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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
Enjoyed this murder mystery at a snowed in hotel. A bit like Agatha Christie
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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
lighthearted
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
This book was just so so...bad. Pages and pages of people running around and looking at each other. There was not a single likeable character. And switching perspectives every paragraph- what a headache! Plus, the ending was awful. Completely unbelievable and random. Almost like the author didn't really know where the book was going and just threw something together after a certain number of pages. Wholly terrible.
It has the feel of an Agatha Christie, at least at the beginning as all of the characters are introduced. It’s something like “And Then There Were None”, except that not everyone dies.
There is no Marple or Poirot and everyone is a suspect, until they die, of course.
I think it was very well done and when I had to put it down I was always anxious to get back to it.
There is no Marple or Poirot and everyone is a suspect, until they die, of course.
I think it was very well done and when I had to put it down I was always anxious to get back to it.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Good twists, though from climax to answers was lengthier than needed.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I have been a big fan of several of Shari Lapena's books in the past, but this one I definitely struggled with following and keeping up with what was happening. I typically appreciate the multiple POVs in her books, but this book I felt had too many different characters perspectives, making it very difficult to keep up with who was who and information shared about each of them.
This book is set at a remote hotel in the middle of a huge snow storm that causes the hotel to loose power. After the first evening, several of the guests and staff of the hotel keep turning up dead. The remaining guests take it upon themselves to try and figure out what is happening and if a murderer is among them.
While this book had an interesting plot line, it was hard to follow due to all of the POVs and I think that may of contributed to my not having any idea or guesses on who the killer could be. Normally in these types of domestic mysteries and thrillers, I am at least somewhat on the right track by the time any twists are revealed, but with this one, it was so hard to tell the characters apart and have a good read on them that I had absolutely no idea who the killer would end up being.
Overall, this was an interesting and cozy winter mystery.
This book is set at a remote hotel in the middle of a huge snow storm that causes the hotel to loose power. After the first evening, several of the guests and staff of the hotel keep turning up dead. The remaining guests take it upon themselves to try and figure out what is happening and if a murderer is among them.
While this book had an interesting plot line, it was hard to follow due to all of the POVs and I think that may of contributed to my not having any idea or guesses on who the killer could be. Normally in these types of domestic mysteries and thrillers, I am at least somewhat on the right track by the time any twists are revealed, but with this one, it was so hard to tell the characters apart and have a good read on them that I had absolutely no idea who the killer would end up being.
Overall, this was an interesting and cozy winter mystery.