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rainelle_barrett's review against another edition
3.0
The book was ok for me. The beginning was a little hard to engage with me, the reason for this is that the main characters were not introduced in the beginning chapters of the book. I thought the the book was a little winded for me. The dad stalking his family I found very interesting. It pulled at my curiosity of why did he call someone after he spotted his family with a gun. Creepy. The book is ok.
jkellyjr's review against another edition
5.0
Awesome.
I was very excited to get an advance reader's copy of this book and, as usual, [a:Jeffery Deaver|1612|Jeffery Deaver|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1305944481p2/1612.jpg] did not disappoint! [b:Hunting Time|60621123|Hunting Time|Jeffery Deaver|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1652287737l/60621123._SY75_.jpg|95555571] is being released on November 22--preorder it now.
The main character, and a fabulous reoccurring one, Colter Shaw is the product of a survivalist family and an expert tracker who makes a living as a “reward seeker.” In essence, he travels the country to help police solve crimes and to locate missing people. In this instance, in addition to finding a mother and daughter, he is tasked with keeping them safe from a highly skilled and emotionally charged ex-husband who was just released from prison and along with hired killers is actively stalking them.
This is a high-stakes, life-and-death chess match between multiple individuals, each with the skills and abilities to outwit the others. And, in quintessential Deaver style, full of twists and turns. I also enjoyed the ending, which is the place where many otherwise good books lose me.
Highly recommended--get it, read it. You will thank me.
I was very excited to get an advance reader's copy of this book and, as usual, [a:Jeffery Deaver|1612|Jeffery Deaver|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1305944481p2/1612.jpg] did not disappoint! [b:Hunting Time|60621123|Hunting Time|Jeffery Deaver|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1652287737l/60621123._SY75_.jpg|95555571] is being released on November 22--preorder it now.
The main character, and a fabulous reoccurring one, Colter Shaw is the product of a survivalist family and an expert tracker who makes a living as a “reward seeker.” In essence, he travels the country to help police solve crimes and to locate missing people. In this instance, in addition to finding a mother and daughter, he is tasked with keeping them safe from a highly skilled and emotionally charged ex-husband who was just released from prison and along with hired killers is actively stalking them.
This is a high-stakes, life-and-death chess match between multiple individuals, each with the skills and abilities to outwit the others. And, in quintessential Deaver style, full of twists and turns. I also enjoyed the ending, which is the place where many otherwise good books lose me.
Highly recommended--get it, read it. You will thank me.
pandasbookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
Hunting Time is the fourth book in the bestselling Colter Shaw series by Jeffery Deaver. I am a huge JD fan and have loved all of his series. This one is no exception and is full of his usual twists, tuns and shocking moments that we have come to love. While the last book felt like it rounded out the backstory of Colter and his family, this one instead focused on Shaw solving a case. This time a woman on the run from her newly released from prison ex-husband. I loved how JD tied everything together, just when you think you know what’s going on, another twist and another angle. This was a fast-paced thrill ride of a story. I am looking forward to seeing what comes next for Colter Shaw. Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for an arc of this book.
vautelle's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
alycille's review against another edition
3.0
3 stars
I felt this book was tech heavy…probably great for engineers and tech people. Much of the jargon was over my head. It felt like such a stereotypical “dad” book…something I’d recommend or gift to an older male figure. I enjoyed the Jon/Allison story but didn’t feel invested in Colter’s. I felt like I crawled through this book. The pro was the big twist - totally got me and I didn’t see it coming!! But I just don’t think this book was for me.
Thanks NetGalley for the early read!
I felt this book was tech heavy…probably great for engineers and tech people. Much of the jargon was over my head. It felt like such a stereotypical “dad” book…something I’d recommend or gift to an older male figure. I enjoyed the Jon/Allison story but didn’t feel invested in Colter’s. I felt like I crawled through this book. The pro was the big twist - totally got me and I didn’t see it coming!! But I just don’t think this book was for me.
Thanks NetGalley for the early read!
arthur_pendrgn's review against another edition
4.0
I was assured that this was a good, exciting book and it is. The author's voice of this book and that of the previous Colter Shaw works is remarkably different. Perhaps this is due to the fact that Deaver and Shaw focus on only one case. Shaw seems more human in this book rather than a mere walking, talking skill set.
Turns out only Shaw and Hannah are who they appear to be. I've not come across such ambiguous characters since James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux.
Deaver exploits his talent for entangled skeins of plots and his characters' abilities to avoid / survive death or dismemberment, always at the of the chapters. Should I ever have the misfortune of being shot, I hope I handle it with as much aplomb as Alli.
Turns out only Shaw and Hannah are who they appear to be. I've not come across such ambiguous characters since James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux.
Deaver exploits his talent for entangled skeins of plots and his characters' abilities to avoid / survive death or dismemberment, always at the of the chapters. Should I ever have the misfortune of being shot, I hope I handle it with as much aplomb as Alli.
mega_randomer's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
lxurx64's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
fi293's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0