3.96 AVERAGE

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
mysterious

3.5/5
I enjoyed the characters, and 600 pages went by fast, but the solution for both mysteries just weren’t very satisfying. At least not as much as the first

3.5 - Certainly twisty, but so many of the clues for the larger mystery felt overly highbrow and the rampant homophobia pissed me off. I did, however, appreciate the critiques of the prison system and sentencing paradigms.

In many ways, I would have preferred to read just the Atticus Pünd plotline and forget about the present day.
dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

crhauser's review

4.0

These books are very creative. I have read two. You get two books in one. One is Susan's story and the other is the book Alan wrote that is related to Susan's story. The two stories were a little tough to relate to one another in this book, but it is fun to try to figure out how the two go together.
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nehasbookcorner's review

4.25
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Agatha Christie-esque with all the modern amenities. A fun romp in the English countryside with engaging characters, an old-school mystery with a classic cast of quirky suspects, a grand hotel and a book within a book- what more could you ask for during a pandemic in gloomy January?
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad fast-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

This book is really fun and interesting. The frame story is great and I liked the inner story. Very well done mystery.