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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
(sigh)...
I regret buying this (e)book yet again based on the high rating here, and the "OMG" and "wow" factor and hype around it. [Silly Agnès]. Who knows, maybe if I had bought it by accident or not knowing too much about it, I would have appreciated a little bit more.
I like the location where it's based (since I know that part of England). Nice mood, spooky surrounding for a dark story, right. But then come the characters, as teenagers and adults; and here starts my struggle. The story drags on (and on), it's rather repetitive and seems to NOT want to get to the point. I know it could be a build-up of suspense and mystery but it is not because those teenagers fill the interview with irrelevant information. So basically it gets boring, which leads me to skip a couple of chapters to try to find THE twist everyone goes on about. Finally, found it, then fell back flat on my face (not in the mud though) again because it could not have been more obvious who killed that kid.
(sigh).... The story is NOT bad, it just.did.not.do.it.for.me.
I regret buying this (e)book yet again based on the high rating here, and the "OMG" and "wow" factor and hype around it. [Silly Agnès]. Who knows, maybe if I had bought it by accident or not knowing too much about it, I would have appreciated a little bit more.
I like the location where it's based (since I know that part of England). Nice mood, spooky surrounding for a dark story, right. But then come the characters, as teenagers and adults; and here starts my struggle. The story drags on (and on), it's rather repetitive and seems to NOT want to get to the point. I know it could be a build-up of suspense and mystery but it is not because those teenagers fill the interview with irrelevant information. So basically it gets boring, which leads me to skip a couple of chapters to try to find THE twist everyone goes on about. Finally, found it, then fell back flat on my face (not in the mud though) again because it could not have been more obvious who killed that kid.
(sigh).... The story is NOT bad, it just.did.not.do.it.for.me.
A combination between a screenplay and a traditional story, the benefit of the former being the focus on character-building, but without off-putting people who would never feel inclined to pick up a script and read it. For this little quirk I rate highly; the mystery itself is not particularly challenging, but the structure of the story and its novelty is what makes it entertaining. I'll be interested to see if the further books in this series maintain the intrigue of this one, but will certainly be reading from this author again.
The author was inspired by the Serial podcast, and it shows. I think I would have been more wowed by this if I hadn't already listened to Serial. This book was interesting, but it wasn't a new format for me and so it lacked that punch.
Wow, this book was so good! Such an interesting way to tell a story! Six Stories is all about the disappearance of 15-year-old Tom Jeffries. He vanished on a camping trip in 1997 and a year later his body is found. What happened to him and what events led up to his disappearance are told by six different people in the form of podcasts. Scott King is an elusive, masked investigative journalist, who presents a popular podcast based on unsolved mysteries. When someone suggests he take up what happened to Tom Jeffries in Scarclaw Fell in 1997, he agrees this is the perfect mystery for his show. Scott interviews six people in order to pick apart what happened. The man who arranged the 'Rangers' trips to Scawclaw Fell, a local misfit, and the surviving four friends, who were also teenagers with Tom in 1997. This book had me hooked, each chapter revealing another layer of the relationships between the teenagers. I really enjoyed the format of the book, which allowed each character to tell their own story in their own words. It is then up to Scott Kind and his listeners to decide who is telling the truth, who is unable to remember, who is hiding something and so on. This book also cleverly weaves creepy folklore into the story, with the chilling sightings of the Beast of Belkend, and the character of Nanna Wrack created by one of the teens. Brilliant stuff. I didn't see the ending coming at all. It was a twist followed by a twist, for me. I would highly recommend this original novel and I cannot wait to read the next book by this author, Hydra.
This is a crime novel. So I don't think it's a spoiler to say there is a twist. The twist is in two parts, and the first was a real surprise. The second was pretty obvious from around halfway through.
I really liked the format. It felt like a fresh way to present what is ultimately a relatively straightforward murder mystery.
But I've rated it highly because it's engaging and believable. The dialogue feels real, as if it could be a transcription.
I'm not sure if I'll read the full "Six Stories" series because this isn't a genre I normally pick up. But I did enjoy it.
I really liked the format. It felt like a fresh way to present what is ultimately a relatively straightforward murder mystery.
But I've rated it highly because it's engaging and believable. The dialogue feels real, as if it could be a transcription.
I'm not sure if I'll read the full "Six Stories" series because this isn't a genre I normally pick up. But I did enjoy it.
Certainly a unique way to write a book. Told in the style of a true crime podcast, we examine the evidence and statements of people involved with a twenty year old tragedy. So all the chapters are written as episodes of the show and I thought this was a nice refreshing take on the crime fiction genre. As in real life with podcasts similar to this, you never get a definitive answer to who did it, but you're left to make your own conclusions as the writer reminds us all throughout. While that may be frustrating to people, it does lead to good discussions. Great impulse buy that is every bit entertaining.
I’m going to be in the minority here but I didn’t like this book. It was repetitive & somewhat cheesy predictable. I kept thinking it would get better but it didn’t & I wish I’d stopped reading when I considered it at page 72