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3.22 AVERAGE
3.22 AVERAGE
Between this and The Guest List, it turns out I love a messy drama island setting with terrible people as the main characters. It felt like Lloyd was trying to make some sort of sociocultural statement about celebrity but that fell a little short.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
Grabbed this book from the library on a whim - it’s a decent whodunnit, I liked the writing style, ultimately nothing too special.
I liked this better than [b:The Heights|59647572|The Heights|Louise Candlish|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1643322709l/59647572._SX50_.jpg|86985860] but that is faint praise. The combining of the past and present narratives is a little clunky, though at least it's consistently clunky. This book does do a decent job of slowly revealing the ugly secret of Home and revealing who killed who.
The way all the characters were interconnected was also a nice touch - it made things more claustrophobic, especially towards the end.
The way that only the 'innocent' escaped unscathed did feel a bit too clean - as if the authors didn't want to make them too grey outside of what they did on the island.
A meh three stars.
The way all the characters were interconnected was also a nice touch - it made things more claustrophobic, especially towards the end.
The way that only the 'innocent' escaped unscathed did feel a bit too clean - as if the authors didn't want to make them too grey outside of what they did on the island.
A meh three stars.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Underdeveloped plot and characters.
a nice little murder mystery to listen to as i walked my dog this week
i liked the "love actually" formula where we followed a bunch of characters and later learned how they were all further connected
i liked the "love actually" formula where we followed a bunch of characters and later learned how they were all further connected
I am DNFing this at 50 pages. I thought about pushing through but life is short and this was too boring for me.
dark
mysterious
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:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced