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Debbie Metzger

How could you forget

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 10, 2023

Very good read with a twist

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Not my favourite book by her

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 6, 2022

I am a huge fan of Karin Slaughter books but didn’t find this one to be one of her better novels. The storyline lost my interest more than once, but I still finished it.

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Not my favourite book by her

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 6, 2022

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I am a huge fan of Karin Slaughter books but didn’t find this one to be one of her better novels. The storyline lost my interest more than once, but I still finished it.

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Michelle

Book, Forgotten

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 26, 2023

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I need to preface this review by saying I love Karin Slaughter’s work. Especially the Will Trent books. This book must have been written by someone else and Karin just signed her name on the cover. The quality is no where near her usual standards. I’ll try to give a brief synopsis of the fractured and poorly developed plot.

Andrea has just completed her Marshall training and is immediately shipped off to secretly investigate and solve the 40 year old murder of a federal judge’s pregnant teenage daughter, Emily. Her “cover” for the investigation is protection of the judge herself, who has received death threats. You might be wondering why a newly graduated deputy with ZERO experience would be sent to guard and investigate an important government official.

Let me enlighten you - Andrea’s father (who is rotting in prison for a vague crime involving fraud and cults), was the suspected father of Emily’s bastard baby (yes that term was actually used in a modern setting) and possible murderer of Emily.

He was never convicted and went on to found a cult and commit dastardly deeds in between impregnating Andrea’s mother and terrorizing his new family. Their story was never fleshed out, just alluded to throughout the book in the most confusing way that served no purpose except to tie him to Andrea.

Emily’s story is told in flashbacks, with Andrea as the modern day narrator. It was so unbelievably bad I had to force myself to keep reading. All the male characters are cut from the same cloth. Completely interchangeable. I honestly couldn’t tell them apart. They were each 1 dimensional, evil misogynists ALL THE TIME. The only exception was Bible (yes that’s really his name) Andrea’s partner in the USMC. Andrea also has a forgettable love interest who … yeah I can’t even remember one thing about him.

Having grown up in the 80’s, I have clear recollection of the culture at that time. Karin clearly has confused 1982/3 with the societal attitude of the 1950’s. I knew several girls in high school who “caught” pregnant. Sure, people were disapproving. No one ostracized them, told them not to name the fathers which would “ruin that poor boy’s life”, and I can’t imagine a medical professional acting the way the doctor did in this book. It bothered me deeply to see that time so badly portrayed.

I won’t say anything else about the plot because I am not about spoilers, although I don’t know why anyone would want to pick up this book and read it. I gave it two stars because there were a few moments (mostly when Andrea was telling the story) that were entertaining and interesting.

There are lots of other Karin Slaughter books to choose from. Read one of those instead. I plan on forgetting this one.

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patsy

Repetitive

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 19, 2023

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I had actually read Pieces of Her but found this to be almost non believable in parts. A young marshal suddenly an art major with a vast knowledge to match her possible half sister whose work is weirdly thrust in the face of a government employee - there to protect her. The hideously over-egged flashback to her mother Emily from walking into the doctors door, 1980’s to the overlong repetition of her parents response. Esther, wavering from being supportive to calling her a filthy whore?

Back to today’s Esther who apparently has sought out the finer details of this new Marshall. Did this scrutiny apply to the other marshalls one wonders. And the absurdity of every person she meets knowing about her fake relationship with the Marshall from the previous book. Not up to standard for me to bother with much more.

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Slow burner

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 26, 2023

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I have read all of Karin’s books and this is the first one that I found really hard work. It took a good third of the book before I cared less about what was going on whereas her books usually have you from the first paragraph. It felt like this was being written so it could be the second instalment to the awful Netflix series which didn’t help this book because I had to get the image of the main characters being totally unlikeable from that series out of my mind. It was ok, but by no means as clever or gripping as earlier Slaughter books.

HJC

Not for me

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 21, 2023

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Not a bad story but too confusing.
I do not enjoy books, or films, that keep going back in time, eg 40 years in one chapter and then present day in the next throughout the book. Too confusing.

A. Norton

Wasn't for me

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 8, 2023

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I just didn't like it. I wasn't gripped, didn't love the characters and the lack of twists and turns made it pretty hard going.

Anne Jamieson

Very disappoining

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 4, 2023

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I feel it was too long drawn out. Too much detail, I was losing interest. The story could have been condensed into shorter story

Bella

Don't waste your money

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 9, 2022

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My mistake, I really thought this book was a Sara Linton/Wil Trent story. I have read each and every one. I have Not read Pieces of Her. If it was any thing like this sequel, I wouldn't have finished it any way. I have struggled my way to page 89 of Girl Forgotten, no more, it has now been thrown in a charity bag. Far too many names, places, times etc, that I have no interest in what so ever. Slaughters style of writing in this novel is very shallow, monotonous and boring (6th grade level). I feel let down by one of my favorite authors, not to mention the £10 I've thrown away.
Grrrrrrrr

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Brian Isom

Use of the derogatory ‘c—-‘ word

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 23, 2022

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Why does a female writer feel the need to include the very unpleasant female abusive ‘c—-‘ word in the book several times? Not necessary.

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Poor.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 28, 2022

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She’s got this published purely by who she is.
My advice….. give it a miss.

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