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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
2.5
This was just fine. I found the story interesting but it had quite a few tired/unrealistic elements. Struggling reporter returns to hometown to care for sick uncle, okay Hallmark. Said reporter just happens to be connected to one of the worst crime cases ever to exist in the town, convenient. She gets fired because she gets too caught up in the story of her childhood best friend's mysterious murder, shocking! Then she somehow stumbles into all of these seemingly readily available clues and solves the years-old mystery and a whole slew of others at the same time, wow she's a star!
I like Crime Junkie so I gave this a chance because of Ashley, but I don't think I would recommend this to someone who wants a realistic mystery/true crime book.
This was just fine. I found the story interesting but it had quite a few tired/unrealistic elements. Struggling reporter returns to hometown to care for sick uncle, okay Hallmark. Said reporter just happens to be connected to one of the worst crime cases ever to exist in the town, convenient. She gets fired because she gets too caught up in the story of her childhood best friend's mysterious murder, shocking! Then she somehow stumbles into all of these seemingly readily available clues and solves the years-old mystery and a whole slew of others at the same time, wow she's a star!
I like Crime Junkie so I gave this a chance because of Ashley, but I don't think I would recommend this to someone who wants a realistic mystery/true crime book.
I think I’d give this a solid 2.75-3 stars. It’s not bad, but it’s not great either. It’s an easy and quick read but it just doesn’t feel unique or interesting. There are so many other thrillers I’d recommend over this one. Just feels like more of the same if that makes sense.
As a long time crime junkie, this one disappointed me..
Things I liked:
-hearing Ashley Flowers lovely voice in my head as I read
-the similarities to real-life cold cases like JonBenet Ramsey
-the red herrings and cliff-hanger endings to each chapter made me keep reading
- Ashley flower’s background and knowledge of true crimes really shines through
-small town Indiana vibes were described really well
Things I didn’t like:
-the ending! WTF! All it needed was a short “6 months later” chapter to tie everything together?!
-the pace was really slow. Up until like 55% through I felt like I was forcing myself to read it/couldn’t get into it
-characters really lacked development, felt like I never really understood or connected with any of them
-felt a bit like Ashley selling out..
Things I liked:
-hearing Ashley Flowers lovely voice in my head as I read
-the similarities to real-life cold cases like JonBenet Ramsey
-the red herrings and cliff-hanger endings to each chapter made me keep reading
- Ashley flower’s background and knowledge of true crimes really shines through
-small town Indiana vibes were described really well
Things I didn’t like:
-the ending! WTF! All it needed was a short “6 months later” chapter to tie everything together?!
-the pace was really slow. Up until like 55% through I felt like I was forcing myself to read it/couldn’t get into it
-characters really lacked development, felt like I never really understood or connected with any of them
-felt a bit like Ashley selling out..
2* - it was okay.
Can confirm it’s a JonBenét fanfic that reads like a few long podcast episodes.
Can confirm it’s a JonBenét fanfic that reads like a few long podcast episodes.
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced