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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An interesting and fun prequel/spin-off novel of the popular Death Note manga series (and I could easily see this book turned into a manga), even if a bit illogical given what is laid out in the original manga series. Interesting and fun, but flawed. Totally 3.5/5 stars
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
Death Note: Another Note is a delightful addition to the original story. It's a quick and refreshing read, surprisingly driven by dialogue. The twists and turns kept me guessing, and I enjoyed following Naomi and Ryuzaki's investigation. It's like experiencing a whole new season of Death Note in book form!
"Don't worry. I'm a top."
"A top?"
"An aggressive top," Ryuzaki said. "I have never even been submissive to a traffic signal."
"Don't worry. I'm a top."
"A top?"
"An aggressive top," Ryuzaki said. "I have never even been submissive to a traffic signal."
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Suicide attempt
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
MIND BLOOOOWN
I love murder mysteries. I went through a phase where I binge watched Detective Conan and other locked-room-murder shows but, oddly enough, it never occurred to me to actually read a mystery novel, despite my great love for reading.
By pure chance, I found this book in my local charity shop for only 2 euros and, having already watched and loved the anime, I decided to pick it up. I'm so glad I did.
It's a short read and that's absolutely perfect- it means that it gets straight into the case and there's no waffling around with unnecessary scenes. Each page contained a new and interesting revelation that left me surprised and eager to continue.
THIS BOOK It's sooooo clever. I can't stress enough how genuinely clever it is. The case, the clues, the deductions- they're all so complex and, honestly, compared to the amazing minds and intellect of the characters, I was left feeling rather stupid as I could never have figured out anything remotely close to that myself. The writer does an excellent job of explaining things though, so even an idiot like me could understand the reasoning and train of thoughts of the characters.
Despite the gruesome nature of the murders (which also held a good deal of morbid appeal, in my creepy ass opinion), humour is generously scattered throughout the book, making this serial murder case highly amusing. Wait...that came out wrong. I meant that the way the characters went about deducing it and their dialogue was amusing, not the actual murders.
I highly recommend reading this- though you may be slightly confused by the strange names and some of the terminology if you are not already familiar with the world of Death Note. The only bad aspect I can think of, in regard to this book, would be the fact that it left me craving more amazing murder mystery novels and I doubt I'd find many that can match up to the wit and exciting pacing of this one (bonus: with characters I already love and know from watching the anime).
I love murder mysteries. I went through a phase where I binge watched Detective Conan and other locked-room-murder shows but, oddly enough, it never occurred to me to actually read a mystery novel, despite my great love for reading.
By pure chance, I found this book in my local charity shop for only 2 euros and, having already watched and loved the anime, I decided to pick it up. I'm so glad I did.
It's a short read and that's absolutely perfect- it means that it gets straight into the case and there's no waffling around with unnecessary scenes. Each page contained a new and interesting revelation that left me surprised and eager to continue.
THIS BOOK It's sooooo clever. I can't stress enough how genuinely clever it is. The case, the clues, the deductions- they're all so complex and, honestly, compared to the amazing minds and intellect of the characters, I was left feeling rather stupid as I could never have figured out anything remotely close to that myself. The writer does an excellent job of explaining things though, so even an idiot like me could understand the reasoning and train of thoughts of the characters.
Despite the gruesome nature of the murders (which also held a good deal of morbid appeal, in my creepy ass opinion), humour is generously scattered throughout the book, making this serial murder case highly amusing. Wait...that came out wrong. I meant that the way the characters went about deducing it and their dialogue was amusing, not the actual murders.
I highly recommend reading this- though you may be slightly confused by the strange names and some of the terminology if you are not already familiar with the world of Death Note. The only bad aspect I can think of, in regard to this book, would be the fact that it left me craving more amazing murder mystery novels and I doubt I'd find many that can match up to the wit and exciting pacing of this one (bonus: with characters I already love and know from watching the anime).
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
mysterious
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
challenging
medium-paced
If I didn't have a pretty good visualisation of the characters already in my mind I think I would have struggled a lot more with this book. Of course, the logic and detective work in the novel was great, death note has always had amazing plot twists, plot points so this was great in that sense. I do think where it fell a little bit was in describing the scenes and making you actually feel emotions while reading this. It's one of those things that manga does so well that it sometimes just does not translate over into a light novel with no images.
Side note, artwork is beautiful. As just someone who loved the manga and the show this was worth getting if only for the artwork and cover.
Side note, artwork is beautiful. As just someone who loved the manga and the show this was worth getting if only for the artwork and cover.
dark
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