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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
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
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I had hesitated picking up the first novel in the series - The Magpie Murders - for fear it would be too meta for its own good. But I thoroughly enjoyed it and was amazed at Horowitz’s ability to practically write two books for the price of one.
And he does it again with the follow up - Moonflower Murders. But Atticus Pund and his creator are both dead?! How does this work?
Susan Ryland is back, missing her days as an editor - and she gets pulled back into the Conway / Pund universe when a rich couple think a Pund book was the key to her disappearance.
The interesting thing about Susan is she isn’t necessarily likeable? And she’s an unlikely detective - which almost makes this series a standout!
And Horowitz manages it again - to have two mysteries in two books all play out throughout the course of one novel.
Both mysteries were well written - and to see them connected in the end was gratifying. And there’s a final revelation that will leave you kicking yourself for having missed it. But all the pieces come together in a final reveal which is pretty damn good.
And he does it again with the follow up - Moonflower Murders. But Atticus Pund and his creator are both dead?! How does this work?
Susan Ryland is back, missing her days as an editor - and she gets pulled back into the Conway / Pund universe when a rich couple think a Pund book was the key to her disappearance.
The interesting thing about Susan is she isn’t necessarily likeable? And she’s an unlikely detective - which almost makes this series a standout!
And Horowitz manages it again - to have two mysteries in two books all play out throughout the course of one novel.
Both mysteries were well written - and to see them connected in the end was gratifying. And there’s a final revelation that will leave you kicking yourself for having missed it. But all the pieces come together in a final reveal which is pretty damn good.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
slow-paced
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
tense
slow-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
I really liked the first one and I was liking this one, but I had to stop when it looked like the husband did it. I don’t know why but it wasn’t something I could handle very well. I tried to look up who did it on-line, but there wasn’t even a Wikipedia entry for it yet. As long as the husband didn’t do it I would have been fine, so maybe someone else can read it and tell me that it is wasn’t him and then I’ll grab it and finish it then. But there are two people waiting so I thought I would be altruistic.