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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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:
No
These books have interesting plot and great setting. Her portrayal of the main characters is odd--Perez is a weird mixture of extremely competent and a dork. Taylor, the guy they send in from the mainland for big cases is a basket case--a ridiculous egoist and something of a baffoon. I'll try one more, but I hope she hits her stride. The television series was significantly better (highly unusual) until Season 6 where it pretty much jumped the shark.
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The mystery is a bit lost in the mundane details and slow exposition. I think I prefer the TV show…but perhaps this isn’t typical of the series.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Fantastic read. Ann Cleeves has written another fantastic book.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Really didn't see the end coming. The pace is a little slow, lots of description but it gives a sense of the place
I kinda just gave up caring about this book and it's characters and almost synthetic finish it. If only the books were as intriguing and beautiful as the show.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder
It’s midsummer in the Shetland Islands, the time of the white nights, when birds sing at midnight and the sun never sets. Artist Bella Sinclair throws an elaborate party to launch an exhibition of her work at The Herring House, a gallery on the beach.
The party ends in farce when one the guests, a mysterious Englishman, bursts into tears and claims not to know who he is or where he’s come from. The following day the Englishman is found hanging from a rafter, and Detective Jimmy Perez is convinced that the man has been murdered. He is reinforced in this belief when Roddy, Bella’s musician nephew, is murdered, too.
The second fabulous Mystery from Shetland, a cosy meandering story that leads you alongside to the conclusion scene by scene without too much work needing to be done to solve the crime.
Shetland again plays a huge role in the story and I would love to visit from the descriptions in the book it sounds beautiful.
Loving the character progression of the regular cast intreagued to read the follow on books.
The party ends in farce when one the guests, a mysterious Englishman, bursts into tears and claims not to know who he is or where he’s come from. The following day the Englishman is found hanging from a rafter, and Detective Jimmy Perez is convinced that the man has been murdered. He is reinforced in this belief when Roddy, Bella’s musician nephew, is murdered, too.
The second fabulous Mystery from Shetland, a cosy meandering story that leads you alongside to the conclusion scene by scene without too much work needing to be done to solve the crime.
Shetland again plays a huge role in the story and I would love to visit from the descriptions in the book it sounds beautiful.
Loving the character progression of the regular cast intreagued to read the follow on books.