Praying for Sleep

I shall preface all reviews for Deaver books as follows: they are generally mysteries/crime thrillers usually containing fairly dark subject matter, and if that doesn't sit well with you, I'd avoid them. Of the books Deaver has written that aren't part of a series (i.e., not featuring Lincoln Rhyme,......more

I've decided it would look petty to detail the many reasons I disliked this book. The short version is, I thought there were MASSIVE plot holes, some serious timeline discrepancies, and way too many little backstory tangents and flashbacks. Finally, I didn't think the ending was even remotely surpri......more

Not what I'd normally expect from Jeffrey Deaver but still a brilliant book. He never fails to deliver. An original storyline with a few twists and turns along the way. It's very reminiscent of something like what Stephen King would write but I feel there's more to Jeffrey Deaver than Lincoln Rhyme......more

Rating this one was quite tough for me, I so badly wanted to give it 5 stars because, first of all the ending I didn't see coming, but then some of the story was quite predictable and a few plot holes, and then on the other hand some unexpected moments, so I'm giving a 4 star rating, which means I o......more

The story engine is good with some good twists at the end. The middle slogs a bit with all the searching. It's hard to keep track of who's searching where for what reason. And, honestly, the searches are only mildly interesting, I think, because I didn't care deeply for the characters on the search.......more