i like reed and ella though it’s unbelievable that they can fall in love after having short tense encounters that resulted in them always arguing about the past. or maybe their feelings came from when they were still young (before reed was sent to prison) but then the book mentioned that they’ve never interacted before. midway through the story i had kind of guessed who the killer was because she was the only person that didn’t have a redeeming quality (she was too whiny and bitter for the reader to feel bad about her situation). i also thought that the killer was going to such lengths to not get caught that her ideas were strangely getting absurd by every chapter. i thought she was too deranged and i guess i was right after reading the final chapter. she was so consumed with hate and anger she lost all sense. i also didn’t like how everyone’s sex lives were intertwined with each other. i felt like i was reading the creepy version of melrose place. regina as wade’s daughter was fine but cybil as ella’s mom is too much. and all throughout the story henry loved carolyn but in the end he actually loved cybil but was just jealous thinking she was in love with wade after one night stand? too lame. oh and ella not knowing all the connections in her family? either she’s naive or stupid to not notice all these things happening in her own home. if you do away with logic and just read the book, it’s still a fun read. Before I started reading 'Every Move She Makes' I read 'Close Enough to Kill' which was a complete disappointment for me. I vowed I'd give Beverly Barton's books one last chance to win me over, and if it fell short I'd cut my losses and move on. A few days ago I was looking for a book in my collection, and came across 'Every Move She Makes'. My first thought was to put it back and find the book I was originally looking for, and then I thought, "Well, no time like the present" and started reading. I'm pleased to report I was instantly hooked! In every book I'm a sucker for character development and believe if you (the reader) don't form some sort of attachment to the characters, the book will fall short. In 'Every Move She Makes' I really enjoyed how Barton developed both first and secondary characters. She even went to the length of giving the reader a little bit of back story on tertiary characters--i.e. Heather (the BF) and Roy (the Custodian). She made each character believable, and at no point was I tempted to skip a few pages as a character didn't interest me. I also enjoyed the mysteries with in 'Every Move She Makes'. Not only was I trying to figure out the normal 'who dunnit' part of the novel--which I didn't figure out. Barton also added the extra component of trying to figure out who Ella's biological parents were--which I did figure out. I enjoyed having two mysteries to chase after with each page turn. Obviously the who-dunnit part was the bigger mystery and the books bigger focus, but it was nice to have a secondary mystery to focus on.So where does that leave my reading relationship with Beverly Barton? Well, I'm gonna say bring on another one, and well go from there. I did find this book a little bit more sexually explicit that some other, and I while I don't mind reading it, there are some choice words I'd prefer to stay away from.
What do You think about Cinta Berselimut Dendam [Every Move She Makes] (2000)?
such a soap opera despite the suspense, but what can i say, I loved it
—HungerGamesFann
This book was fine. Not the most exciting, but enjoyable.
—maahi
