[image] Disclaimer: There might be a few spoilers in this review.
This book was low-key exhausting but I guess I'm feeling generous. It felt like readin[image] Disclaimer: There might be a few spoilers in this review.
This book was low-key exhausting but I guess I'm feeling generous. It felt like reading the first novel of Seraphine Thomas all over again; every new chapter, I was wondering why I was still there.
+ The book is 300 pages long but feels like a thousand. So many things happen in those pages, yet it feels like the story never advances. There is a stalker, there are kidnappings, there is a missing mentor, Lexi's husband is deployed, there might be a serial killer, there is ESP stuff, and she's even flipping a house and cleaning up a hoarder's. + The whole character of Lexi is too much. She isn't annoying or obnoxious but she is too perfect. The girl is twenty, an orphan, attending online college classes, newly-wed, still a virgin, a cook, a singer, a spy, and a bit of a PI. She's buying a house, she knows Reiki, she's a bit of a psychic, and she's the victim of a stalker. She also can fight, she can hack, she can shoot, she has a plethora of different skills because she was unschooled and learned from multiple mentors everything she could. And of course, she's beautiful.
From the all-over-the-place plot and the over-buffed heroine, there is obviously way too much going on. It starts pretty basically -despite the feeling I missed a whole book or introduction- with the heroine having a poet-loving stalker but splits into hundreds of directions. Soon, we learn that Lexi is a psychic and "know stuff", but it never seems to be helpful until the 80% hit mark. But Lexi is also overly trained and kind of a genius in about everything, yet she's a victim at least two-thirds of the book; of a stalker, of an attack, but also of being alone and not making the smartest decisions. She gets the "heebie-jeebies" but never acts on it or tries to protect herself more than with an alarm system, and I personally think that Lexi could have been the perfect horror-movie heroine.
I wanted to like this series. There are a few books out and the side characters are pretty cool and get their own stories later. But I'm afraid the dementor-like next installment will suck even more life out of me.
> 20 years old heroine > First person POV > romance > Multiple installments + series of standalone about the other characters
Trigger warning: Stalker, bloody attack, kidnapping, PTSD, and stuff. No cheating despite what people might think! ...more
If the first book was about strength, the second was about family, whether blood-related or not.
We're not going to talk about any coincidence t[image]
If the first book was about strength, the second was about family, whether blood-related or not.
We're not going to talk about any coincidence that happens in the novel, because frankly, I don't care. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and I'm already bitting my nails, waiting for the next adventure.
The second installment of Nina's series was as dark as the first one on the one hand, but on the other hand dealt with much more emotion. Where the first book focused on her kidnapping and what made her the Warrior Girl, A Different Dawn dives into her origins and where it all began.
Nina was thrown in a dumpster as a baby and was never adopted. Bounced from foster to group homes, she has never known what it felt like to be loved and cherished. And when a cold case that pulverised two families and a whole community drops in her lap, she wants to solve it.
28 years ago, on February 29th, a woman murdered her husband and infant daughter before killing herself. The famous case that destroyed Phoenix is called La Llorona and still haunts everyone who was implicated to this day. And when another murder-suicide is found on another leap year, Nina's team believes they are facing a serial killer and discover he has hit every four years since La Llorona.
A Different Dawn was about the serial killer, but also about Nina's team coming together and Nina coming to terms with being a throwaway. And I loved it. I love the characters. The team completes each other well, Perez is a nice addition, Kent is *chief's kiss*, and Nina is such a strong character. She makes a few mistakes in this book, driven by something she doesn't understand quite yet, but she is a formidable heroine I can only root for.
I cannot wait for next year and the next book. I rarely follow thrillers and mystery series for a long time but I will definitely make it to book three. As a member of the Anonymous Books Buyer Addict club, I am proud to inform anyone I have already pre-ordered it.
> Multiple POVs > No romance > No cliffhanger > Can be read as a standalone but I would suggest you start with book one
Trigger warning: The book is not as gruesome as the first but the serial killer has antisocial personality disorder and all his murder-suicide stages include an infant daughter....more
[image] Fuck, that was dark. That was also pretty fantastic.
Nina Guerrera had gone through awful trauma. Being thrown in a dumpster as an infant and abu[image] Fuck, that was dark. That was also pretty fantastic.
Nina Guerrera had gone through awful trauma. Being thrown in a dumpster as an infant and abused in foster care wasn't enough, she was also kidnapped at 16 and went through horrific long hours of torture. Eleven years later, she's an FBI agent and she somewhat got her life in order. But when an attack during her morning jog gets live-streamed, she gets thrown in the spotlight and gets the attention of her former kidnapper.
Everything was incredible about this read and I didn't get bored once second despite the 51 chapters. I loved Nina, the Warrior Girl, I loved her team, I loved the investigation. The villain was a fucking monster and the whole thing was tragic and terrifying, but it kept me on the edge of my seat and I thought my heart would escape my ribcage.
I don't know what direction the series will take, but I will definitely read the next book. I want more of Nina, of Wade, of Breck, and of Kent (definitely of Kent), and of Bianca, the super genius kid neighbor, and the rest of Nina's building community.
> 27 years old heroine > No cliffhanger > Multiple POVs (third person) > No romance > Multiple installments > Hispanic heroine > Is still in talk of an eventual Netflix adaptation (but with JLo who's definitely not in her late-twenties, no offense)
I went into this book with way too many expectations; The Spider Heist was definitely no Leverage nor Italian Job. The [image] Rounded up just because.
I went into this book with way too many expectations; The Spider Heist was definitely no Leverage nor Italian Job. The pace is too slow, the characters were too one-dimensional, the villain was too bland, and the car chase was never-ending.
A wee bit disappointing but imma go back to binge Leverage again.
The story is engaging and the mystery somewhat kept me on my toes. But while the cast of characters was rather endearing, Ric[image]
Not good, not bad.
The story is engaging and the mystery somewhat kept me on my toes. But while the cast of characters was rather endearing, Ricki James was a bit of an obnoxious heroine; she became more likable as the book went on but she clearly grated on my nerves at first.
But I am actually looking forward to the next installment. The first one dragged a bit but introduced us to a handful of interesting personas and an eventual romantic subplot I might end up rooting for.
> heroine in her early thirties > Single mom > No cliffhanger > Third-person narration > No romance > First of a series
Trigger warning: No real trigger. Murder, dismembered bodies, crows eating them, shooting and stuff but nothing very descriptive....more
Any kind of review would give spoilers as everything would be more about feelings than actual facts. I am not one for secrecy and misunderstand[image]
Any kind of review would give spoilers as everything would be more about feelings than actual facts. I am not one for secrecy and misunderstandings but the authors did a great job at not giving us any kind of answer while letting us see glimpses of the whole picture.
+ I've seen this end coming. It was pretty obvious from the very beginning because it actually made sense. No, I will not be grateful for the cliffhanger because they make me want to shoot myself in the head. But no, I am not particularly worried about it. + I love the guys. All of them. They all had a little personality twist on the basic RH stereotype alpha-holes we come across; the flirty guy was the biggest psycho, the tall and silent closeted teddy bear was a sexy piece of ass, and the grumpy leader was a ball of nerves heading straight to Ulcer Town. + And Rae. Raegan was an actual sexy badass, not all talk but no bark, made from the same mold as Hades from Hades and Lips from Hannaford Prep. Her thinking vagina was in the backseat and her hormones weren't guiding the story and leading her along.
The first book was 300+ pages and while it was the perfect length, I cannot help but crave for more. Rae's universe is full of betrayal, secrets, and violence and the biggest of them all is her role in all of that. I will not be starting a support group for the people who want to throw her parents off a balcony.
> Characters in their twenties > Cliffhanger > No MM > No FF > Three guys > Multiple POV > Who falls first? (view spoiler)[The guys? It feels like it. (hide spoiler)]
Trigger warning: It's not as dark as it could be because the romance isn't dark. It's not sunshine and rainbows but they all somewhat respect each other, as much as enemy gangs can. Violence, torture, gang war, prostitution....more
A spy thriller version of the Ghost Bird? Sign me in.
This is exactly what The Cardinal Bird is. A darker, action packed and deadly verRating: 5 stars
A spy thriller version of the Ghost Bird? Sign me in.
This is exactly what The Cardinal Bird is. A darker, action packed and deadly version of Sang's story or even Stardust. It's also a non magical Redemption Saga and gives off some Kit Davenport feels.
My, my, where is the originality in all of that then, would you ask? Well, let's not sugarcoat this: there is none. Especially if you have been reading thrillers on the side or even watched some action movies. But what do they all have in common? They're all badass and damn entertaining.
The Cardinal Bird is no exception and from the first page, I was already hooked. No, that would be a lie. From the blurb, I was already hooked. Because RH + spy stuff + drama + action? That is life.
If you have read The Ghost Bird and Stardust, you might have been a teeny tiny annoyed with all the secrecy, and let me tell you, there are tons here too. But for a change, it all comes from Callie, our heroine.
Callie is... a complex character? There isn't much known about her; she's petite, she's a hacker, she speaks a few languages fluently -most of them still unknown-, she betrayed the Russian mob and has been kidnapped when she was young. But around that, she is a complete mystery, for both the reader and the guys that came to save her. But like every single character in the book, the reader cannot help but be drawn to her, root for her, and wanting to unravel all of her secrets. Because this Byte-Syzed woman packs up a bunch.
I seriously cannot wait for the second book and see what direction will take. Five more books to go and I hope they will all be as much exciting as this one!
> No MM > No FF > Large harem
Trigger Warnings: Plenty, tons! Murder, torture, infanticide, kidnapping. Most of them are condensed in the first couple of chapters and one scene is particularly... gruesome. I might just have dark water, filth, closed space, and somewhat buried alive to the warnings.
Donato Carrisi est passé maître dans l'art du thriller. Et il le prouve une nouvelle fois avec Malefico. Si vous êtres amateurs *Review in French only*
Donato Carrisi est passé maître dans l'art du thriller. Et il le prouve une nouvelle fois avec Malefico. Si vous êtres amateurs de thrillers et pensez avour tout lu concernant les visages du Mal, détrompez-vous. Donato Carrisi arrive toujours à nous surprendre.
Dans Malefico, nous sommes plongés dans une Rome loin des sentiers battus et rongée de l'intérieur. L'auteur nous livre un roman sombre, richement documenté, à la qualité narrative impeccable et à l'énigme complexe où se mêlent religion, ésotérisme, science, horreur et machiavélisme. C'est une lecture intense, parfois effrayante, où l'on en vient à s'interroger sur le comportement humain....more
1954. Le marshal Teddy Daniels est envoyé avec son coéquipier Chuck Aule sur Shutter Island, une île au large de Boston. Dans c*Review in French only*
1954. Le marshal Teddy Daniels est envoyé avec son coéquipier Chuck Aule sur Shutter Island, une île au large de Boston. Dans cet ancien camp militaire fortifié transformé en hôpital psychiatrique sont internés les criminels fous. L'une des patientes, Rachel Solando, meurtrière infanticide, y a mystérieusement disparues, comme volatilisée...
Une ambiance noire, les ténèbres, la pluie, le froid et la folie latente plantent d'entrée de jeu le décor. Shutter Island est un roman remarquablement bien écrit, intelligent, qui enchaîne les péripéties et les retournements de situation avec brio, haletant et palpitant. Un vrai labyrinthe psychologique, un livre génial et un film tout aussi réussi !...more
Réaliste et percutant, opéra noir, violent et baroque, le livre se distingue par la richesse de ses intrigues entremêlées, particulièrement complexes Réaliste et percutant, opéra noir, violent et baroque, le livre se distingue par la richesse de ses intrigues entremêlées, particulièrement complexes et maîtrisées, ainsi que par les forces et les faiblesses des personnages.
Avec un style saccadé, plein d'argot et d'abréviation, L.A. Confidential ne sombre jamais dans la facilité....more
Rating : 4 stars Mené tambour battant, ce road trip en direction de Washington, mélange de livre d'espionnage et d'enquête policière, se lit avec plaisRating : 4 stars Mené tambour battant, ce road trip en direction de Washington, mélange de livre d'espionnage et d'enquête policière, se lit avec plaisir et même une certaine dose de jubilation. Les personnages, quoiqu'un peu dérangés, sont attachant et l'humour décapant....more
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