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Summary: Excellent...her best book yet!
Review: This excellent novel kept my attention and kept me up until 2am! I was so impressed by the writing and the plot twists. I would recommend this book to any mystery/thriller reader. I have loaned my copy to a friend and when she returns it, I think I am going to read it again. Carol O'Connell deserves to be a household name...she's a much better writer than some who are!
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Summary: Started well, but failed to interest me in the characters.
Review: This book started well. It had me setup for what I hoped was going to be a real nice read. Unfortunately, this did not happen. There was so much jumping around, I thought I was reading the script for a music video. I was unable to follow any of the characters early enough to really care what happens to them. But, I did care what happened to the two girls, thats why I finally skipped to the end of the book before I even reached the middle. Something I have only done once before in my life. I can't quantify why these characters failed to involve me, but I can't wait for a new Katherine Mallory novel.
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Summary: Fantastic book - intelligent, scary, heart-wrenching
Review: I had read all the Mallory books, and I'm like an addict - can't get enough of the stories, the writing, the insight, the weird and wild characters. Judas Child was a wonderful side trip off the Mallory road, as deep and chilling as any before it. These kids were real, and their story devastating. It stayed with me for days.
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Summary: Dull, Dull,Dull.....yawn!
Review: Wow, after reading the other reviews here I was excited to start this book. Can't believe it's the same book as everyone else here has read. The girls get snatched then it's a long, long, time till much else happens. Anyway, must just be me as everyone else LOVED this book so much. But I did find it DULL.
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Summary: Better even than her wonderful other books
Review: I am a picky reader, and don't often run across a book I can recommend as highly as this one. It is sparkling with intelligence, the characters manage to be very real and yet somehow mythic, the plot is extraordinary, and the surprises keep coming all the way to the epilogue. What a treat. I hope more of St. Ursula's alumni will appear in the future.
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Summary: Captivating from beginning to finish...
Review: I'm an avid reader of mysteries and have read O'Connell's books, but Judas Child is by far the best on I've read from this author and from recent authors as well. Not even The Red Dragon by Thomas kept me so captivated as Judas Child. A must read to anyone, whether they're a mystery buff or not. I love her story lines, not mushy and yet hard lined just so. O'Connell is getting better and better. Can't wait to read more of O'Connell.
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Summary: Best I've read in a long time.
Review: Judas Child is simply the best book that I've read recently. Iread 3-5 novels (mystery & classical) per week and O'Connell'snovel left me breathless. I truly enjoyed the pace of the story and pushed forward eagerly to the conclusion. Although I eagerly read toward the conclusion, I was bereft that the story couldn't continue beyond the final page.The characters intrigued me, as do Mallory and Charles in O'Connell's other books.
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Summary: Absolutely fantastic!!!
Review: I've read many, many mysteries, and this is one of only a few that kept me guessing and was so full of surprises. A very unconventional, well-written book with plot twists I have never encountered before (and I'm an avid mystery reader). I highly recommend it!!!
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Summary: More than a Mystery....
Review: I have read thousands of books, and I find that I only remember the plots of the very best. I know I will never forget this book. I have read other books by Carol O'Connell, and I have liked but not remembered them for long. This one is the same and yet wonderfully different. Great character realization, great setting, great storytelling. I will never, never forget the ending to this one. WOW. I want more like this.
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Summary: O'Connell hits the mark again!
Review: I have read all the Mallory books and was disappointed that this was not another Mallory until I picked it up and started to read it. It grabbed my attention from page one and I hated to put it down. Only took me a day to read. Loved Sadie, she is a great character and so is Gwen. I wouldn't mind reading more about Gwen when she grows up and how she deals with her past. The secondary characters esp. Becca were good too. Looking forward to reading her new book a Mallory. Hope she writes another book with either Rouge or Ali in it.
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