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A review by vailynst
Death Qualified by Kate Wilhelm
3.0
Notes:
- I'm glad that I started this series with [b:The Best Defense|278313|The Best Defense (Barbara Holloway #2)|Kate Wilhelm|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1330889376l/278313._SY75_.jpg|875771] #2. It was easy to follow without having read the first book and the characters felt more established than here.
- The flaw for this story was that the author tried to make it too interesting. There's a lot of moving elements and some of that came across as 'exotic', 'far-fetched' and stuffed to the gills with things the reader may want to know a whole lot more about.
- In comparison, I enjoyed the Best Defense more because it felt more rooted in everyday life and showed aspects of a court case that made the story/plot more interesting.
- While Death Qualified comes across as a story trying hard to catch attention and shine as the latest trend to be followed.
- Setting: Reading the descriptions of Oregon, Eugene, etc are great because it reminds me of when I visited the area.
- Added Anna Fields to my "listen list". She's a great narrator! I'm not sure if she's narrated a lot of books but I will keep my eye out for her name.
The title? I love the title. It fits the series well.
- I'm glad that I started this series with [b:The Best Defense|278313|The Best Defense (Barbara Holloway #2)|Kate Wilhelm|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1330889376l/278313._SY75_.jpg|875771] #2. It was easy to follow without having read the first book and the characters felt more established than here.
- The flaw for this story was that the author tried to make it too interesting. There's a lot of moving elements and some of that came across as 'exotic', 'far-fetched' and stuffed to the gills with things the reader may want to know a whole lot more about.
- In comparison, I enjoyed the Best Defense more because it felt more rooted in everyday life and showed aspects of a court case that made the story/plot more interesting.
- While Death Qualified comes across as a story trying hard to catch attention and shine as the latest trend to be followed.
- Setting: Reading the descriptions of Oregon, Eugene, etc are great because it reminds me of when I visited the area.
- Added Anna Fields to my "listen list". She's a great narrator! I'm not sure if she's narrated a lot of books but I will keep my eye out for her name.
The title? I love the title. It fits the series well.