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the_gothic_nerd's review against another edition
3.0
Not a fan. I liked how it began, how everything was described, all the hype for most of the book, but the end was thoroughly disappointing. After the long hype, the end was deflating. This is my second book of the Kay Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell, and both the times it was a disappointing read. It's not a book that fills you with satisfaction once you put it down. Deeply unsatisfying.
fuzzkins's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
4.0
michael_beatty249's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
alykat_reads's review against another edition
slow-paced
1.0
What?? This was so stupid. Kay can never keep anything a secret, but she's going to keep these videos secret from literally everyone while compromising an investigation of a separate murder? be fr. And Benton, of course, already has seen them. Alsooooo I'm soooo beyond annoyed with the Carrie plotline. It's annoying, and I'm sick of getting 100 pages of her and Lucy's backstory every single book. Move. On.
pinklilly122's review against another edition
3.0
**I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review**
I will start by saying I have not read any of the other books in this series. I did read reviews and synopsis for the last few, so I wasn't completely lost.
That being said, I still did not enjoy this book much. It seemed very vague to me, there didn't seem to be any real solutions and I'm unsure if this Carrie is even really after them at all.
The relationships also seemed very vague and strained. Her husband did not seem like a husband at all and the niece, Lucy, was extremely unlikable to me. The amount of inner conversation Kay had was a bit too much for my liking.
I'm still interested in reading some of the earlier books in this series, but it will not be anything I rush to get
belala's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
lisbeth88's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
libwinnie's review against another edition
1.0
So I guess if you've read one Kay Scarpetta novel, you've read them all. Not to mention that the protagonist is so self-righteous and believes herself to be so morally and intellectually superior to everyone else that I found myself unable to find any redeeming qualities in Dr. Scarpetta and, perhaps for the first time, HATING a fictional character.