Wow! This book packs quite a punch. This book is loaded with twists and turns. At times it was like being on a roller coaster. Samantha is such a complex character. I really liked seeing the different layers of Sam. I stayed up until 3 A.M. reading this book. I couldn’t put it down.

After a prologue and two chapters of this book, I returned to NetGalley to check the reviews, blinking, confused. Not many feedbacks there, but then again, maybe this novel was recently added. I’d been drawn to this book by its eye-catching cover and its promising, intriguing blurb, and I want to be grabbed by it the same way—kidnapped, holding tight to my chair, my knuckles white, maybe breathing hard—but so far it’s not happening. 5% in and I already want out. This rarely happens to me. I persevere, keep pushing forward. Two more chapters. Three. But no, nothing changes. I’m bored, I don’t care about Samantha Jazz and her colleagues, and I’ve barely learned anything about “the poet”. I find the characters shallow, the action too slow, the mystery nonexistent. By now, I’m 9% in, but I can’t go on. This isn’t for me.
I hate rating books I don’t finish (NetGalley should offer to leave the rating blank), so I won’t rate it on GoodReads.
Thanks to NG and the publisher.

3.5 stars. I was invested in who the killer was, but I think the book could have been pared down a lot. A lot of time was spent on phone calls and dead end leads, which suggests that a lot of research went into how police handle such cases, but doesn't necessarily make for the best read. Halfway through, I felt as though I were reading in order to get to the reveal just because there was a lot of unnecessary footwork involved. This was a pretty straightforward serial killer mystery with interesting characters and plot.

The Poet by L.R. Jones is a stand-alone, mystery thriller and tells the newest case of Detective Samantha Jazz.
She just returned to work when she gets assigned to a new case. She and her partner Ethan Langford's newest case leads them to a place of poetry reading. One of the maincharacters seems a bit obsessed with poetry.
The Poet is a masterfully crafted, suspenseful read, twisted, dark, fast paced, action packed, twisted and kept me in suspense from start til the last page.
A gripping read, 5 dark stars.

A good thriller, but I was expecting a bit more from it. The originality and the writing were okay but not outstanding enough, to make it unique and very different. It was fun but maybe not memorable!

This one just didnt do it for me. Didn't have enough intrigue to draw me in. I thought the premise of the book sounded great and loved the cover. Just was an ok plot line that trudged along slowly.


Thanks to the Author, the publisher and NetGalley for an early release if this book.

The Poet is a story full of twists and turns right up until the final chapters. Detective Samantha Jazz is suddenly handed a case when one of her fellow detectives disappears. She and her partner Ethan Langford arrive at the scene to find a body of a man with a poem stuck in his mouth. Soon after they find another body and poem. Detective Jazz is convinced they are tracking a serial killer she calls "The Poet". As the case progresses she realizes that the killer is laser focused on her. Why is The Poet trying to get her attention? Can she stop him before someone close to her dies? The book hums along at a good pace, which keeps the reader engaged. I finished it quickly. I recommend it to fellow thriller readers!

Another exciting, heart throbbing, gripping wild train ride!

A serial killer nicknamed “Poet” because of the written words who left behind during the crime scenes and Detective Samantha Jazz, a corrupt police’s daughter is assigned the case after the first detective investigates the case vanished into thin air!

Samantha knows about poetry and as soon as she starts digging more, getting closer to finish the puzzle the murderer behind she realizes she might know the perpetrator and from the beginning she might be the prey for him : all those poems he left behind indicate a pure obsession of him to drag Samantha into the trap.

I read a few erotic romance/ thriller novels of the author before. This time she chose to write in crime thriller/ mystery genres. This is dark, intriguing serial killer story. It was a little wordy and there are some loop holes. But it was still action packed, balanced paced , quite readability cat-mouse game!

I’m rounding up my 3.5 stars to 4 interesting, moving, page turner stars!

Special thanks to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing LLC/ Entangled Amara for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions.