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3.08 AVERAGE
3.08 AVERAGE
The characters are what dragged me deep into this book's story. Every character felt so real i can conjure them in my mind as she describes them.
Éste no es un libro para todos. Empezando por la manera de escribir de la autora que entra de lleno en la descripción de los personajes y su pasado. A pesar de eso me mantuvo enganchada desde el principio hasta el final, o tal vez fue exactamente por eso. Sin embargo, el final fue muy decepcionante y dejó muchísimos cabos sueltos. El desarrollo de uno de los personajes más importantes de la novela, el asesino, fue casi nulo. Finalmente, en el epílogo trata de atar los cabos sueltos sin éxito.
The description of this book has it as a murder mystery but this book was actually not a murder mystery until the last 150 pages. For over 300 pages we spent time getting to know all of the quirky people that make up Indiana's cluster of friends/patients, which was really some good, light-hearted, totally amusing fun. It would give a person of the conservative persuasion a heart attack but for me it was a lot of fun. We get little bits of the murder mystery along the way but not really enough to say that that was what the book was about.
Because of this, I was actually really surprised that once the mystery kicked in, all of that getting-to-know-Indiana's-life was actually a necessary part of the plot. At that point I ended up enjoying it a lot. It ended up kind of a 3.5 stars but I feel that it had the light-hearted fun that I associate with three stars instead of the "really liked it" of a four star book.
I would recommend it for people who want to kick back and laugh at some humor but aren't really looking for a great deal of depth. The eclectic group of friends that Indiana collects were really great and I loved the relationship between Amanda and her grandfather.
Because of this, I was actually really surprised that once the mystery kicked in, all of that getting-to-know-Indiana's-life was actually a necessary part of the plot. At that point I ended up enjoying it a lot. It ended up kind of a 3.5 stars but I feel that it had the light-hearted fun that I associate with three stars instead of the "really liked it" of a four star book.
I would recommend it for people who want to kick back and laugh at some humor but aren't really looking for a great deal of depth. The eclectic group of friends that Indiana collects were really great and I loved the relationship between Amanda and her grandfather.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was an awful read, mainly because it reflects an earlier era/way of thinking - transphobic, uninformed, reinforcing patriarchal thinking. I only persisted with it because of a challenge prompted me to read a book with a serial killer, and it kept getting worse. Ugh, glad it's over 🤢😡
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Transphobia, Violence, War
Gostei muito deste livro. Já tinha saudades da Isabel Allende (ainda não li o Caderno de Maya).
O livro flui muito bem, ao estilo que Allende já nos habituou, com a sua magia nas palavras, gostei muito dos personagens e das suas ligações, até gostei de quem se revelou ser o "mau da fita", gostei especialmente do Ryan, da Amanda e do Átila! E para primeiro livro policial, foi muito bom.
Adorei umas certas notas de humor e gozo com coisas que estão na moda.
E sinceramente não percebo tanto "ódio" com este livro... A sério que não!
O livro flui muito bem, ao estilo que Allende já nos habituou, com a sua magia nas palavras, gostei muito dos personagens e das suas ligações, até gostei de quem se revelou ser o "mau da fita", gostei especialmente do Ryan, da Amanda e do Átila! E para primeiro livro policial, foi muito bom.
Adorei umas certas notas de humor e gozo com coisas que estão na moda.
E sinceramente não percebo tanto "ódio" com este livro... A sério que não!
Fica a anos luz dos melhores livros dela...
Detestei as duas personagens principais, em especial a Indiana! Como é que todos a adoram? É algo que me faz confusão... A Amanda ñ gostei particularmente mas ainda consigo perceber a sua forma de ser!
Aquilo que mais detestei mesmo foi o fim! Matar o melhor personagem? OK, faria sentido se fosse melhor desenvolvido ou se acabasse ali.
O epílogo matou o efeito!
Bah!
Detestei as duas personagens principais, em especial a Indiana! Como é que todos a adoram? É algo que me faz confusão... A Amanda ñ gostei particularmente mas ainda consigo perceber a sua forma de ser!
Spoiler
Aquilo que mais detestei mesmo foi o fim! Matar o melhor personagem? OK, faria sentido se fosse melhor desenvolvido ou se acabasse ali.
O epílogo matou o efeito!
Bah!