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beamv's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
darumachan's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
hazelrose13's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
theagcdas's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
hanlou4's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-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
5.0
_ralphwreckedtheinternet's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
readingrachael10's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
erikaq's review against another edition
4.0
First, thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read an ARC of The Traitors by C.A. Lynch.
Right from the start I was intrigued about this book. There are a lot of questions and very few answers. I think the strongest part is the beginning, the way that each main character is introduced and how right away a picture is painted for each of them. All of them suspicious with rich backstories and enough mystery to them that you just want to read more. Another strength is in the premise of getting all of these people together through the mysterious invitation to spend the night at The Beechwood Castle.
It is such a well written mystery, and as the story unravels and we see the characters interact and reveal more about themselves the book is harder and harder to put down. There are plenty of twists and turns to keep the pages turning and the big reveal is truly shocking and not one that anyone could see coming.
Where this book has some failures is actually in not doing enough work to allow the reader to figure out who the killer is on their own. While it makes sense once explained, the text itself doesn’t make the killer discoverable. There is just not enough clear foreshadowing and that takes away from the ending. Additionally, it means that many of the main characters aren’t given the importance that the beginning of the book implies will be present.
Overall, I enjoyed it. 3.8/5 stars.
Right from the start I was intrigued about this book. There are a lot of questions and very few answers. I think the strongest part is the beginning, the way that each main character is introduced and how right away a picture is painted for each of them. All of them suspicious with rich backstories and enough mystery to them that you just want to read more. Another strength is in the premise of getting all of these people together through the mysterious invitation to spend the night at The Beechwood Castle.
It is such a well written mystery, and as the story unravels and we see the characters interact and reveal more about themselves the book is harder and harder to put down. There are plenty of twists and turns to keep the pages turning and the big reveal is truly shocking and not one that anyone could see coming.
Where this book has some failures is actually in not doing enough work to allow the reader to figure out who the killer is on their own. While it makes sense once explained, the text itself doesn’t make the killer discoverable. There is just not enough clear foreshadowing and that takes away from the ending. Additionally, it means that many of the main characters aren’t given the importance that the beginning of the book implies will be present.
Overall, I enjoyed it. 3.8/5 stars.