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4.12 AVERAGE

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rpurdeson's review

3.75
dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Knowing that the highest praise I usually give to mystery books is "pretty good," I'd say this one was just "good." Some of the characters were a little too good IMO, as some of the build-up to drama never actually led to drama, and a lot of the metaphors came across as a little heavy-handed. The plot still had me wondering what was going to happen next, though, so I'd still generally recommend it to someone who wants to read a historical mystery. 

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shonal's review

5.0
fast-paced

dhlyon's review

5.0

I liked this book, but I think you need to be in the right frame of mind to enjoy it. It reads somewhere between a police procedural and a (mid) western drama.
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jkatbai's review


I usually enjoy his books and the connection to Minnesota. This one dragged. I could not get invested in a single character. 
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kelseyka's review

3.5
emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

Incredibly moving.
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laughter's review

4.5
dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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brg101010's review

3.25
dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

onceuponakari's review

5.0

As with all of his books they are not quick reads. Once again he writes his novel almost as if it is poetry. Each word is carefully curated, each character has multiple layers. Although this book took me a little longer to read I really enjoyed it the complexity and heart of the story.