Suzi
I can safely say the last ~40% was outstanding, everything from Vorgossos onwards was impossible to stop reading/listening to.
If the whole book had been that gripping this would have been an easy 5 stars, however I did struggle a bit with the first half of the book. The pace was much slower and sloggy, and I felt disconnected with the story after the large time jump after EoS.
I've read other reviews/posts saying the second half of the book is indicative of the rest of the series, so I'll definitely be continuing but I did unfortunately struggle with a lot of this one.
I can safely say the last ~40% was outstanding, everything from Vorgossos onwards was impossible to stop reading/listening to.
If the whole book had been that gripping this would have been an easy 5 stars, however I did struggle a bit with the first half of the book. The pace was much slower and sloggy, and I felt disconnected with the story after the large time jump after EoS.
I've read other reviews/posts saying the second half of the book is indicative of the rest of the series, so I'll definitely be continuing but I did unfortunately struggle with a lot of this one.
I can safely say the last ~40% was outstanding, everything from Vorgossos onwards was impossible to stop reading/listening to.
If the whole book had been that gripping this would have been an easy 5 stars, however I did struggle a bit with the first half of the book. The pace was much slower and sloggy, and I felt disconnected with the story after the large time jump after EoS.
I've read other reviews/posts saying the second half of the book is indicative of the rest of the series, so I'll definitely be continuing but I did unfortunately struggle with a lot of this one.
I can safely say the last ~40% was outstanding, everything from Vorgossos onwards was impossible to stop reading/listening to.
If the whole book had been that gripping this would have been an easy 5 stars, however I did struggle a bit with the first half of the book. The pace was much slower and sloggy, and I felt disconnected with the story after the large time jump after EoS.
I've read other reviews/posts saying the second half of the book is indicative of the rest of the series, so I'll definitely be continuing but I did unfortunately struggle with a lot of this one.
I can safely say the last ~40% was outstanding, everything from Vorgossos onwards was impossible to stop reading/listening to.
If the whole book had been that gripping this would have been an easy 5 stars, however I did struggle a bit with the first half of the book. The pace was much slower and sloggy, and I felt disconnected with the story after the large time jump after EoS.
I've read other reviews/posts saying the second half of the book is indicative of the rest of the series, so I'll definitely be continuing but I did unfortunately struggle with a lot of this one.
I can safely say the last ~40% was outstanding, everything from Vorgossos onwards was impossible to stop reading/listening to.
If the whole book had been that gripping this would have been an easy 5 stars, however I did struggle a bit with the first half of the book. The pace was much slower and sloggy, and I felt disconnected with the story after the large time jump after EoS.
I've read other reviews/posts saying the second half of the book is indicative of the rest of the series, so I'll definitely be continuing but I did unfortunately struggle with a lot of this one.
I can safely say the last ~40% was outstanding, everything from Vorgossos onwards was impossible to stop reading/listening to.
If the whole book had been that gripping this would have been an easy 5 stars, however I did struggle a bit with the first half of the book. The pace was much slower and sloggy, and I felt disconnected with the story after the large time jump after EoS.
I've read other reviews/posts saying the second half of the book is indicative of the rest of the series, so I'll definitely be continuing but I did unfortunately struggle with a lot of this one.
I can safely say the last ~40% was outstanding, everything from Vorgossos onwards was impossible to stop reading/listening to.
If the whole book had been that gripping this would have been an easy 5 stars, however I did struggle a bit with the first half of the book. The pace was much slower and sloggy, and I felt disconnected with the story after the large time jump after EoS.
I've read other reviews/posts saying the second half of the book is indicative of the rest of the series, so I'll definitely be continuing but I did unfortunately struggle with a lot of this one.
Well I didn't hate it 😂
I love a small town romance so a lot of this worked for me - the family, the side characters in town, the kid, the animals, the suspense element, etc.
However Knox was a dick for a lot of this, not in a "grumpy alpha who softens when he falls for her" kinda way, but in the "has absolutely no idea how to speak to or think about humans way". I could list all his faults but there's so many other reviews with actual quotes which do that. Even on the very last page he pissed me off (in reference to pregnancy hormones) "I'd have handled her tears, but probably not well". Fuck off, if she's the love of your life you wipe her tears and hold her until she feels better, especially if she's growing your child or having fertility issues, dick.
It also had my most hated third act breakup reason - "I'm breaking up with her for her own good/to protect her/to keep her safe". Ugh 🙄
Well I didn't hate it 😂
I love a small town romance so a lot of this worked for me - the family, the side characters in town, the kid, the animals, the suspense element, etc.
However Knox was a dick for a lot of this, not in a "grumpy alpha who softens when he falls for her" kinda way, but in the "has absolutely no idea how to speak to or think about humans way". I could list all his faults but there's so many other reviews with actual quotes which do that. Even on the very last page he pissed me off (in reference to pregnancy hormones) "I'd have handled her tears, but probably not well". Fuck off, if she's the love of your life you wipe her tears and hold her until she feels better, especially if she's growing your child or having fertility issues, dick.
It also had my most hated third act breakup reason - "I'm breaking up with her for her own good/to protect her/to keep her safe". Ugh 🙄
So good! Dark and twisted until the end.
So good! Dark and twisted until the end.
It's been years since I read the previous book in this series but I don't think they necessarily need to be read back to back.
This had a great premise and I liked how the different storylines intertwined by the end. Rizzoli and Isles are great characters but I wish Maura would ditch the priest.
My issue with this is the overdone writing, it's quite long for a thriller and a lot of the description and exposition seems unnecessary, it could probably be trimmed down by 100 pages and still work well.
It's been years since I read the previous book in this series but I don't think they necessarily need to be read back to back.
This had a great premise and I liked how the different storylines intertwined by the end. Rizzoli and Isles are great characters but I wish Maura would ditch the priest.
My issue with this is the overdone writing, it's quite long for a thriller and a lot of the description and exposition seems unnecessary, it could probably be trimmed down by 100 pages and still work well.
DNF @ 42%
This is the second book I've attempted by this author and both times I've just felt completely disconnected from the writing.
I don't mind being plonked into a world with little explanation as long as it's a strong interesting start and we get information drip fed as we go, but 40% into this and I feel like I knew barely anything about the world or the characters.
It's a shame because the premise sounded so good, but I think this just isn't the author for me. 🤷♀️
DNF @ 42%
This is the second book I've attempted by this author and both times I've just felt completely disconnected from the writing.
I don't mind being plonked into a world with little explanation as long as it's a strong interesting start and we get information drip fed as we go, but 40% into this and I feel like I knew barely anything about the world or the characters.
It's a shame because the premise sounded so good, but I think this just isn't the author for me. 🤷♀️