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bookish20's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
My 6P review: Publication, Plot, People, Place, Prose/Pace, Praise
Detective Joe Lucchesi has moved to a quiet village in Ireland after a routine investigation in New York came to a violent end. When a girl goes missing in the village, everybody closes ranks. Joe sets out to find the truth in order to protect his family. It ultimately leads him back to the USA.
The story is told in two timelines from two POVs. It is not done well. It is very difficult to determine where we are in the timeline. There are just too many characters and too much going on.
The story is very complex and enthralling. it was more than enough to keep me reading. It wasn’t an easy read mind you.
Because there were so many characters, none of them were really fleshed out. The story of Katie going missing also gets lost in the other back stories and isn’t really told.
I actually enjoyed the lighthouse setting and all the work that Anna was doing on it to restore it to its former glory.
The author used a lot of red herrings and suspense which kept me guessing but because there was just too much going on, I won’t be continuing this series as I really don’t care enough for the characters.
The cover of the book was amazing.
Not a bad read but not one I would necessarily recommend to others.
2.5⭐️
Detective Joe Lucchesi has moved to a quiet village in Ireland after a routine investigation in New York came to a violent end. When a girl goes missing in the village, everybody closes ranks. Joe sets out to find the truth in order to protect his family. It ultimately leads him back to the USA.
The story is told in two timelines from two POVs. It is not done well. It is very difficult to determine where we are in the timeline. There are just too many characters and too much going on.
The story is very complex and enthralling. it was more than enough to keep me reading. It wasn’t an easy read mind you.
Because there were so many characters, none of them were really fleshed out. The story of Katie going missing also gets lost in the other back stories and isn’t really told.
I actually enjoyed the lighthouse setting and all the work that Anna was doing on it to restore it to its former glory.
The author used a lot of red herrings and suspense which kept me guessing but because there was just too much going on, I won’t be continuing this series as I really don’t care enough for the characters.
The cover of the book was amazing.
Not a bad read but not one I would necessarily recommend to others.
2.5⭐️
ennime713's review against another edition
3.0
A pretty good read but a little heavy on the flashbacks. A few less would have been better. Also sometimes the jumps from one character to the other came so fast it almost made me dizzy. But still a good read that kept me turning pages. And I loved that it was set in Ireland.
aislingmoconnell's review against another edition
dark
tense
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? Yes
3.5
bookworm_enni's review against another edition
3.0
A pretty good read but a little heavy on the flashbacks. A few less would have been better. Also sometimes the jumps from one character to the other came so fast it almost made me dizzy. But still a good read that kept me turning pages. And I loved that it was set in Ireland.
kingfan30's review against another edition
3.0
I struggled at the start of this book as it jumps around a bit, but once I got the characters straight in my head it all slotted into place. The book I have to say is quite formulaic and nothing really new in the storyline. It was quite readable though, didn’t take long and was left quite open to carry on in another book.
margenotbutter's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this more than I expected to, I liked that the backstory wasn't a huge part of the story but that touching upon it gave enough information. While I liked the killer plotline I thought the end was a bit cluttered and clunky.
ellie_bell's review against another edition
4.0
I'm a bit surprised by the number of people saying they found the jumping around of viewpoints confusing or difficult to keep up with. I had no issues with it and enjoyed the format. In fact, I enjoyed the book immensely and stayed up late to finish it. I'm glad it was recommended to me.
bkmckown's review against another edition
3.0
Decent mystery. Glad I got it on audio because there are Texans, Irish, French, etc and it helped to hear the accents. This was the abridged version, so it went pretty quick. The characters weren't developed very well, but the plots and twists were good.
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