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3.32 AVERAGE
3.32 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It was ok but slightly too long, some of the social media talk could have been cut out, also found the genera banter tone a bit annoying at times, like it was trying too hard to be cool and funny.
The overall plot line was quite good though, some obvious bits but the overall killer I didn’t guess until the final stage.
Ending was a bit weak, I’m a sucker for romantic endings so would have liked Kirby and Dylan to live happily ever after
Some weird body shaming at times, highly felt she was implying 10 stones is fat/heavy!
The overall plot line was quite good though, some obvious bits but the overall killer I didn’t guess until the final stage.
Some weird body shaming at times, highly felt she was implying 10 stones is fat/heavy!
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Disclaimer: I listened to the audiobook.
I was really interested in the premise of this book, even if it felt a bit cliche and done before. And well…it didn’t do anything new.
Was it funny in bits? Yes, although the very British and millennial humour got boring sometimes. It felt very YA, and might have done better for me had it been YA originally, maybe with a younger set of characters.
Did I want to know where it was going? Yes! I finished it in two days, obviously I was intrigued by the plot (I originally wrote ‘gripped’ but that feels too intense).
Did I like it? Erm…somewhat?
I wouldn’t pick it up again.
Claire “Kirby” (I don’t remember her surname) is a journalist in a small rural village, eager for a fresh start after leaving her life behind in London. She moves in with the “Deadbeats”, a group of thirty year olds living in a flat in Crowhurst. A murder from the nineties still has its grip on the small town, and is brought back into the limelight when a true crime influencer (GenZ, loves a vape and has a dark, short bob) arrives on the scene.
Yes, the premise sounds interesting so far, doesn’t it?
Well it all goes horribly wrong when this influencer goes missing and “Kirby” decides to investigate.
Side note: I just graduated from studying a journalism degree, and the FIRST thing I have to say is this woman annoyed the ever living daylights out of me.
She just shouldn’t be a journalist. She completely misses big clues, does no real investigating, and very much does not understand her role.
It really took me out of the book at points when I had to seriously question who gave her a job in the first place.
Oh and her flatmates? Annoying. They all annoyed me. They were pretty one dimensional and I didn’t care for them at all.
What I will say is the twist at the end was good! Not great, and I didn’t really see it coming (maybe I should’ve now looking back at it).
The pacing was a bit off for me too, but it might be a personal preference so don’t let that get you down.
I’d recommend this for a lighthearted murder mystery book, but I wouldn’t expect too much of it.
I think other people could really enjoy this book! Just not me…
I was really interested in the premise of this book, even if it felt a bit cliche and done before. And well…it didn’t do anything new.
Was it funny in bits? Yes, although the very British and millennial humour got boring sometimes. It felt very YA, and might have done better for me had it been YA originally, maybe with a younger set of characters.
Did I want to know where it was going? Yes! I finished it in two days, obviously I was intrigued by the plot (I originally wrote ‘gripped’ but that feels too intense).
Did I like it? Erm…somewhat?
I wouldn’t pick it up again.
Claire “Kirby” (I don’t remember her surname) is a journalist in a small rural village, eager for a fresh start after leaving her life behind in London. She moves in with the “Deadbeats”, a group of thirty year olds living in a flat in Crowhurst. A murder from the nineties still has its grip on the small town, and is brought back into the limelight when a true crime influencer (GenZ, loves a vape and has a dark, short bob) arrives on the scene.
Yes, the premise sounds interesting so far, doesn’t it?
Well it all goes horribly wrong when this influencer goes missing and “Kirby” decides to investigate.
Side note: I just graduated from studying a journalism degree, and the FIRST thing I have to say is this woman annoyed the ever living daylights out of me.
She just shouldn’t be a journalist. She completely misses big clues, does no real investigating, and very much does not understand her role.
It really took me out of the book at points when I had to seriously question who gave her a job in the first place.
Oh and her flatmates? Annoying. They all annoyed me. They were pretty one dimensional and I didn’t care for them at all.
What I will say is the twist at the end was good! Not great, and I didn’t really see it coming (maybe I should’ve now looking back at it).
The pacing was a bit off for me too, but it might be a personal preference so don’t let that get you down.
I’d recommend this for a lighthearted murder mystery book, but I wouldn’t expect too much of it.
I think other people could really enjoy this book! Just not me…