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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Owen comes from a rich upbringing and seems to be friends with everyone. Luna doesn't want to be around many people, and has a secret that she desperately tries to keep hidden. When Owen and Luna meet in college, they develope a friendship that spans over 20 years, and that becomes a relationship that most people don't completely understand. They never allow their friendship to fall into anything romantic, and they stay best friends even through a horrible event in college.
Years later, they are each married and live close to each other. Luna goes out jogging and finds Owen's wife murdered. The resulting investigation into her death brings to light other secrets, and brings up past events that were never fully explored.
Lisa Lutz writes amazing fiction, and this last book is no exception. There are no huge twists, but rather a continuing of unraveling secrets and facts that are brought to light in small incremements. Wtih every answer it brings about even more questions.Owen and Luna's friendship is tested as more and more secrets are unearthed. Lisa Lutz has long been a favorite author of mine, and this book is my favorite yet!
Thank you to Random House and Ballantine Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!
Years later, they are each married and live close to each other. Luna goes out jogging and finds Owen's wife murdered. The resulting investigation into her death brings to light other secrets, and brings up past events that were never fully explored.
Lisa Lutz writes amazing fiction, and this last book is no exception. There are no huge twists, but rather a continuing of unraveling secrets and facts that are brought to light in small incremements. Wtih every answer it brings about even more questions.Owen and Luna's friendship is tested as more and more secrets are unearthed. Lisa Lutz has long been a favorite author of mine, and this book is my favorite yet!
Thank you to Random House and Ballantine Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!
3 Stars
This is my first rendezvous with Lisa Lutz and I have to admit, I thoroughly enjoyed the first half of this book.
The time hopping between the past and present is one of my favorite ways to garner information. I loved the characters and getting to see their perspectives from college kids to grown adults. Luna and Owen absolutely have a unique friendship. They've never dated, nor had any sexual encounters, yet are bonded together.
I feel as though there might have been too many themes floating around : Luna's secret, Scarlet's death, and Irene's death. This ended up fizzling out for me. I was expecting some more action and surprise. The writing is great and the characters are very interesting.
A special thank you to NetGalley, Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, and Lisa Lutz for providing me with an ARC.
This is my first rendezvous with Lisa Lutz and I have to admit, I thoroughly enjoyed the first half of this book.
The time hopping between the past and present is one of my favorite ways to garner information. I loved the characters and getting to see their perspectives from college kids to grown adults. Luna and Owen absolutely have a unique friendship. They've never dated, nor had any sexual encounters, yet are bonded together.
I feel as though there might have been too many themes floating around : Luna's secret, Scarlet's death, and Irene's death. This ended up fizzling out for me. I was expecting some more action and surprise. The writing is great and the characters are very interesting.
A special thank you to NetGalley, Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, and Lisa Lutz for providing me with an ARC.
adventurous
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My first book by this author. Really enjoyed this book. It had complex characters with a more realistic friendship. Dual timelines - present and back in college. This story had a little bit of everything - murders, lies, friendship, crime. My only complaint would be at times I got confused with the characters, mainly the different detectives.
Complex characters, tight plotting, but I missed the momentum I usually get from her books.
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Another One Day Read for me. Excellent story. Well fleshed out characters. Lots of twists, but nothing too out there that takes you out of the story.
I have read all of this author's other books (Please read the Spellman Series if you haven't already - they're excellent) and she is now fully on my Read No Matter What List.
I have read all of this author's other books (Please read the Spellman Series if you haven't already - they're excellent) and she is now fully on my Read No Matter What List.