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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
Classic Tana French: tight prose, fast pace, good story.
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The plot was a 4, but the main character drove me crazy. That being said, she showed character growth and a growing self-awareness near the end of the story.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Audiobook - listened with hubby so it took awhile to get through but we loved the ending.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Antoinette Conway has a chip on her shoulder (with good reason), but she takes it to annoying extremes at times, even turning against the most likable character in the story (her partner). As much as I love French's Murder Squad series, this book drags at times--really wish the two chapter-long interrogation scenes had been shortened/cut. I so hated listening to the nasty Breslin and prickly Conway double team an obviously innocent suspect for an interminably long time (twice!), that I was tempted to downgrade the story for those scenes alone. Luckily, the author righted the story at the end and I was able to finish the book with good enough feelings to rate a four-star review.
Unfortunately this was a bit of a let down for me. I always love the world Tana creates, and I love her writing style to death... But this one just didn't grab my attention... I felt like I was reading just another thriller, it was pretty bland.. and the story was pretty bland and ordinary. The only thing I did like was the psychology of the main characters.
Overall, it left me feeling uninspired.
Overall, it left me feeling uninspired.
It took me forever to finish this one. So the score isn't all that high.
When I need to force myself to keep reading, it's a bad book. But now I'm trying to figure out why I didn't like it. I think the main issue for me was the way it's written. Sometimes it was very confusing trying to figure out who was talking to whom or about whom. Too many thoughts, too many descriptions, too little action.
449 pages and it wasn't until page 310 that I actually wanted to keep reading.
Story was good, surprising (eventually) but it just took way too long to get there. And I was getting really mad at some of the characters so in general, not a good match for me.
Not sure if I'll check out any other of her books.
When I need to force myself to keep reading, it's a bad book. But now I'm trying to figure out why I didn't like it. I think the main issue for me was the way it's written. Sometimes it was very confusing trying to figure out who was talking to whom or about whom. Too many thoughts, too many descriptions, too little action.
449 pages and it wasn't until page 310 that I actually wanted to keep reading.
Story was good, surprising (eventually) but it just took way too long to get there. And I was getting really mad at some of the characters so in general, not a good match for me.
Not sure if I'll check out any other of her books.