lessthelonely
Written on Mar 22, 2021
I would say this book mirrors "The Girl in The Ice" in the sense that it deeply dissappointed me: that book is absolutely thrilling fest! It only drops the ball on the big reveal and even still manages an impressive climax. The thing is, even though this book has obviously a good body count... it feels pretty uneventful:
- The one character struggle Kate has is with alcooholism: is it realistic? Sure. Is it described in any new way? I don't think so. Did I ever believe Kate was going to have a drop of alcohol in the first book? Not in the slightest. It felt like cheap internal strife.
- While Erika Foster's plot is usually a bit more filled with conflict, mainly because Erika struggles against superiors, Kate Marshall... doesn´t really do that? There are clear attempts at this, but they are solved immediately and don't really feel as big as I believe they're meant to.
- The structure is very similar to "A Girl in The Ice", but way less thrilling, in my opinion: I pretty much realized all the reveals before they came. I wasn't able to do that with "A Girl in The Ice", even if it dissappointed me.
Also, just for me: dialogue didn't seem as present? The descriptions, for the first time in a Robert Bryndza book, TRULY bothered and bored me the heck out. Sorry to say, Mr. Bryndza... this one's just generic and doesn't even win points in execution... Most of what I believe the author believed to be "quirks" of the book (for example, a masturbation scene), really just felt like they were there for shock value. And I mean... Alright? It added nothing of value.
If you were interested in this book: sorry to burst your bubble. Please read the Erika Foster series instead.