Reviews

The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths

ingo_lembcke's review against another edition

4.0

Just stumbled over this again (tangent: link to the shortlist Dead Good Books, read the comment, do not like Patterson too much, read most/all of Reichs and Gerritsen, so I looked up Griffiths and wanted to buy the first book in the Galloways series for Kindle, only Amazon informed I already bought it. Lucky me, would not have been the first time I bought something again.
Currently (July 23d, 2016) reading [b:The Girl on the Train|22557272|The Girl on the Train|Paula Hawkins|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1469460259s/22557272.jpg|41107568].
Hopefully I can finish "Girl ...", my habit of starting yet another book while not totally abandoning others is starting to hurt continuity, there I have to read parts again to get into a story I started reading too long ago. Arghh, too late, started it ...
A bit long, interesting scenery. Just not enough in the end for 5 stars.
Still, recommended fast read of not entirely a page-turner for me. Will certainly buy and read the other books in the series sometimes.

evapalhay's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

taralynn1107's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

Good introduction to the series; I like the characters a lot and it kept my attention. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

bookph1le's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoy these sort of meandering British thrillers that include a lot about the characters' lives but still manage to make the mystery aspects taut and interesting. I especially enjoy that they don't employ a lot of contortions and twists and tricks the way so many American mystery/thrillers do. I derived the same kind of enjoyment from this book I get from reading Donna Leon's Brunetti mysteries.

katerosenbloom's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

sue_su's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

carlabear's review against another edition

5.0

On any normal day I would’ve rated The Crossing Places a solid 4 ⭐️’s, but I read this at the perfect time in my life and it’s bumping up to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!
I related a lot to Ruth’s character and her personality. The actual mystery was strong and the twist quite pleasantly unexpected. I found that the actual setting was the strongest point in this book. It was SO atmospheric and moody! I’m definitely going to be continuing this series!

afender's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

trichinas's review against another edition

dark mysterious

3.75

shelinstitches's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0