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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thought it achieved what it set out to do— a more intellectual beach read thriller. A good fun read that did leave me genuinely surprised.
The thing about a book within a book (which sounded totally up my street and bonus points it has an academic setting!) is that both parts have to be hugely strong in terms of “plot”!
Sadly for me both are sorely lacking in this book - if you’re promised a “can’t lose, Oprah best selling twist of a novel” and then it doesn’t deliver that twist you’ve already set yourself up for a fall.
Secondly in the other “plot” if you can guess the “whodunnit” almost immediately this also spoils the book”.
I can see what the author was trying to do here and it’s a clever concept - had it worked.
Sadly for me both are sorely lacking in this book - if you’re promised a “can’t lose, Oprah best selling twist of a novel” and then it doesn’t deliver that twist you’ve already set yourself up for a fall.
Secondly in the other “plot” if you can guess the “whodunnit” almost immediately this also spoils the book”.
I can see what the author was trying to do here and it’s a clever concept - had it worked.
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
Should have been titled 'The Plod'
Such a slow moving book with an ending that could be seen coming a mile away from the back end of binoculars!
Such a slow moving book with an ending that could be seen coming a mile away from the back end of binoculars!
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes