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A review by jaxgirl007
Bad Boy: The 19th DCI Banks Mystery by Peter Robinson
3.0
Seeing that this is a long-running series, but never having read the previous works, I didn't know what to expect but I had heard good things.
There were many part of the book that I thought were well done and I can see why the series has become popular. I liked DI Annie Cabbot and was intrigued by Inspector Banks (I wish he had been more a larger presence in the story). I also thought the ending of the story, especially the last 10 pages or so were very interesting and I thought about them after I finished reading. The beginning of the story was also well planned: it was a slow build-up to the main suspense of the story. The background characters: the rest of the Police Force and the criminal element were entertaining as well.
But in the end, I was left feeling a bit mixed about this novel. The middle seemed to slow down way too much; I had to push to get through it (but was glad I did after I read the ending). I also never connected with Tracy Banks: her motivations and behaviors were never explained in a way that made what she did believable to me.
When a series has gone on for 19 books, there is bound to be some down time here and there. Having read "Bad Boy" it interested me enough to check out the earlier books in the series.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
There were many part of the book that I thought were well done and I can see why the series has become popular. I liked DI Annie Cabbot and was intrigued by Inspector Banks (I wish he had been more a larger presence in the story). I also thought the ending of the story, especially the last 10 pages or so were very interesting and I thought about them after I finished reading. The beginning of the story was also well planned: it was a slow build-up to the main suspense of the story. The background characters: the rest of the Police Force and the criminal element were entertaining as well.
But in the end, I was left feeling a bit mixed about this novel. The middle seemed to slow down way too much; I had to push to get through it (but was glad I did after I read the ending). I also never connected with Tracy Banks: her motivations and behaviors were never explained in a way that made what she did believable to me.
When a series has gone on for 19 books, there is bound to be some down time here and there. Having read "Bad Boy" it interested me enough to check out the earlier books in the series.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review