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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
This was definitely my favorite in the series. Antoinette was so maddening sometimes, with her inability/unwillingness to find comfort in anything or anyone, and yet I felt so bad for her for the same reason. The murder itself was the best one in terms of being believable and not convoluted. And I was so glad that she found satisfaction in the end, and Stephen turned out to be a stand-up guy.
And even though Antoinette's dad turned out to be a jerk, he had a line that made me actually cry - something about after his parents died, that he understood why it was so important to root his own story in a larger story. Then I realized that I am actually guilty of the same thing as Antoinette, not to the nth degree as she was but I can be, deep down, mistrustful of people's motives and staying power.
I hope there's another one soon!
And even though Antoinette's dad turned out to be a jerk, he had a line that made me actually cry - something about after his parents died, that he understood why it was so important to root his own story in a larger story. Then I realized that I am actually guilty of the same thing as Antoinette, not to the nth degree as she was but I can be, deep down, mistrustful of people's motives and staying power.
I hope there's another one soon!
A solid addition to the Dublin Murder Squad series. I found myself a little impatient with the protagonist and her persecution complex. She’s easily the least likable of the detectives featured in the series. But I’m not one of those people who needs to like the main character to enjoy a book, so the satisfying plot was sufficient to make this a four start read.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Tana French's work is fantastic. (With one, sad, exception The Witch Elm - which didn't hold my attention long enough for me to finish it). Her prose is excellent and she keeps you turning the pages, but I think what I love most is her flawed, human characters. They keep me coming back despite the fact that her plot twists and devices often stretch the bounds of credulity. Even when I see the ending coming, I don't mind, because I'm in it for the characters and their growth.
Like her other Dublin Murder Squad mysteries, this one is gritty: plenty of profanity, violence, and exposure to the darker sides of human nature.
Having read all six, I'd rate them, in order from best to worse: The Trespasser, The Likeness, Faithful Place, In the Woods, The Secret Place, and Broken Harbor.
Like her other Dublin Murder Squad mysteries, this one is gritty: plenty of profanity, violence, and exposure to the darker sides of human nature.
Having read all six, I'd rate them, in order from best to worse: The Trespasser, The Likeness, Faithful Place, In the Woods, The Secret Place, and Broken Harbor.
Meine Meinung
Die Geschichte fing richtig spannend an, man betrag mit bekannten Detectivs den Tatort und versuchte Stück für Stück den Fall zusammen zusetzen. Schnell wurde einem klar; hier ist nichts wirklich klar. Die Theorien änderten alle paar Minuten und die Protagonisten Antoinette Conway war mir leider von Anfang an nicht sympathisch.
Mit ihrer Art eckte sie aber nicht nur bei mir sondern auch bei ihren Kollegen an und so hatte man es mit einem etwas schwierigen Charakter zu tun. Und obwohl die Geschichte aus ihrer Sicht geschrieben / erzählt wurde baute man als Leser nur schwer eine Beziehung zu ihr auf.
Dagegen war mir Stephen Moran viel sympathischer, ihn lernte ich bereits in “Geheimer Ort” kennen und war richtig happy darüber noch einen Fall mit ihm gemeinsam zu lösen.
Leider wurde mir der Plot aber mit der Zeit zu kompliziert und irgendwie auch frustrierend. Die Theorien wechselten ständig und so kam es einem vor nicht wirklich in der Geschichte voran zu kommen. Und auch als man wusste wie das ganze nun abgelaufen war, war die Auflösung leider alles andere als befriedigend.
Für mich war die Geschichte zu sehr in die Länge gezogen und konnte die Spannung einfach nicht aufrecht erhalten.
Sprecher & Hörerlebnis
Die Sprecherin Nina Petri hat auf jeden Fall einen tollen Job gemacht. Ich konnte mich gut in die Geschichte hinein versetzen und obwohl mir die Protagonisten nicht sympathisch war, fand ich die Sprecherin richtig gut.
Fazit
Gefrorener Schreib konnte mich mit der Story leider nicht überzeugen, mir war die Geschichte zu sehr in die länge gezogen. Ausserdem gefiel mir die Auflösung nicht und war mir einfach zu unglaubwürdig.
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Bewertung
Sprecher ♥♥♥♥ (4/5)
Spannung ♥♥ (2/5)
Botschaft ♥♥ (2/5)
Hörvergnügen ♥♥♥ (3/5)
Die Geschichte fing richtig spannend an, man betrag mit bekannten Detectivs den Tatort und versuchte Stück für Stück den Fall zusammen zusetzen. Schnell wurde einem klar; hier ist nichts wirklich klar. Die Theorien änderten alle paar Minuten und die Protagonisten Antoinette Conway war mir leider von Anfang an nicht sympathisch.
Mit ihrer Art eckte sie aber nicht nur bei mir sondern auch bei ihren Kollegen an und so hatte man es mit einem etwas schwierigen Charakter zu tun. Und obwohl die Geschichte aus ihrer Sicht geschrieben / erzählt wurde baute man als Leser nur schwer eine Beziehung zu ihr auf.
Dagegen war mir Stephen Moran viel sympathischer, ihn lernte ich bereits in “Geheimer Ort” kennen und war richtig happy darüber noch einen Fall mit ihm gemeinsam zu lösen.
Leider wurde mir der Plot aber mit der Zeit zu kompliziert und irgendwie auch frustrierend. Die Theorien wechselten ständig und so kam es einem vor nicht wirklich in der Geschichte voran zu kommen. Und auch als man wusste wie das ganze nun abgelaufen war, war die Auflösung leider alles andere als befriedigend.
Für mich war die Geschichte zu sehr in die Länge gezogen und konnte die Spannung einfach nicht aufrecht erhalten.
Sprecher & Hörerlebnis
Die Sprecherin Nina Petri hat auf jeden Fall einen tollen Job gemacht. Ich konnte mich gut in die Geschichte hinein versetzen und obwohl mir die Protagonisten nicht sympathisch war, fand ich die Sprecherin richtig gut.
Fazit
Gefrorener Schreib konnte mich mit der Story leider nicht überzeugen, mir war die Geschichte zu sehr in die länge gezogen. Ausserdem gefiel mir die Auflösung nicht und war mir einfach zu unglaubwürdig.
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Bewertung
Sprecher ♥♥♥♥ (4/5)
Spannung ♥♥ (2/5)
Botschaft ♥♥ (2/5)
Hörvergnügen ♥♥♥ (3/5)
I don't like mysteries that have to TELL you why you should be suspicious. It should be subtly sprinkled through descriptions and things character see/say, not the detective saying "well it's obvious so and so is the killer, but I have a bad gut feeling about this or that." There's no fun in those mysteries. There's no way to try and solve it yourself if everything is based on "what-ifs" and gut feelings.
I finally did get intrigued by the book... 300 pages into the dang thing. After 300 pages, it seemed that the Ds gut feeling was right and there was more to the mystery than meets the eye. I only wish that realization would have been made sooner so I didn't waste my time with all of the what-of scenarios they played through the first 300 pages.
I finally did get intrigued by the book... 300 pages into the dang thing. After 300 pages, it seemed that the Ds gut feeling was right and there was more to the mystery than meets the eye. I only wish that realization would have been made sooner so I didn't waste my time with all of the what-of scenarios they played through the first 300 pages.
Possibly my least favorite of the series -- Tana French is still awesome, but Conway is the hardest-to-like protagonist she'd had so far. She does a good job of explaining why Conway is the way she is, and the character develops in a satisfying way, but she's so goddamn self-destructive that it makes it really hard to keep reading.
This is also not really the most interesting mystery so far -- it's again done very well, and Tana French is a genius, but it takes a very long time for you to become in any way emotionally attached to the victim, which makes it harder to care how it ends until fairly late in the book.
This is also not really the most interesting mystery so far -- it's again done very well, and Tana French is a genius, but it takes a very long time for you to become in any way emotionally attached to the victim, which makes it harder to care how it ends until fairly late in the book.
Book of the Month: November 2016
PopSugar 2021 reading challenge #41
Have you ever started reading a novel, and everything is a decent start: Woman detective working with a bunch of jerks who give her a hard time, even though it is clear she's brilliant.... partner who we're trying to decide if he supports her... a crime that is making us ask a lot of questions... a kind of eerie setting... a really good audiobook narrator...
And then the book just seems to keep going, and going, and going but nothing is really happening? This is just how this book went for me. It had some spark at the beginning and then was just so, so, so slow... and so by the end I was just like, phew, glad we solved this. But I was really not thrilled and cannot say I'd rush to pick up another book by this author.
I'm definitely going against the grain with this rating. But, honesty.
PopSugar 2021 reading challenge #41
Have you ever started reading a novel, and everything is a decent start: Woman detective working with a bunch of jerks who give her a hard time, even though it is clear she's brilliant.... partner who we're trying to decide if he supports her... a crime that is making us ask a lot of questions... a kind of eerie setting... a really good audiobook narrator...
And then the book just seems to keep going, and going, and going but nothing is really happening? This is just how this book went for me. It had some spark at the beginning and then was just so, so, so slow... and so by the end I was just like, phew, glad we solved this. But I was really not thrilled and cannot say I'd rush to pick up another book by this author.
I'm definitely going against the grain with this rating. But, honesty.
I need to reread this series but I just wasn’t in it