Helpful Score: 2
This book is outstanding. It tells the story of Mickey, who is a Philadelphia police officer and her search for her missing sister Kacey, who is a drug addict and prostitute.
The chapters are divided into sections which take place in present day, and flashbacks that tell the backstories of Mickey and her Kacey. The chapters are short and this book is definitely a page-turner, though I found myself reading compusively because I came to care so much for the characters. On the surface it is a crime novel about a missing person, but it is really a story about family bonds, love and redemption, with enough plot twists to satisfy crime fiction fans.
The chapters are divided into sections which take place in present day, and flashbacks that tell the backstories of Mickey and her Kacey. The chapters are short and this book is definitely a page-turner, though I found myself reading compusively because I came to care so much for the characters. On the surface it is a crime novel about a missing person, but it is really a story about family bonds, love and redemption, with enough plot twists to satisfy crime fiction fans.
Helpful Score: 2
Northeast Philadelphia. Gritty novel about Mickey, a police officer, and her sister, Kacey, who suffers from addiction and is missing. A serial killer is on the loose who targets women who engage in sex work to fund their addictions. Love all the Philly connections and Liz Mooreâs writing. Looking forward to reading more of her books.This one held my attention until the very end! Highly recommended!
Helpful Score: 1
This book is complicated as it stars well drawn out characters; one a police officer and the other her sister in the throes of addiction. The story is about Mickey and Kacey, murder, bad cops, prostitution, addicts, overdoses and more.
There is a lot of family drama that keeps interest in the plot. It kept me reading to the end which was not very satisfying.
There is a lot of family drama that keeps interest in the plot. It kept me reading to the end which was not very satisfying.
Helpful Score: 1
I didn't care a whole lot for this, it is very wordy and overdone on descriptions
The story I'd consider a fairly good story but should've been done in a different format
I get very tired of books that have the before/after aspect to them it doesn't help a story but draws away from the main plot when you have to keep going to the 'after' part just to explain something that doesn't matter anyway
I'm very stingy with a 5* rating it has to be exceptionally good and this does not meet that requirement for me, too long too wordy print almost too small for comfortable reading (publisher fault not author) and the format of the then/now just wasn't necessary but made for more pages that just didn't have anything to offer
The story I'd consider a fairly good story but should've been done in a different format
I get very tired of books that have the before/after aspect to them it doesn't help a story but draws away from the main plot when you have to keep going to the 'after' part just to explain something that doesn't matter anyway
I'm very stingy with a 5* rating it has to be exceptionally good and this does not meet that requirement for me, too long too wordy print almost too small for comfortable reading (publisher fault not author) and the format of the then/now just wasn't necessary but made for more pages that just didn't have anything to offer
Part police procedural, part story of two sisters. Light suspense. Lots of Philly references. Mickey is a cop, her sister is an addict. They both are in the Kensington part of Philly. It is rough and gritty. Then Kacey goes missing while there is a string of murders and a serial killer on the loose. Mickey is looking for her sister at the same time she is trying to find the murderer. I liked Mickey and liked the story, both the mystery and the relationship between her and her sister. Lots of family drama and lots of shady characters who could be the killer. The ending seemed a little abrupt to me.
