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wollstonecrafty's review against another edition
when the secret history knockoff hits!!!!!
katiegilley's review against another edition
4.0
This was French's follow up to In the Woods. It centers around Cassie Maddox, an investigator who is now working in the Domestic Violence unit in a police station in Ireland. One morning, she gets an hysterical call from her boyfriend who is asking her to come to a Murder crime scene. At the scene, she finds the body of a young woman who looks disturbingly like her and her ID says that she's Lexie Maddison - a cover that belonged to Cassie when she worked undercover. Cassie is asked to step into "Lexie's" life as an undercover agent to gain information about Lexie's life and who could possibly be the killer.returnreturnLexie is living with 4 other college students, all postgrads in English, in a large, crumbling house. Her housemates are all quite interesting and it was fascinating to watch their stories unfold. This was another great summer read!
olrite's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
ingo_lembcke's review against another edition
3.0
Low price, bought this as the first book in the series and this one are filmed as a limited event series for TV according to this article . Already own the first book.
Like the first book not very suspenseful. Interesting idea, but the hype about Tana French fails to convince me. Took me too long to read, and while I own #05 and #06 (due to their low price or a promo), I am reluctant to read more.
Recommended for fans of Ireland. No page-turner. 3.5 stars rounded down to 3, as this is no debut nor a first in a series, rather more of the same and while interesting not really a crime but more a slow burning mystery.
If the other books also get filmed - the limited TV-Series with 8 episodes is based on the first two books in the Dublin Murder Squad series -, I might change my mind and buy and read more, but for now I shelf that under "ok, but not my cup-a-tea".
Like the first book not very suspenseful. Interesting idea, but the hype about Tana French fails to convince me. Took me too long to read, and while I own #05 and #06 (due to their low price or a promo), I am reluctant to read more.
Recommended for fans of Ireland. No page-turner. 3.5 stars rounded down to 3, as this is no debut nor a first in a series, rather more of the same and while interesting not really a crime but more a slow burning mystery.
If the other books also get filmed - the limited TV-Series with 8 episodes is based on the first two books in the Dublin Murder Squad series -, I might change my mind and buy and read more, but for now I shelf that under "ok, but not my cup-a-tea".
remlezar's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
After reading some other Tana French books and loving them (including the first in this series), I was excited to give this one a go.
It took me longer to fall into than the others by her I've read, and I ended up picking it up and putting it down quite a few times. I think I mostly just missed the main character from In the Woods. But when I finally hit the 60% (ish) point, things started really moving, and it stuck the landing well.
Not sure when I'll read #3, but I probably will!
It took me longer to fall into than the others by her I've read, and I ended up picking it up and putting it down quite a few times. I think I mostly just missed the main character from In the Woods. But when I finally hit the 60% (ish) point, things started really moving, and it stuck the landing well.
Not sure when I'll read #3, but I probably will!
ruhibell's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.0
laura_corsi's review against another edition
5.0
This one is even better than Into the Woods!! Tana French's pacing was on point the whole time and the writing was still gorgeous. It is going to be a wrench to not be following Cassie's perspective in the 3rd installment. I'm going to miss her.
anniemd's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
jobustitch's review
4.0
I know this took me forever to read, but I was distracted by other books along the way.
I liked this book better than the first in the series. The story is fascinating and Tana French is really good at stringing you along. Once I started reading in earnest, it was hard to put this book down. I was guessing "who dunnit" all the way to the end. Great, fun read.
I liked this book better than the first in the series. The story is fascinating and Tana French is really good at stringing you along. Once I started reading in earnest, it was hard to put this book down. I was guessing "who dunnit" all the way to the end. Great, fun read.
bookph1le's review
4.0
I didn't like it quite as much as the first one, but boy can this woman do messed-up characters! Her writing continues to impress.