16 Jan 2018

Say You’re Sorry #cookiereads


ISBN: 1503948706
Pages: 335
Published: 2017


This is a typical mystery/thriller; a lawyer struggling to cope with the hand she was dealt, aided and abetted by a PI, decides to defend the 'little guy' who everyone thinks murdered his girlfriend brutally. Also, a quick search on Goodreads tells me, the book is the first of a series.

YAY!

1) The lead and her background are interesting; I’m definitely continuing the series, if only to read more about Morgan Dane

2) The love interest is well-written; a little typical, I suppose, but yum nevertheless

3) The character development is decent

Meh.

1) The story felt too run-of-the-mill. I don’t know whether it was because the book was, or because I’ve been reading this genre non-stop in the last year

2) The killer and their motivation was VERY poorly done – the reveal happens and then the mystery lasts for all of three pages. BLAH. The intensity of the motivation required much MUCH more development

3) Everything is wrapped up too neatly; you know those stories that are knotty and then, suddenly, things just happen to unravel them perfectly and VOILA, happily ever after? Yeaaaah, I don’t like those. Storylines (especially for mysteries) should end organically, right? This feels like more of an I’ve-already-written-300-pages-and-I-need-to-wrap-up climax

Cookie Rating: 
Pick it up: For timepass, for lazy, random reading but you still want your brain cells intact

P.S: I hate reading four pages of content in ONE book review, so I've tried to keep mine as short as I could. Tell me if you like this format? Anything else you'd like added?

10 comments:

  1. I love the format of the review. I tend too write essays for book reviews. Should learn from ya!

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    1. Thank you! I was just trying something new, glad it worked for you, K :)

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  2. Love the honesty and to the point review... Happen to me when I read too many thrillers and can easily figure out the next plot.
    If you want you can add more on language style or any quote that you liked.

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    1. Ikr :/ I'm like, gaiz, I know.
      Yas, I've been thinking of quotes as well. Thanks for the suggestion, Raji <3

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  3. I like the format - direct, simple and to the point. The book sounds readable, just about. Few authors do justice to the climax, whether it is in books or films. Either it so long drawn out it totally bores you to death and you just want to get over with it or it's so quick and easy it doesn't sit well with you at all.

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    1. Thank you! WHAAAAY they do this, the climax is the best part of a whodunit, right?

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  4. 300 pages of build up and climax? Kinda... you know... like.... promotions and a whole movie full of anger, fighting, at each others throats, OMG SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE and then - arey teri maa martha meri bhi maa martha MARTHA MARTHA CANCEL NOW LETS HUG. Like that you mean? :P

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    1. Finally decided to delurk eh, Sen? :P
      LEAVE BvsS ALONE FFS xD

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  5. Love this format. I try to keep my reviews short but then I worry about if the other person would have enough info to decide whether or not they want to pick the book. But now that I read your review, I realised that people really don't need to know a whole lot to make that decision.

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    1. Oh I'm still worrying too, about not offering a precis, about not offering enough info *hides face*

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