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disappointing. convoluted--too many plotlines. mc is bit of a dim bulb--still jumps to illogical conclusions. and was left with a couple of questions--do secret ecoterrorists really wear logo buttons? and why did susan disappear? couldn't understand the underlying premise of the entire book.
I wanted to love this book, and was prepared to love it. But after a few fits and starts, I finally resolved to sit down and read the entire thing. That should have been a clue. It just didn't flow for me the way this author's other books do.The biggest thing it had in its favor for me was that there was a strong and interesting female lead, and the other women in the book were also well-rounded and layered characters. McKenna Jordan, the main protagonist is flawed and complicated and very human...
If you were here by Alafair Burke is a HarperCollins publication. This was a June 2013 release.I received a copy of this book from the publishers and Edelweiss.Nicky has been stealing cell phones from New Yorkers until one day in the subways he stole from the wrong lady. He was chased down and nearly killed on the tracks. The woman saved his life and also retrieved her cell phone.Now McKenna is doing a story for the magazine publication she works for about the incident. When a cell phone video s...
review in bullet format, because what are paragraphswhat I liked:- the plot was very intricate, to the point where I get a minor headache when trying to put it all together- I cared about the characters by the endwhat I didn't like:- the writing was boring (I can't find another way to put it--very plain descriptions, no color)- it could've used a nice haircut. it was about 80 pages too long (out of 360), and a trim would've made it more readable and tense- the heavy legal jargon. I understand th...
McKenna Wright is a heroine I can believe in. No super powers or jumping into a situation wiser women would get away from. She's smart, yes, but also blessed with common sense. She's married to a West Point grad and they were both friends with one of his classmates, Susan Hauptmann. They were aware that Susan had problems with her stern military father. Then Susan seemingly disappeared off the face of the earth. She left behind everything in her life in New York City, and no clue where she had g...
Help Wanted: Editor willing to cut repetitive and non-essential information and assure the writer that readers will remember a main character went to West Point without being told so every few pages. I feel badly about being so snarky, but I'm going I let this stand. The synopsis intrigued me, but the actual narrative is disappointingly amateurish.
I picked up this audiobook hoping to read more work by this author after enjoying a book she co-wrote with Mary Higgins Clark.First off, the voice reader for this audiobook could not differentiate her male voices from her female characters. It was almost painful to listen to. A good voice actor can make a good book great. That is not the case with If You Were Here.Back to the case, the story starts out with all kinds of potential. A mysterious woman saves the thief of her own cell phone from cer...
I liked the writing okay, but the book not so much. This author, Alafair Burke, is the female answer to John Grisham, as she usually pens legal thrillers. A former District Attorney -- McKenna Jordan -- who left her job after exposing a cop as a liar, now works for a NY magazine as a journalist. In researching a story about a young kid who was pulled off a subway track by a mystery woman, she realizes the woman is her old friend Susan, who she thought died ten years ago. Thus, the plot is born:
Good summer, beach read. Very plot driven book...character development seriously lacking. Characters felt stilt, flat; wasn't interested in getting to know any of them better. Too many twists/turns in the end. Lots of repetitive jargon, think this book would have been better if it was maybe 50 pages shorter. If You Were Here is probably my least favorite Burke read, however, it was still a decent enough read to hold my interest and keep me reading until the last page.
The audio reader is not very good, but neither is the story.
Well thought out, engaging mystery. Probably could have been easy to figure out, but I just enjoyed the ride and liked how things unfolded. A few of the threads were kind of red herrings, but that's to be expected. I appreciated how the author revealed the back story--she did it in small portions, but I was never left feeling like I was being kept in the dark too long. The timing was well done.
If You Were Here is story with a gripping plot filled with love, friendship, secrets and betrayal. This novel was clearly well researched, and the impressive main character - McKenna Jordan - shines throughout the novel as a strong, educated and determined woman. Although this book did not fall into my typical reading style, I am very impressed by the level of story-telling expertise needed by an author to have a story in which every character seems to have a secret that flawlessly compliments t...
What a smart, suspenseful read! If You Were Here has all the elements I've come to expect from an Alafair Burke book and I read this one in record time. Definitely recommend for anyone looking for a crime/legal thriller with a smart female lead.My full review is here: https://hannahslibrary.com/2020/01/17...
While pursuing a lead about a young man pulled from the subway tracks by a mysterious woman, lawyer turned journalist McKenna Wright uncovers more than she bargained for. A video shot on a cell phone reveals the identity of the woman -- someone who looks a lot like McKenna's old friend Susan, who went missing five years before under mysterious circumstances. Not content to let sleeping dogs lie, McKenna begins to slowly peel back the layers of the current story and discover just how much of a co...
