3.81 AVERAGE

mysterious fast-paced

It was alright, nothing special, quite old fashioned in its style, which may be because it was written in 2005. The author has sad,y died so there won’t be any more but I’m not sure I would read another anyway.
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
fast-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
mysterious
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This was a pretty solid mystery, but i felt there were a few too many characters and plot lines, parts were easy to put together but others came out of left field a little so left you both satisfied and not? Also could have done without the whole sleazy ex husband cropping up as well as the ill father, but idk maybe it gave me more than I bargained for and I just wanted a simple police investigation? 
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Si bien no ha resultado ser el thriller del año, si creo que es bastante entretenido, fácil de leer y con la dosis ideal de intriga, misterio, amor, desamor, amistad. Para mi calza perfecto como thriller juvenil.

Todo empieza cuando Charlie, un estudiante de un exclusivo y tradicional internado inglés, amanece muerto. Las investigaciones están a cargo de la inspectora Jazz Hunter, quien se encuentra en un momento de cambios en su vida.

Los sospechosos son varios. Desde alumnos y profesores hasta padres de familia. Charlie no se caracterizaba por cultivar buenas relaciones.

Tenemos pues ademas de la resolución del crimen, otras tramas paralelas igual de intrigantes. Secretos familiares, ambiciones, cargas del pasado con repercusiones, adicciones, bullying y tensas relaciones familiares que te mantienen desgranando pistas para resolver el caso.

Las descripciones son muy buenas. Sin duda te trasladan al pueblo, sus alrededores y al internado mismo.

Este es el primer y único libro de misterio que escribió Lucinda Riley y lo hizo hace muchos años, cuando sus hijos aún iban a la escuela. Su hijo, ya crecido, decidió publicarlo luego de la muerte de Lucinda y lo hizo sin hacerle ninguna corrección al texto ni pasar por revisión de terceros. Qué mérito! Y resulta que quedó bastante bien.

mauspenguin's review

3.5
mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The plot was intriguing after a while and tied up neatly with a few coincidences. There wasn't a lot of descriptive prose which I found myself missing slightly. I wasn't overly attached to the characters but was happy enough with their endings!