Helpful Score: 1
Author Taylor Adams certainly knows how to set a scene and ratchet up the suspense, and he was wise to let readers occasionally hear Cambry's voice as her final hours on earth unfolded. However, what could have been a white-knuckle, edge-of-my-seat read turned into a bit of a mess.
First and foremost, I didn't care one little whit about any of the characters. The bad guys didn't even drum up much of a response, and Lena-- although some of her plans showed signs of genius-- was so hostile that I gave up on her, too. What kind of a reader am I? One that has to have at least one character in a book that holds my interest, even if it's the bad guy. This didn't happen in Hairpin Bridge.
Second-- and most important-- was the plot. The first half of the book was good. The pace was steady and everything flowed well, but then the second half of the book came unglued. I'm probably dating myself with the analogy I'm going to use, but as a reader, I felt like a playing card stuck in the bicycle spokes: I kept getting slapped upside the head by one plot twist after another in rapid succession until the whole thing became unbelievable.
There are some good things in Hairpin Bridge, but ultimately, I found it weighed down by an unbelievable plot and unlikable characters. Your mileage may certainly vary.
First and foremost, I didn't care one little whit about any of the characters. The bad guys didn't even drum up much of a response, and Lena-- although some of her plans showed signs of genius-- was so hostile that I gave up on her, too. What kind of a reader am I? One that has to have at least one character in a book that holds my interest, even if it's the bad guy. This didn't happen in Hairpin Bridge.
Second-- and most important-- was the plot. The first half of the book was good. The pace was steady and everything flowed well, but then the second half of the book came unglued. I'm probably dating myself with the analogy I'm going to use, but as a reader, I felt like a playing card stuck in the bicycle spokes: I kept getting slapped upside the head by one plot twist after another in rapid succession until the whole thing became unbelievable.
There are some good things in Hairpin Bridge, but ultimately, I found it weighed down by an unbelievable plot and unlikable characters. Your mileage may certainly vary.
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