Questions About Pray for Silence (Kate Burkholder, #2)

by Linda Castillo (Goodreads Author)

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Is this book as graphic in the violence as the first book? I liked the characters and the plot, but I felt the violence was too graphic and repeated more than needed to get the point across. Is this book the same?

Sonja The answer is always going to be subjective based on your interpretation of too graphic and/or how you perceive violence in its presentation. Example:…moreThe answer is always going to be subjective based on your interpretation of too graphic and/or how you perceive violence in its presentation. Example: myself, I found the book to be extremely violent and the descriptions of said violence very graphic, BUT, the story of what happened in this book demands respect in the telling of it and would not be whole or the same if treated or told with gentle, broad words. What happened was violent, horrific, and altering to those encountering it . . . therefore, the author did her best to tell her story in a manner that respects her truth in story telling. Again, subjective. (less)

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I am new to this book series. Do I need to read them in order? Thank you.

Anne I'm new to this author also, I think they can be read alone, but having read the first one, I have a better sense of heroine and her story.. I'd sugge…moreI'm new to this author also, I think they can be read alone, but having read the first one, I have a better sense of heroine and her story.. I'd suggest trying to read in order. Good but gruesome.(less)

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This is my first book with this author and it kept me turning pages fast and long. She succeeded in keeping me guessing, giving me enough clues to come to my own conclusions, then enjoyably comparing those conclusions in the end. One clue I clung to in this book was the use of speaker wire for tying up a victim. Why was this evidence deemed important at the front of the story not used in the rest of the story?

Lori I also attached some importance to the wire. In the end, I guess it was just a clue at that point in time that it couldn't have been a murder/suicide …moreI also attached some importance to the wire. In the end, I guess it was just a clue at that point in time that it couldn't have been a murder/suicide by the father since there was no reason the family, being Amish, would have it on hand.(less)

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