Reviews for Damaged (Maggie O'Dell Series #8)

The average rating for Damaged (Maggie O'Dell Series #8) based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-08-10 00:00:00 Melissa Duran This is number eight in the Maggie O'Dell series and to be totally honest it was the first one I actually enjoyed reading. Which just shows that I have a very different view of things from other readers of this series since many of their reviews say this one was boring! Things I liked were:- 1. No mention was made at all of Nick Morelli. 2. Not much mention was made of Maggie's love life (a little but it did not get in the way of the story) 3. Maggie played a very small role in the whole thing, apart from one moment of real action which was brilliant and totally unlike her. 4. The most notable character was Liz and Kava should write a series about her. Forget Maggie. 5. I quite like Ben Platt. Let's hope we really have forgotten Nick Morelli. 6. It is a short book with a very pretty cover and it is very readable. I have nearly stopped reading this series several times along the way but now I am glad I persevered.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-10-16 00:00:00 Kevin Little Maggie O'Dell is dispatched to Pensacola, Florida along with Charlie Wurth, deputy director of Homeland Security, who requested her help. A cooler with packaged body parts was found off the coast and her job is to help figure out if something's afoul. Meanwhile, Dr. Benjamin Platt is also sent to Pensacola to help determine what's killing soldiers who've survived surgery following limb amputations but die inexplicably. Oh, and both of them are flying into the path of Hurricane Isaac. I liked this story as both investigations proceeded on parallel paths without an obvious connection for a time. It was interesting and without needless distraction. I also liked how the threat of the hurricane in the background effected the tension level and the scope of both investigations. However, after a really good climax, I felt the story ended abruptly with unnecessary loose ends. One more chapter would have sufficed to explain some critical aspects. It was a good story that was building to an exciting conclusion but ended with a whimper. 3.5 stars