Top critical review
3.0 out of 5 starsNot a bad read/listen
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 29, 2018
I have been sitting on A Cold Dark Place for about a week, and it was an okay read. There were somethings a I liked about the story, and other things not so much. First off, I liked that it was in audio for, which my life so much easier. Two, I really liked Alex Parker. Even though he was in the gray area he still had his morals. I mention that this was an audiobook, so I have to mention the narrator, Eric G. Dove, he did a pretty good job reading this title.
In A Cold Dark Place we meet FBI agent Mallory Rooney, who happens to stumble upon a vigilante murder. In her spare time she's trying to find the vigilante while trying to solve a case. Yet, Alex is trying to keep his secret from her and protect her at the same time. Sounds like things are about to get complicated.
A Cold Dark Place wasn't a bad read/listen. There were some parts that I enjoyed a lot and others that were okay. The writing was decent, so I didn't have any real complaints. However, I wish there was a little more suspense instead of sex scenes. Don't get me wrong I don't mind those, but I kind of felt a little overwhelm that they landed in bed a lot while trying to catch a murder. The bad guy was pretty low key which is kind of hard to amp up the suspense. Like I said, I liked Alex a lot. He seemed level headed, but that could be for the fact that he was an assassin. You gotta keep a level head on during a mission. Anyway, Mallory. She wasn't bad, but she wasn't great. Towards the end I wanted smack her across the head, because she was playing dumb. There were times I had to stop the story, and try not to chuck my phone. She got a little irrational towards the end. However, things work out in the end. I wish the author dove a little more into Payton, who happens to be Mallory's twin sister. I think this would explain a lot more of Mallory's actions.
Overall, A Cold Dark Place wasn't a bad read. It peaked my interest to the other FBI agents Mallory was working. I might try another book to see if this the series will work for me. Plus, it's a first book in the series, and sometimes they are little rougher. You gotta work out the kinks.
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Rating 3 1/2 Stars
