Say Goodbye

Lisa Garndiner's newest novel centers around child abuse and arachnids. Considering the disturbing aspect of one, and the unpleasant aspect of the other, I didn't really expect to enjoy the novel as much as I did. It was rather graphic at times, and rather sad, but I don't believe in sugar-coating subject matter. I'm sure abuse that happen as described. As for the spiders, I learned more than I probably wanted. *g*

The story itself had a few problems outside of the disturbing subject matter. There were so many characters which was a bit confusing. Also it was hard to tell where we were in the timeline at times or which character was actally narrating at the time. I often felt lost. The plot draggeda bit in the middle.

On the plus side, I liked the protagonists and their story which felt believable--dealing with a career that can be dangerous and being pregnant was interesting. The book kept me reading especially after the slow middle of the story and there was a twist at the end that I didn't see coming.

I wouldn't say this is one of my favorite of Lisa Gardiner's books, in fact, it may be least favorite, but I usually love her books, and it was still a good read overall.

I truly enjoyed Alone. I thought it was cool to finally see a woman writer write a main male character so well and how she got all of the nuances down great. Say Goodbye on the other hand, was pretty awful. Without getting into a lot of particulars (and ruining any plot points), what bothered me the most was how truly unbelievable parts of the story were. I also got to the end of the book and I remember how I really didn't care much about the outcome. When that happens, you know the book you just read wasn't very good. I know that it's difficult to come up with fresh story lines, but at least Gardner should have tried and kept it believable. Don't bother with this one.

I like the book. Lisa is my favorite Author.. I have to say some of the material in the book is very hard to read but stuff like this happens in the world . The story is really good if you get through the childabuse .I love the last pages of the book what the last victim does is just genius.Can't wait for her next book.

This book really keeps you at the edge,had hard time time puting it down to do other things that need to be done. Would like to see Kimberly's father in more of them,one with the two of them on a case would be grand

The basic story line was good but the book itself, disappointing and one that was easy to put down. Gardner did a decent job of getting into the mind of both the abuser and the abused, showing the long and short term impact of the relationship. It was however told in a rather choppy manner and with a level of graphic detail that was a bit over the top. The side stories of Kimberly, Sal and Mac were not developed adequately and were more of a distraction than an asset. It felt like a rush job to meet a publishing deadline and may have benefited from additional editing.