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3.0
This is yet another example of my wish that goodreads could enable half stars for rating purposes. If that were the case I would give this book 3.5 stars. It's just a tad more than average, a book that I enjoyed reading but have no strong feelings about.
When I first started reading this book I did not realize that it was a sequel to Stones in Water. Once I made that realization, I was very glad that I serendipitously read the books in the right order. I also enjoyed reading the summary of the events in the previous book that Napoli creatively included in the narrative. It helped me filled in on some of the events I missed with a too quick reading of the first book.
That being said, some of the plot transitions were far too muddled for me to enjoy this book more than I did or give it a stronger rating. Some events are not even explicitly mentioned in the narrative, just the consequences. This makes for a disconcerting need to keep flipping back to see if something had been missed. I'm not a fan of that.
It's a good book that many may enjoy. I just think that it could have been written better.
When I first started reading this book I did not realize that it was a sequel to Stones in Water. Once I made that realization, I was very glad that I serendipitously read the books in the right order. I also enjoyed reading the summary of the events in the previous book that Napoli creatively included in the narrative. It helped me filled in on some of the events I missed with a too quick reading of the first book.
That being said, some of the plot transitions were far too muddled for me to enjoy this book more than I did or give it a stronger rating. Some events are not even explicitly mentioned in the narrative, just the consequences. This makes for a disconcerting need to keep flipping back to see if something had been missed. I'm not a fan of that.
It's a good book that many may enjoy. I just think that it could have been written better.
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