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3.11 AVERAGE
3.11 AVERAGE
I'll lead with the bottom line first: this wasn't bad, and I don't recommend it.
Throughout the first 60% of this book, I kept thinking about how annoying it was that I was entering a reading slump. Turns out it was just the first 60% of the book. After that, the real action happens, and its pace feels like what the entire book should have been all along.
I'm easily fooled with mystery books - a blatant piece of evidence can be revealed and I'll still be shocked when it comes up later in the resolution - and this story was no different. There were twists. There were elements of the plot where I thought "Well...I guess I've never read this kind of twist before. Interesting." There are parts that seem to come out of nowhere or without a transition. Personally I enjoyed the writing style, but I'm also one who enjoys literary fiction and some thought behind the writing. If you're hoping for something that reads like the equivalent of guzzling sodas and eating your way through bags of chips, this probably isn't for you.
If you have the patience to wait a couple hours before something happens and you enjoy more dense prose, maybe you'll find yourself making it to the end of this story.
Throughout the first 60% of this book, I kept thinking about how annoying it was that I was entering a reading slump. Turns out it was just the first 60% of the book. After that, the real action happens, and its pace feels like what the entire book should have been all along.
I'm easily fooled with mystery books - a blatant piece of evidence can be revealed and I'll still be shocked when it comes up later in the resolution - and this story was no different. There were twists. There were elements of the plot where I thought "Well...I guess I've never read this kind of twist before. Interesting." There are parts that seem to come out of nowhere or without a transition. Personally I enjoyed the writing style, but I'm also one who enjoys literary fiction and some thought behind the writing. If you're hoping for something that reads like the equivalent of guzzling sodas and eating your way through bags of chips, this probably isn't for you.
If you have the patience to wait a couple hours before something happens and you enjoy more dense prose, maybe you'll find yourself making it to the end of this story.
dark
mysterious
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
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
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:
Yes
I'm not going to lie, I was absolutely bored. I had some spots that held my interest. I feel it was a complex mess. 🙃
DNF!
How can it be physically possible that I am on page 320 out of 500 something and there is nothing that can make me interested in anything, anybody does in this book????????????????? 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃
I know it’s stupid to say that his first book was iconic and so much fun and one that is worth mentioning, but it was very good and this in comparison is complete trash. I felt like even the narrative is full of plot holes and it confused anybody so easily… like I feel like it’s been made too complicated for no darn reason.
A pass…
How can it be physically possible that I am on page 320 out of 500 something and there is nothing that can make me interested in anything, anybody does in this book????????????????? 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃
I know it’s stupid to say that his first book was iconic and so much fun and one that is worth mentioning, but it was very good and this in comparison is complete trash. I felt like even the narrative is full of plot holes and it confused anybody so easily… like I feel like it’s been made too complicated for no darn reason.
A pass…
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder