My Review:
In one word, "eh". That's what this book was for me. It wasn't bad, and it wasn't that great. It was just "okay".
The characters weren't that well developed. I didn't really connect with them or "like" them that much. Probably the character I liked most was Detective Bentz.
What I really disliked was whenever the book would switch to the murderer's viewpoint. It just seemed...I don't know...childish? That's not quite it. It just wasn't believable to me. I was left with the feeling that the author was just writing this character based on a bunch of stereotypes from other thriller/killer stories. That's not what I'm looking for with a book like this. I want a character that makes me shiver and hide under the covers. This didn't do it for me. The character was too simplistic, with no real depth, and I found myself kind of bored with him.
And to make matters worse, the ending just sort of fizzled for me and seemed kind of unrealistic.
So, "eh". Maybe I'll give the second book in the series a try and see what I think about that. My one likable character Detective Bentz makes a reappearance in Cold Blooded, and I would like to give author Lisa Jackson another try or two.
This book fulfills several challenges for me: the Lisa Jackson Read-a-fest, 1st in a Series, What's In a Name, and my own "Read 30".
Product Details
* Paperback: 463 pages
* Publisher: Zebra (August 1, 2001)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0821768417
* ISBN-13: 978-0821768419
My Rating: 6 out of 10
3 comments:
You lost me with "serial killer"!
Usually when the first book in a series is just 'eh' I don't read on. Thanks for the honest review.
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