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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
I was not in a hurry to read this, or even buy it. But, as I learned more about who B.B., Beyond Birthday, actually was, I couldn't wait to read it. Now, that I have red it, I hate that I waited!! I thought it was amazing. I feel in love with Beyond. He is a fabulous character, even though some people may not agree with me. I wish that he was actually in the Manga and Anime though. But, this book is a must read for Death Note fans!
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An incredible detective/mystery novel. I greatly enjoyed reading this take on L and one of his numerous cases before the Kira cases in the main Death Note series. The characterization was incredible. The effort that went into crafting a mystery to stump the reader until the very end was obvious and paid off very well. The book was fun and decently paced, and also showed more into the darker side of Wammy's House, and what pressure can do to an individual.
An absolute must-read for fans of Death Note, and even detective fiction in general. The narration can be quite difficult sometimes, but this isn't a huge problem as the plot is really engrossing. A general idea of what the Death Note storyline is would be good though, as even though it is set before the main story, there are still references to it.
challenging
dark
funny
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It's hard for me to rate this book now that I've read it in its entirety. I would've easily given it 5 stars based on my enjoyment in the middle of it, but at the 90% when the "plot twist" occurred, it just fecked up the whole story and threw all logic out of the window; and even though the narrator tried to give us some explanations at the end, there are still so many questions I need answers to.
So, please, if you see my review and have read this book, engage in a conversation with me.
Now onto the SPOILERS, so please, SKIP this part if you haven't read the story.
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So, firstly, I loved Ryuzaki all throughout the story before the reveal. His quirks and Naomi's reactions to him was just so much fun to me to read. And when Naomi was talking with L and L just casually asks her about Ryuzaki "was he cool?" I just died cause I, as a reader was led to believe L and Ryuzaki were the same person and that little question gave L so much humanity in my eyes. Like, even though he's an antisocial mad genius detective, he still wanted to seem cool to someone else and wanted their opinion.
But then...
The reveal.
It just destroyed all the first half, no, the first 90% of the book. And I'm a bit pissed. It just makes no sense to me.
And the locked room puzzle. It seems pretty damn smart, until you think a bit harder and wonder:
What if Beyond Birthday just didn't lock all the rooms in the first place?
Why did he need that anyway? It was said that the locked rooms are created to make a murder scene look like a suicide. But BB killed his victims in a way that he had no intention of covering the fact that it was a murder. So, essentially he had no need for the locked room in the first place. He did that to make L think the fourth scene was also a murder, when in reality it was supposed to be a suicide. BUT - what if he just didn't lock any of the rooms? The weak link in his scheme would dissappear altogether. Why go all the trouble to pull the locked room trick, when it only makes a hole in your scheme?
Then, L's position in this whole story seems so unnatural to me, after the reveal has happened. Like, why did he let Ryuzaki keep on investigating with Naomi? And if he knew Ryuzaki was actually B, then why did he not tell Naomi about it? It just seems so passive of him now that I think about it.
Oh, and also, when B assaulted Naomi and ran off the other way. HOW THE FUCK DID HE MANAGE TO GET TO THE MURDER SCENE PRIOR TO NAOMI AS RYUZAKI?
There are just so many misdirections and loopholes in this.
Also, what's with Mello as the narrator?
And what the actual fuckery were the victims names? :D "Backyard Bottomslash"? "Quarter Queen"?
If I went with my heart and if Ryuzaki was L I'd give it 5 stars cause I actually enjoyed his characterization, but there are just too many inconsistencies, so I'll just refrain from rating it at all.
So, please, if you see my review and have read this book, engage in a conversation with me.
Now onto the SPOILERS, so please, SKIP this part if you haven't read the story.
_____________________________________________
So, firstly, I loved Ryuzaki all throughout the story before the reveal. His quirks and Naomi's reactions to him was just so much fun to me to read. And when Naomi was talking with L and L just casually asks her about Ryuzaki "was he cool?" I just died cause I, as a reader was led to believe L and Ryuzaki were the same person and that little question gave L so much humanity in my eyes. Like, even though he's an antisocial mad genius detective, he still wanted to seem cool to someone else and wanted their opinion.
But then...
The reveal.
It just destroyed all the first half, no, the first 90% of the book. And I'm a bit pissed. It just makes no sense to me.
And the locked room puzzle. It seems pretty damn smart, until you think a bit harder and wonder:
What if Beyond Birthday just didn't lock all the rooms in the first place?
Why did he need that anyway? It was said that the locked rooms are created to make a murder scene look like a suicide. But BB killed his victims in a way that he had no intention of covering the fact that it was a murder. So, essentially he had no need for the locked room in the first place. He did that to make L think the fourth scene was also a murder, when in reality it was supposed to be a suicide. BUT - what if he just didn't lock any of the rooms? The weak link in his scheme would dissappear altogether. Why go all the trouble to pull the locked room trick, when it only makes a hole in your scheme?
Then, L's position in this whole story seems so unnatural to me, after the reveal has happened. Like, why did he let Ryuzaki keep on investigating with Naomi? And if he knew Ryuzaki was actually B, then why did he not tell Naomi about it? It just seems so passive of him now that I think about it.
Oh, and also, when B assaulted Naomi and ran off the other way. HOW THE FUCK DID HE MANAGE TO GET TO THE MURDER SCENE PRIOR TO NAOMI AS RYUZAKI?
There are just so many misdirections and loopholes in this.
Also, what's with Mello as the narrator?
And what the actual fuckery were the victims names? :D "Backyard Bottomslash"? "Quarter Queen"?
If I went with my heart and if Ryuzaki was L I'd give it 5 stars cause I actually enjoyed his characterization, but there are just too many inconsistencies, so I'll just refrain from rating it at all.
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes