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The Crossing Places

Elly Griffiths

3.7 AVERAGE

dark mysterious slow-paced

Sehr netter Krimi für Zwischendurch. Interessante und mehrschichtige Persönlichkeiten, die einiges an Spannung und miterleben aufkommen lassen. Angesiedelt im englischen Moor versuchen eine Archäologin und ein Polizeiinspektor das Verschwinden eines Mädchens aufzuklären. Die Geschichte ist kurzatmig erzählt und in netter Sprache verfasst. Die Gegenwart als Erzählform liegt mir zugegeben nicht unbedingt, aber es ist dennoch durchaus lesenswert. Mal schauen, ob die Fortsetzung ebenfalls interessant ist.
dark mysterious
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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’d give the book five stars. The audiobook reading is good, but the valiant attempts at the accents fell a little short, which was slightly distracting.
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

piiihla's review

4.0
mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Too much body-shaming and fatphobia, both internal and external to the FMC.

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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: Yes