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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Really enjoyed this book!
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
informative
mysterious
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:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This felt like a murder mystery that was trying to do way too much.
-Autistic main character (Jo Jones) who doesn't actually DO much of anything except get in a lot of trouble, literally pass out drunk, and blush a lot
-Second main character (DCI MacAdams), which the book blurb doesn't mention at all. Because the book is actually a police procedural (also not mentioned), the bulk of the interesting plot (actually solving the mystery) goes to him
-Some of it was very, very obvious. As soon as, I knew this character had to be involved somehow
-Also the angle was obvious from the beginning. What else would you use an out of the way cottage for? This wasn't a surprise
-The interesting side characters - Tula, Ben, Gwilym - disappear in the last 1/3 of it - and Gwilym's presence in the novel (he's in quite a bit of it for a while) amounts to nothing
But FINALLY:
-Straight romances are so dull sometimes
-Jo had chemistry and shared interests and a matching personality with Gwilym, who she actually spends most of the novel with. They were FUN together, he liked Jo, and she seemed to vibe with him. If there was going to be a romance, this was the angle
-But instead, there's this completely random, out of nowhere attraction between MacAdams and Jo based on... literally nothing.
-Absolutely, literally nothing. Suddenly MacAdams can't stop thinking about her for... literally not a single in-text reason that I can think of
-MacAdams and his partner Green (and her wife) were far more interesting than Jo. Which is too bad, because I picked up this book FOR the Autistic main character
-Jo, who spends the whole novel obsessing about a painting and a faint connection to a family from 100 years ago. I got bored of Jo's plotline after a while, because I wanted to know about the actual, ya know, murder mystery
-Autistic main character (Jo Jones) who doesn't actually DO much of anything except get in a lot of trouble, literally pass out drunk, and blush a lot
-Second main character (DCI MacAdams), which the book blurb doesn't mention at all. Because the book is actually a police procedural (also not mentioned), the bulk of the interesting plot (actually solving the mystery) goes to him
-Some of it was very, very obvious. As soon as
Spoiler
Fleet turned up to assist in the investigation-Also the
Spoiler
sex work-The interesting side characters - Tula, Ben, Gwilym - disappear in the last 1/3 of it - and Gwilym's presence in the novel (he's in quite a bit of it for a while) amounts to nothing
But FINALLY:
-Straight romances are so dull sometimes
-Jo had chemistry and shared interests and a matching personality with Gwilym, who she actually spends most of the novel with. They were FUN together, he liked Jo, and she seemed to vibe with him. If there was going to be a romance, this was the angle
-But instead, there's this completely random, out of nowhere attraction between MacAdams and Jo based on... literally nothing.
-Absolutely, literally nothing. Suddenly MacAdams can't stop thinking about her for... literally not a single in-text reason that I can think of
-MacAdams and his partner Green (and her wife) were far more interesting than Jo. Which is too bad, because I picked up this book FOR the Autistic main character
-Jo, who spends the whole novel obsessing about a painting and a faint connection to a family from 100 years ago. I got bored of Jo's plotline after a while, because I wanted to know about the actual, ya know, murder mystery
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes