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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not my first Shari Lapena novel and won’t be my last. Although it was different from the first one I read I was eager to solve this game of Clue.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It felt both fast paced and eternal at the same time. I don’t love stories where people are stuck in one location for the whole book, but this one was very reminiscent of Clue for me.
What I will say is that her style of narration made it hard for me to be able to confidently say who did it. It seems almost that with the amount of characters that she introduced, and the third person narration with a peek into their mind, she was guiding you through what the thought process of elimination should be.
What I will say is that her style of narration made it hard for me to be able to confidently say who did it. It seems almost that with the amount of characters that she introduced, and the third person narration with a peek into their mind, she was guiding you through what the thought process of elimination should be.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Classic who done it, with many twists and turns. I couldn’t figure it out for the life of me, until it starts to unravel of course it makes sense. Well written, had me hooked from the start.
This book lacked the one thing I look forward to in a suspense thriller, and that's the thriller aspect.
2.5 stars
2.5 stars
Fun and quick mystery. I love a "locked room murder", and this one takes place in a snowed in hotel.
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The ending felt bland and she always makes it about a person's pre disposition. Ie. They're like evil people
I really enjoyed this mystery about a group of strangers stranded in a small inn during a snowstorm. It is fair to say this pays homage to Agatha Christie's "And then there were None." I started reading Christie in high school and pretty much had read all of her books by the time I finished college. Her plotting was impeccable and I loved her protagonists, but her actual style was less compelling to me than Lapena's. Lapena makes the story her own with characters you connect to, interrelationships with backstories that matter, and red herrings that are dropped deftly. I love that Lapena ties the whole story up with a review -- a la Poirot -- of all the hints that would have led us to the actual killer if we eliminated the misleading parts. Definitely a fun read.