Amanda S.

Middle of the road for me

Revisado: 02-13-24

I received an audiobook version of this for review and this is my honest opinion.

The storyline itself is good. The first few chapters seemed abrupt to me, then there seems to be a reasonable pace set for a while. That said most chapters are quite short. However the second half of the book drug until the final couple of chapters.

One of my biggest issues with the book was this notion from the killer that Kate was essentially the only relevant detective on the case and yet I didn’t feel she added anything to the investigation.

Further, while I understood the use of they/them when referring to the killer, two detectives are also given non-gendered pronouns through a few chapters of the book. This struck me as odd, because while representation matters, that didn’t seem to be the reasoning for usage and it’s clear that Kate interacts with both of them enough to identify them.

I didn’t realize this was a part of a series (my bad on that one) and the plot twist and cliffhanger comes out of nowhere. Based on the information that’s already contained in the book, it doesn’t seem necessary and leads me suspect the entire motive of the killer will have changed in book two. I don’t plan on reading further, unfortunately.

Regarding the audiobook specifically, I love Elah’s voice. I would love to hear her narrate other things. However, I didn’t feel she was the best voice for this, being a thriller. Her cadence felt somewhat repetitive at times and her emotions didn’t always seem to match up. I think a different voice would have aided better in the suspenseful nature of the book, despite her talent.

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