Rose knows exactly how to write a story that will grab you and not let go, This story revolves around a lot of secrets, It twists and turns all the way to the end, There is a lot of violence in this book so if that bothers you than I suggest you do not read it.
DNFed afterpages.
Definitely more instalove and cheap eroticism than I would like to read in a thriller,
star.
Diese Buch ist Bestandteil einer Reihe, die sich Romantic Suspense nennt, Leider war das auf der deutschen Ausgabe nicht ersichtlich, so dass ich das Buch in der Annahme gekauft hatte, einen regulären Thriller zu erwerben.
Die stereotypen Personenbeschreibungen haben mich anfangs gar nicht so sehr gestört, da sich der Kriminalfall interessant anließ,
Es geht um eine rachegetriggerte Mordserie, die als Vergeltung für ein Verbrechen ausgeführt wird, das vor überJahren im Heimatort der Protagonistin Lucy Trask stattfand.
Zwischen besagter Lucy und einem der ermittelnden Polizisten kommt es dann zu einem schweren Fall von Instalove,
Ich hätte es ja vielleicht noch ertragen wenn auch nicht verstanden, dass ein Thriller mit einer Überdosis schmalziger Schmonzettenromantik geflutet wird, aber als wir dann auf S.
die Gefilde des Softpornos betraten, musste ich das Handtuch werfen,
Stern aufgrund unvereinbarer Geschmacksunterschiede, I could not put this down, It was very fast paced and an excellent read, The characters were very interesting and realistic, Lucy and J. D. had great chemistry and the romance flowed really nicely, Perfect balance of suspense and romance, SEPT: REVIEW OF REREAD amp AUDIOBOOKSEPt
Narrator: Marguerite Gavin
THE NARRATOR:stars,
Her narratin' version of Lucy was not to my likin', Lucy's accent, in the words of the book, 'It wasnt quite Southern, but she wasnt from the city, At least not originally, ” so I guess I can't fault Gavin for makin' Lucy drop her 'g's when she talking, Do ALL Southerners drop their 'g's Anyway, that did make me pause and revise my perception of the heroine as in my mind, she wasa big city girl.
Gavin is also one of those narrators that, to indicate someone is from the South, gives the character a twang plus a nasal quality.
Sorry, but I don't find that attractive, I like the Southern accent but I don't like nasal voices,
Gavin also reads the chaeracter's thoughts as if he/she were speaking to someone, There is no change in pitch to differentiate the internal monologue they are always just a few words from the dialogue.
I had my ebook with me otherwise I would be confused, wondering why the killer was saying that to his next victim.
However, Gavin is far superior to Laura Hicks who can sound like Donald Duck on helium, Sample: Suzanne Brockmann's sitelinkOver The Edge
THE STORY:,STARS
I liked this much better this time around, This is one book where, again, the audio made me enjoy the story more despite Gavin's notsogreat narration,
JD was just as appealing though in a lowkey way, It's a nice change, once in a while, to have a hero that doesn't go caveman and inyourface, The man that intrigued me this time, however, was Thorne, He didn't register the first time I read this book but this time I felt this was a man who held secrets does anyone not have anything to hide in a KR books and his protective attitude towards Lucy did trigger an interest in me.
I'm thinking he'll make a sexy alpha in his own book though I don't know if one is planned,
I did not like Clay Maynard here even though Rose tried to make his actions and decisions understandable, I'm still annoyed but how long he kept his own private investigations from the cops even when the normal, logical thing to do would be to report what he knows.
I know the fourth book is about Clay Maynard and I'm left scratching my head as to why Ms Rose chose him to be a hero! Why not Thorne
JUNEREVIEW:
I enjoyed this latest KR.
It's not my favorite but the last few had been so disappointing in the romance dept that YBM was a welcome relief.
Detective JD Fitzpatrick with his quiet charm and allround niceness was a surprisingly pleasant change from my usual badboy kink, Lucy was an okay heroine though I always wonder why romance heroines need so much convincing before they'll wear a wire or agree to a bodyguard.
I mean hey, she was going to be bait for a serial killer, a killer who had up to then killed ten people and cut out their hearts and sent them to her.
And she still balks at wearing a wire coz of privacy issues, Thankfully, JD just laid it out for Lucy in that quiet, rational way of his and Lucy accepted it without further argument.
Like most, if not all KR's books I have not read the lastor, the killings are violent and YBM is pretty horrific.
Though I enjoyed this enough to give itstars, I still found many parts difficult to understand and piece together, I still don't understand the PI, Clay Maynard's part in the story, Why was he necessary to the plot He and his assistants had created a new ID for the killer but at the time, they didn't know, of course.
When Clay begins to suspect something was terribly, horribly wrong, why was he so reluctant to go to the police In the end he did, anyway, and even though the reason could be he didn't want to be charged for creating an ID for someone, in the end he did suspect, or knew, that his client was a killer and he still refused to go to the police.
I'm hoping someone's review can help me piece together the PI's role in the story but for now, it seems unnecessary for him to have gone off tangent when he knew his client was dangerous.
Despite this tendency of KR to confound me with too many characters and seemingly unnecessary information about everyone and everything, I enjoyed this book enough to want to go and read the other books I missed Scream for Me and Silent Scream.
. . maybe another one or two more, I just hope that the next few books will also have the romance back alongside the murder investigation just like this one had.
As with always with a Karen Rose book a speedy read because it was another page turner, Very addictive and entertaining. Although a very yucky murderer,
reasons why this book is bloody good, Pun intended
. Despite havingpages, the pacing is fast that I didn't even notice that it's longer than usual,
. The mystery is mysterious. It leaves you hanging and wondering who the fuck is butchering up people,
. The romance is good. It's not overly done, it's not the center of the story and it's not the "I'llrollmyeyesthisisshitty" romance that we usually see in a romantic suspense books.
. Blood and pieces of dead bodies everywhere, . .
. The secondary characters are interesting, The type where you want to read the next book to know more about them, .
P. S: You don't have to read the previous books to understand this story, This can be read as a standalone I took this book to read without much of a expectation, And I was wrong. Great, great read! Mystery with everything you want from one: JD is a homicide inspector with a past and beautiful MD Lucy who has all kind of
secrets about her.
And a killer who has a personal motive, The rhythm of the story is fast and furious, The murders are bloody, gruesome and monstrous, so this book is not for people with weak heart or stomach because the author portrayed them vividly and true to the reality.
Bodies are dropping left and right, In the middle of that mayhem and general confusion on to why those people and what's the connection with the MD, we have a strong attraction between main characters that even they find inappropriate, but life has a way of sneaking up on you, no matter the circumstances.
Great, great read! Romantic Suspense / Crime Thrillers / Serial Killers
Publication date : June,
Medical examiner Dr, Lucy Traskfinds tortured body in front of her home, Soon its clear that someone is after her for the things that happened more thanyears ago, Baltimore homicide detective J. D. Fitzpatrick must solve the murders before the killer goes after Lucy,
Yet another thiller where the heroine and the hero carry heavy baggage from their past, I don't know what to think of Lucy, She's talented, beautiful, sexy, she works as a medical examiner, she's also a music prodigy, As we learn about her past, we learn that she used to be violent and broke other people's noses, Solving problems with violence its not cool!
I felt like this story was swamped by too many subplots and characters, There are so many POVs that the characters development was quite weak, and most of them remain lifeless, flat, I especially disliked the villain's chapters, They were disgusting hate to think what goes on in author's head when she write those gory murder scenes!, And they gave away some of the mystery and suspense reader already knew about yet another victim to come, The villain's motivations for his sadistic actions were weak, He waitedyears for his revenge Why now Why not sooner Why those sadistic killings
The romance between J, D. and Lucy among all those discoverings of multilated bodies, . . weird. I'm a big fan of Ms, Rose and as far as KR fare goes, this doesnt disappoint, It holds her usual cocktail of chilling, thrilling suspense, wickedly insane serial killer, dark pasts, deepburied secrets, traumatic upbringings, and a sidedish of hot romance.
On the other hand, I was rather disappointed with the slowness of the pace I became a fan because her books were always fastmoving pageturners, and the annoying heroine which came as quite a surprise, since this was a Karen Rose book.
I simply didnt get Lucy, She was an emotional cripple, which was understandable given what shes been through in the past, but still, she took the emotionalcrippledness to a higher level that was necessary.
I didnt get the secretkeeping, it wasnt like she was a pornstar or anything that could ruin her career, and I didnt care for her attitude again, understandable due to the past, but still, a bit over the top.
Also, the thing with the PI bothered me quite a bit, I understand the whole PIclient confidentiality thing, I understand the fact he and his deceased partner have helped quite a lot of people to disappear not really through legal channels, but still, when the bodies start piling up and you know who did it, why wouldnt you tell the police and prevent more bodies from piling up Would someone really be that stupid to stand in the way of justice for.
. . I dont know what reasons
All in all, I have absolutely no idea how to rate this one, On one side it was great, on the other, . . not so much. I guess Ill just go with the middle ground, Fine½. .