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travelingdolphin's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-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? No
3.5
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review
4.0
If there's one genre I rediscovered during the Corona pandemic it's the detective genre. I really love it when characters in books are intelligent and a good detective has many intelligent characters to fall in love with. I was therefore very excited when Book Box Club announced that they were gonna include a detective in their box and I was even happier when I got the book and saw how pretty it was. Last week it was finally time to start our buddy read.
What I loved most about this book is the setting. Willberg really described the tunnels quite vividly and I loved getting lost and discovering all the hidden mysteries. On top of that we got a great sense of the time period, even though there were some very interesting gadgets being used and even though we were confronted with quite some advanced inventions. The mix of the historical elements with those gadgets and inventions was quite interesting.
I also really liked how the plot in this book was built up. It took a while before all the pieces of the puzzle and everything we've discovered clicked and made sense, but it was worth the wait. Especially because usually the conclusion to these books has to be unnaturally action packed, but in this case there was no weird drama or risk-taking without thinking. I have to admit that I would have loved a stronger motive for the villain, but since this is clearly the first book in a series there might be more!
I also really loved reading about Marion as a character. Marion had a modern feel, but somehow it didn't really feel out of place. On top of that I liked how she changed and grew during the story. She was not the kind of woman diving head first into everything, but she really had a reason to get involved and every time she made a decision that could be a little dangerous it was easy to understand why she did it anyway.
I will for sure check out the sequel when it's available!
What I loved most about this book is the setting. Willberg really described the tunnels quite vividly and I loved getting lost and discovering all the hidden mysteries. On top of that we got a great sense of the time period, even though there were some very interesting gadgets being used and even though we were confronted with quite some advanced inventions. The mix of the historical elements with those gadgets and inventions was quite interesting.
I also really liked how the plot in this book was built up. It took a while before all the pieces of the puzzle and everything we've discovered clicked and made sense, but it was worth the wait. Especially because usually the conclusion to these books has to be unnaturally action packed, but in this case there was no weird drama or risk-taking without thinking. I have to admit that I would have loved a stronger motive for the villain, but since this is clearly the first book in a series there might be more!
I also really loved reading about Marion as a character. Marion had a modern feel, but somehow it didn't really feel out of place. On top of that I liked how she changed and grew during the story. She was not the kind of woman diving head first into everything, but she really had a reason to get involved and every time she made a decision that could be a little dangerous it was easy to understand why she did it anyway.
I will for sure check out the sequel when it's available!
gennx's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
babsbutler14's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
starthelostgirl's review against another edition
4.0
This book had potential to be really fantastic, as the world-building was so immersive and magical. I think good editing could have saved it from being forgettable, which unfortunately is what it is. There were too many characters to keep track of and the motive was too convoluted in the end. I struggled to endorse Marion’s work at the agency as well. We never saw them do anything useful, so it just seems like overall a bad idea to continue running it when it’s so easily corrupted.
hamletje0953's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
sklepia's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
peacefrog's review against another edition
I had a hard time understanding what was going on in the book. I didn’t feel a connection with any of the characters. May be better to read rather than listen to.