far was my favorite character. I loved that she was a private investigator, something that reminded me a lot of Veronica Mars, and enjoyed when she disguised herself as a spoiled rich girl in a platinum blonde wig to get answers to her case. I also enjoyed the mystery that was developing with private investigator Liv and did not unravel it before the characters did, which was nice. Though the book did not delve into her past too extensively, it is clear she has a complicated past, and one that I would like to discover more about. She seems like a very capable person and I especially loved her no-nonsense attitude in reference to Gabe’s mother, who is clearly a toxic hanger-on, though apparently there is some heavy supernatural crap surrounding her circumstances that makes everyone doubt that. Sadly, this was another situation that was beyond my comprehension.
Though I loved Liv’s role as a private investigator and practical girlfriend, I was not as big of a fan as her role as the Matilda of the Hunt. I was annoyed by her dedication to and obsession with justice, mainly because it did not seem that rough at all. I thought it was a little silly that she needed to investigate the Hunt’s latest victim because she was not sure exactly how he was guilty—only that he was, because the Hunt comes equipped with supernatural guilt detectors. Why go to all of that trouble if you know without a doubt that someone is guilty? Seemed like a waste of time to me and a trope for being considered about being explicitly right or wrong or just is one of which I have really had enough, to be honest.
Furthermore, I was completely confused by all the different roles of Olivia within the hunt. From what I gleamed, she is part of two different factions of the Hunt that decide the roles of the group, but I do not really understand how that comes into play or what tensions are occurring as part of her decision to remain in both groups, rather than simply and traditionally choosing one. Again, my confusion is probably just because I stupidly jumped into the middle of the series simply because it reminded me of The Witcher 3, and through no fault of the author. Plus, I was on an airplane and having trouble remembering and concentrating on all the fancy Irish words, complete with five thousand accent marks, used to describe the roles of the Hunt—totally my fault, and not the author’s.
I am sure if you are a consistent follower of this series this was a great addition to it, especially if you are waiting for the release of next full-length novel. However, as someone jumping in completely blind into the series, I really do not feel it was meant as a standalone novel. There was simply too much back story too fully comprehend something as large as a Wild Hunt or as complicated as Olivia’s love life. I did, however, really enjoy the heroine’s characterization and career, as well as the existence of the Wild Hunt and would recommend reading this series from the beginning to truly appreciate it. I hope to read the rest sometime in the future.
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thechaoshour's review against another edition
5.0
Perfect as expected. As soon as I finished the Cainsville series I knew I needed more and I'm SO glad we're getting more. I love seeing Liv and Gabriel working together and I've always loved the detective work they do which made this novella a lot of fun.
oaxara's review
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0