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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
Not my cup of tea.. made it about halfway through before I started skipping chapters trying to find something interesting. Didn't work, I gave up. DNF.
I do love the TV show Vera, but in the book version it really drives me nuts that she keeps secrets from her own police teammates. No way could anything like that work in the real world! She goes traipsing around alone in the country with no gun and in no physical shape to defend herself against a murderer? She'd be reprimanded in a heartbeat.
Brilliant audiobook narration though--especially when the Vera character calls everyone "Pet."
Brilliant audiobook narration though--especially when the Vera character calls everyone "Pet."
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of 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:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
All tho I enjoyed it a lot, I felt the ending was a bit untidy and a bit contrived. But the characters are strongly written and the rest of the book well written
challenging
dark
mysterious
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:
Complicated
This is my first novel by Cleeves though it is the 11th book in the VERA series — I didn’t have any trouble following the characters or story as I have been an avid VERA tv series over the years which made the story plot easy to follow. The book was compelling read and thoroughly enjoyable. I loved the focus on the dark wives folklore and the festival surrounding it — this made me feel like I was experiencing a unique event. The female roles were strong and the story is very focused on the social aspect of British police procedural. A fast-paced read that builds tension at a good rate with plenty of twists and turns. The story doesn’t reveal any clues to the reader so you are learning information as they detectives do — I was engaged with the story throughout and will definitely read more of this series in the future .
Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books for this ARC. This is my honest review.
Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books for this ARC. This is my honest review.
mysterious