Emma (SCR)
Written on Aug 15, 2019
Sadly I didn't gel with this one. For me, the whole book was a slog. I couldn't connect with the characters.
The book was more focused on the victim's friends and family than the police work. I personally prefer seeing more of the police work. I would say this was more of a psychological thriller than a police procedural.
In the blurb, there is more about Carrie and her background than there probably is in the book. It would have been nice to see more of this in the story and to expand on Carrie's background. This is barely mentioned in the book except for a paragraph or two at the very end. Carrie is very cold and difficult to identify with. She seems to keep herself very private from everyone she works with and doesn't seem to know anything about her colleagues.
The twist was really obvious to me from quite early on as well which again made it difficult to read as I had nothing to keep me hooked.
The story is well written but it just wasn't for me. I really wanted to like this one as I love a detective series but I just couldn't enjoy it.