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thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Infidelity, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Pregnancy and Infertility
headliner's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Setelah dibuat terharu dengan cerita Kesetiaan Mr. X dan bagaimana cerdasnya Detektif Galileo, aku penasaran dengan cerita Salvation of a Saint. Akhirnya waktu selesai baca buku ini, kekagumanku pada Detektif Galileo gak berubah. He is indeed a genius detective.
Cara bagaimana tersangka mengeksekusi si korban juga gak ketebak dan di luar kepalaku. Meskipun begitu, aku berpendapat kalau alur cerita di buku ini lebih kompleks dan terasa muter-muter. Padahal di awal cerita udah beberapa kali di kasih hint siapa dan apa penyebabnya, tapi entah kenapa aku kurang puas waktu kebenarannya terkuak. Karakter suami juga argh ngeselin banget terlalu memandang rendah wanita even istri dia sendiri. Terus juga karakter detektif cowok yang terlalu bias... bikin gregetan.
Aku sendiri jujur lebih interest dan ngerasa seru bacanya sewaktu kasus beberapa tahun silam disinggung:mantan pacar sang suami yang kebetulan sahabat istri dan apa yang terjadi dengan suami juga asisten istrinya itu. Overall, aku menikmati keseruan buku ini dan makin penasaran dengan kisah Detektif Galileo selanjutnya :]
Cara bagaimana tersangka mengeksekusi si korban juga gak ketebak dan di luar kepalaku. Meskipun begitu, aku berpendapat kalau alur cerita di buku ini lebih kompleks dan terasa muter-muter. Padahal di awal cerita udah beberapa kali di kasih hint siapa dan apa penyebabnya, tapi entah kenapa aku kurang puas waktu kebenarannya terkuak. Karakter suami juga argh ngeselin banget terlalu memandang rendah wanita even istri dia sendiri. Terus juga karakter detektif cowok yang terlalu bias... bikin gregetan.
Aku sendiri jujur lebih interest dan ngerasa seru bacanya sewaktu kasus beberapa tahun silam disinggung:
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Death
Moderate: Suicide
ckyoung's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide, Infidelity, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Infertility
atamano's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Abandonment, Body shaming, Infidelity, and Suicide
Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Chronic illness
aliteracja's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide, Pregnancy, and Murder
akira_outofthegravity's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
A really good murder mystery. As always it’s more focused on motive than the actual whodunnit. Which I really liked.
There was a really nice unravelling element to the story, like a snowball getting bigger and bigger until it reached the bottom of the mountain. Ayane is a really interesting character, and I liked her a lot. I also liked how Kusanagi was affected heavily by her and how that impeded his judgement but also aided the investigation.
Detective Galileo is, as always, a joy to read. A fascinating character that I have never disliked once.
While it’s not groundbreaking, it is a solid novel. Well written, well translated, well paced, and well plotted.
There was a really nice unravelling element to the story, like a snowball getting bigger and bigger until it reached the bottom of the mountain. Ayane is a really interesting character, and I liked her a lot. I also liked how Kusanagi was affected heavily by her and how that impeded his judgement but also aided the investigation.
Detective Galileo is, as always, a joy to read. A fascinating character that I have never disliked once.
While it’s not groundbreaking, it is a solid novel. Well written, well translated, well paced, and well plotted.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Infertility, Murder, Sexism, and Infidelity
afi_whatafireads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Another one from Keigo, and with this book, he has sealed and climbed to that top 5 Author spot in my heart. This book was just
SO . BLOODY . BRILLIANT
Keigo has a way to capture your heart from the very first chapter of the story. He'll throw in a line to hook us up, gives us the killer and then, brings us to solve the technicalities of the murder. For this one, he had brought us to a murder that is just so perfectly planned and so well curated, it just seemed so.... impossible to achieve, and yet it happened anyways, and it worked.
In this book, we follow a curious case of a man who was found dead, poisoned in his own home. As usual, we also get the different perspectives of and point of views in this book, and whilst I had managed to guess some (where my theory was correct), but to actually execute the murder? I was totally minbdlowned.
This book really showed how Keigo utilized his knowledge in Engineering. Gosh, the way I geeked out with Yukawa with his experiments to prove his theory, I just.. Agh. I had a lot of fun reading this and you'll still get that emotional depth with Keigo's characters. We were also introduced with a new character in here, and I LOVE HER SO MUCH. Her interactions with Yukawa is just so freaking cute :') Its so geeky but I'm all for those smart brains anyway :') Smart is the new sexy they say.
I also like in this book on how Keigo describes women and how scary a woman can be :') The misogynistic side of men in here is disgusting (well except for Yukawa and Kusanagi), but I like how Keigo highlighted the role of the women characters in this book which has me smiling creepily.
SO . BLOODY . BRILLIANT
Keigo has a way to capture your heart from the very first chapter of the story. He'll throw in a line to hook us up, gives us the killer and then, brings us to solve the technicalities of the murder. For this one, he had brought us to a murder that is just so perfectly planned and so well curated, it just seemed so.... impossible to achieve, and yet it happened anyways, and it worked.
In this book, we follow a curious case of a man who was found dead, poisoned in his own home. As usual, we also get the different perspectives of and point of views in this book, and whilst I had managed to guess some (where my theory was correct), but to actually execute the murder? I was totally minbdlowned.
This book really showed how Keigo utilized his knowledge in Engineering. Gosh, the way I geeked out with Yukawa with his experiments to prove his theory, I just.. Agh. I had a lot of fun reading this and you'll still get that emotional depth with Keigo's characters. We were also introduced with a new character in here, and I LOVE HER SO MUCH. Her interactions with Yukawa is just so freaking cute :') Its so geeky but I'm all for those smart brains anyway :') Smart is the new sexy they say.
I also like in this book on how Keigo describes women and how scary a woman can be :') The misogynistic side of men in here is disgusting (well except for Yukawa and Kusanagi), but I like how Keigo highlighted the role of the women characters in this book which has me smiling creepily.
“It’s not a calculation. It’s a smart woman’s instinct for self defense.”
Just another starling work from Keigo. Honestly, I can't get enough of his works, they're just freaking amazing. Loved every single page of the book. The technicalities, the depth and also the mystery itself. It was such a wonderful journey reading this book, and I sincerely, HIGHLY, recommend this book to EVERYONE.
4.5🌟
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Death, Suicide attempt, and Infidelity
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