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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
An enjoyable book read by a great reader. Interesting characters and the plot slowly twists together.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have no idea how I feel about this book. The mystery was fun. Antonia is interesting. But if i have to read one more time about how Jon is “big but not fat!!” I will lose my mind. I cannot even express how often this is said in the book. Or how often remarks are made towards his size. “Hand the size of a paella pan”…. I highly doubt that. Or that Antonia is pretty when she smiles.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Predictable, fast-paced read. You’ve probably seen this plot dozens of times in movies and tv series. A genius on the spectrum who is trained by a shadow organization with a sad personal back story. She is teamed up with a marginalized detective (he’s gay) who has been disgraced in some way and assigned to our genius because she needs a keeper. They team up when the shadow organization needs help with a kidnapping/murder. Hilarity ensues. It was a good book, well-written. If you aren’t heavily immersed in this kind of criminal storyline you will probably like it. The book ends with a very obvious lead into the next book so this will be a series. And I’ll probably read that one too.
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I read Red Queen as a book in translation. It takes place in Spain. Jon Gutierrez is a disgraced cop who is suspended. He is asked by a group to get Antonio Scott to work on a case with him. Antonio is brilliant but is haunted by tragedy. She reluctantly agrees to work with Jon in order to save a women who has been kidnapped. The story is very interesting. We get glimpses of the past that help us understand the characters. I enjoyed the mystery and the resolution and look forward to the next two books in the trilogy. I would highly recommend this book if you love a good mystery with flawed but interesting characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated