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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
fast-paced
Fast paced, keeps you guessing. I wasn't a huge fan of the ending though, I thought it was kind of dumb and didn't make a lot of sense.
I love Mccreight’s writing and was thrilled to get this as an ARC.
I found this to be well paced with great character development and an interesting plot. That being said, I felt like there was almost a little TOO much happening as far as divergent threads and motives to follow, which I felt detracted a bit from the overall story which I did like.
I did also predict the major plot twist despite the numerous red herrings thrown in, but still enjoyed this overall!
I found this to be well paced with great character development and an interesting plot. That being said, I felt like there was almost a little TOO much happening as far as divergent threads and motives to follow, which I felt detracted a bit from the overall story which I did like.
I did also predict the major plot twist despite the numerous red herrings thrown in, but still enjoyed this overall!
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
medium-paced
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-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
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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:
Complicated
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I started this to get myself out of a reading slump and accomplish my mission! A common device in any thriller or mystery novel is the callback–when chapters later, a phrase is repeated, or an object is seen again. McCreight does this masterfully, and by the last 50 pages of the book, I was speeding to discover what was going to happen.
However, I'm rating this only three stars for two main reasons.
1. I thought using emails, journal entries, etc., was a bit of a crutch to move the plot along. In lieu of exposition, there was at the end of almost every chapter a mock article, journal entry, or email to give the reader an almost BTS look into the story, but I almost would've preferred exposition or narration to introduce a lot of these plot points. Obviously, that would've led to a much longer book, but maybe that's not a bad thing?
2. It's pretty typical to have a red herring in these types of novels; however, there were like 2 or 3, and it made everything feel pretty confusing. I guess that's sort of the intention, right, except that it felt really distracting and not just misleading. Maybe it's just me, but some of these just didn't feel very fleshed out.
However, I'm rating this only three stars for two main reasons.
1. I thought using emails, journal entries, etc., was a bit of a crutch to move the plot along. In lieu of exposition, there was at the end of almost every chapter a mock article, journal entry, or email to give the reader an almost BTS look into the story, but I almost would've preferred exposition or narration to introduce a lot of these plot points. Obviously, that would've led to a much longer book, but maybe that's not a bad thing?
2. It's pretty typical to have a red herring in these types of novels; however, there were like 2 or 3, and it made everything feel pretty confusing. I guess that's sort of the intention, right, except that it felt really distracting and not just misleading. Maybe it's just me, but some of these just didn't feel very fleshed out.