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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
4/5 stars
Enjoyable read, but gets repetetive. Tesla and Shal have what feels like the same arguements with each other or security every other chapter. Also, I don't know if there's something about chronic pain, but the amount of times I read about the DBPS was too many in my opinion. Still, fun mystery with characters that made me laugh a lot.
Enjoyable read, but gets repetetive. Tesla and Shal have what feels like the same arguements with each other or security every other chapter. Also, I don't know if there's something about chronic pain, but the amount of times I read about the DBPS was too many in my opinion. Still, fun mystery with characters that made me laugh a lot.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Possibly the main character is supposed to be endearing and hardworking or admiringly determined or something, but the entire time, she just came off as a whiny spoiled rich person (and occasionally pointing that out in the narration in a "oh dear I do recognize my privilege and I try *so hard* not to abuse it but it's just so *hard* so I'm going to anyway" way did *nothing* to alleviate or improve it). The motivations behind the character sleuthing her way into the story in the first place, besides being whiny and spoiled and rich, were thin, and the murder mystery reveal and explanation were very....eh, at the end.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm almost as much in love with this new series protagonist (and her dog) as I am with the Lady Astronaut! Oh, I do hope Kowal keeps the mysteries coming!
Tesla Crane has a keen scientific mind, a passionate new husband, and a service dog who is trying desperately to keep her from exacerbating her physical and mental traumas. And now she's got a murder case on her hands, with her husband as the prime suspect.
While this has a very sci-fi setting, the science has basically no involvement in the murder or how the mystery is solved, so don't be scared away if you've only done "real-world" mysteries. You'll have just as much of a chance to figure things out as someone from NASA.
Gimlet is a VERY GOOD DOG.
Whether a fan of sci-fi or mystery, this book is a great pick. And then go back for the Lady Astronaut series, for even more confident, intelligent, unstoppable women!
Tesla Crane has a keen scientific mind, a passionate new husband, and a service dog who is trying desperately to keep her from exacerbating her physical and mental traumas. And now she's got a murder case on her hands, with her husband as the prime suspect.
While this has a very sci-fi setting, the science has basically no involvement in the murder or how the mystery is solved, so don't be scared away if you've only done "real-world" mysteries. You'll have just as much of a chance to figure things out as someone from NASA.
Gimlet is a VERY GOOD DOG.
Whether a fan of sci-fi or mystery, this book is a great pick. And then go back for the Lady Astronaut series, for even more confident, intelligent, unstoppable women!
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Classism
adventurous
mysterious
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:
Yes