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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I think this is a fun christmassy novella to read in an afternoon - just a fun time with the same (sometimes infuriating) characters from the appeal trying to figure out what was done and who did it.
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
This was as entertaining as book one and I was surprised by how joyous it was to be back with these characters. Most of them rubbed me the wrong way in The Appeal but I gotta say: I LOVED them here. The mystery element again wasn’t my favourite, I think (and this was the same for book one), it takes too long for the body to be discovered.
Don’t get me wrong the characters and format make the book extremely readable and there’s never a dull moment but if you’re reading for the death, you’ll be waiting until over the halfway mark. Which isn’t ideal but again, I did enjoy reading and I wouldn’t say no to another book featuring Femi and Charlotte and of course, The Fairway Players.
Don’t get me wrong the characters and format make the book extremely readable and there’s never a dull moment but if you’re reading for the death, you’ll be waiting until over the halfway mark. Which isn’t ideal but again, I did enjoy reading and I wouldn’t say no to another book featuring Femi and Charlotte and of course, The Fairway Players.
Unfortunately, this is not Agatha Christie of the 21st century. Although the format was unique and enjoyable, the story was muddy—riddled with unnecessary small talk and out-of-character jokes.
For one, the reader is never sure what crime/mystery is supposed to be solved.
Second, the mysteries are revealed out of the blue. There is no foreshadowing and major bits of information are revealed upon the explanation.The alleged murderer and the skeleton turn out to be people we never heard of before. This is disappointing, especially as a who-dunnit book.
Third, no character has a motive. One of the defining factors of Agatha Christie stories are that everybody has a motive and it comes down to whose was the strongest/who had the weakest alibi.
Fourth, there is a ton of unnecessary information and characters go out of character to be amusing to the reader. In Agatha Christie, close to every inconsistency is explained. Here, I kept noticing fishy things, only to never get further information about them.
Lastly, the detectives‘ role in the story is undefined. They simply repeat the evidence already provided and steer our attention away from the obvious and into unnecessary tangents. It feels like their purpose is to balance out suspicions, but the truth always turns out to be the obvious or the only-inteoduced-at-the-moment-of-explanation choice.
For one, the reader is never sure what crime/mystery is supposed to be solved.
Second, the mysteries are revealed out of the blue. There is no foreshadowing and major bits of information are revealed upon the explanation.
Third, no character has a motive. One of the defining factors of Agatha Christie stories are that everybody has a motive and it comes down to whose was the strongest/who had the weakest alibi.
Fourth, there is a ton of unnecessary information and characters go out of character to be amusing to the reader. In Agatha Christie, close to every inconsistency is explained. Here, I kept noticing fishy things, only to never get further information about them.
Lastly, the detectives‘ role in the story is undefined. They simply repeat the evidence already provided and steer our attention away from the obvious and into unnecessary tangents. It feels like their purpose is to balance out suspicions, but the truth always turns out to be the obvious or the only-inteoduced-at-the-moment-of-explanation choice.