Reviews

The Orphans of Race Point by Patry Francis

jenalee's review against another edition

3.0

I started out loving this book. I fell in love with the characters, the setting of Race Point, the writing style, and the story of Hallie, Gus, and Nick. However, when it made the shift to a murder mystery and new characters were introduced, it became so unbelievable that I began to lose interest. I admit it was a surprise ending, but not in a good way. There were too many characters by that point, some of them completely underdeveloped, which left me wondering who these characters really were, why they did what they did, and why I should care. I really wanted to love this book, but it was just so farfetched at the end, it ruined it for me.

bitterindigo's review against another edition

3.0

I've been reading short stories or skipping from book to book all summer, so it was enjoyable to just read something all the way through. I kind of hate that I'm too cynical to love this as wholeheartedly as so many other people clearly do. It's certainly a firecracker of a story, with a lovely sense of place and some nicely-written characters. But my goodness, the melodrama is thick on the ground here, and the plot elements are extremely contrived. Some of the early scenes between Hallie and Gus could have been rewritten substituting the names Edward and Bella and they would have fit into Twilight without anyone noticing.

lucylovesreading's review against another edition

3.0

I was so frustrated with this book. It took me more than halfway through to get to the climax and truly be invested in the story.

Once I reached the last 200 or so pages I couldn't put it down. I just wish the writing on the beginning wasn't so boring.

And the ending was not what I hoped it would be.

blackbookishbabe89's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this book. It was suspenseful and not your typical love story. There was many twists and turns through this journey.

cdcsmith's review against another edition

3.0

Why this book is difficult to review: It's set in a place I love and spent 18 summers (and some other times as well). My grandparents lived in Provincetown and there is an understanding about the magic the place has and the energy (good and bad) people who live and love there carry. The ages of the main characters corresponds pretty closely to my own too, so there is that.

Some of the people, I felt like I knew. Others felt very crafted, but not exactly finely. I figured out who was the bad guy pretty much from the get go though I wasn't thinking it for sure he was as involved as he was. I entertained it continuously though.

In the end this is most certainly a very good book for the right person, but that person is not me.