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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
pretty good! angsty as always
To me, nothing will top Tana French's In the Woods, but this comes a very close second. I read her previous Conway/Moran book The Secret Place last year and was underwhelmed (I do think she misses the mark about every other book), but The Trespasser puts me right back in that sweet spot as a reader: This. Is. Why. I. Read.
Antoinette Conway is a protagonist like no other. I loved her. I really hope that French uses her again for another story in the series (for those unfamiliar, the author switches main characters every book). Hell, I'd be happy if the rest of the series was just Conway and Stephen Moran. Such a pair. The mystery here was fantastic - she absolutely had me guessing. But it's the complexity to the characters that really brought it home for me. This is not your standard mystery fare. I can't recommend this book enough.
Why only 4 stars instead of 5? I have no idea. Maybe because nothing can top In the Woods in my heart! But seriously, this is a GREAT ride.
Thank you, Tana French! Thank you.
Antoinette Conway is a protagonist like no other. I loved her. I really hope that French uses her again for another story in the series (for those unfamiliar, the author switches main characters every book). Hell, I'd be happy if the rest of the series was just Conway and Stephen Moran. Such a pair. The mystery here was fantastic - she absolutely had me guessing. But it's the complexity to the characters that really brought it home for me. This is not your standard mystery fare. I can't recommend this book enough.
Why only 4 stars instead of 5? I have no idea. Maybe because nothing can top In the Woods in my heart! But seriously, this is a GREAT ride.
Thank you, Tana French! Thank you.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
lighthearted
sad
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:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My 1st Tana French book & didn’t realize it was the 6th in a series til I was well into it.
Actually more if a 3.5 & probably a 4.0 if I’d read the others first! I was a little lost at one point but otherwise was able to follow easily.
Will be reading more of her for sure, great character development!
Actually more if a 3.5 & probably a 4.0 if I’d read the others first! I was a little lost at one point but otherwise was able to follow easily.
Will be reading more of her for sure, great character development!
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-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:
Complicated
Took a long time to get into this book. I picked it up and set it back down several times. I was over 300 pages in before I got hooked and really wanted to keep going.
Better than some of the others in the series - or at least more of a plausible, concrete plot than teenagers mind-controlling poltergeists in their boarding school. A solid police procedural and yes still some of the maddening loops to nowhere that French is famous for.
This is a police procedural that keeps you guessing—both about who done it and how it's finally going to be revealed—until the last half hour of a 20-hour listen. Better than that, though, is that the journey is worth it. You're not just twiddling your thumbs for 19.5 hours waiting for the big reveal. I actually kind of didn't want to know who and how we'd find out because I was enjoying the process of getting there so much. The extended dialogue scenes (usually interrogations) were utterly absorbing; I felt right there in the interview room with the characters. The ending was also extremely satisfying, demonstrating that the story—and people involved—really were as complex as they seemed (and as real people are). I don't know about any of French's other books, but this one is smart and rich, and a highly rewarding listen.