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3.11 AVERAGE
3.11 AVERAGE
mysterious
slow-paced
If it wasn’t for the ending, this would have gotten one less star for me. I was bored for most of it, and felt too slow for me.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
challenging
dark
mysterious
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:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Woman in the Window still to this day stands out for me as a book that I absolutely loved so when I saw that A.J. Finn had a new book being published I was super excited to get my hands on it.
Firstly, this was definitely a slow burn story. There were some sections that I questioned their relevance and maybe it could have been slimmed down, but on reflection, I do think it went someway towards misdirection. It certainly kept me guessing on when/what the plot twist was going to be.
I really enjoyed the atmosphere created in this book. It was very old school, classic mystery and I loved that. I'm not entirely sure that the locations were visualised in my mind how they were supposed to be, but I set the vibe for myself right from the beginning and I ran with it.
There were lots of characters in this book, but I felt like there were only a few that I got to know closely. That was fine though, I wasn't too angry about that and the book was definitely more plot than character driven in my opinion.
This book didn't quite live up to The Woman in the Window for me, however I did have a good time with it and although it was a slow burn, I flew through it. Enjoyable experience and I will continue to read from this author.
Firstly, this was definitely a slow burn story. There were some sections that I questioned their relevance and maybe it could have been slimmed down, but on reflection, I do think it went someway towards misdirection. It certainly kept me guessing on when/what the plot twist was going to be.
I really enjoyed the atmosphere created in this book. It was very old school, classic mystery and I loved that. I'm not entirely sure that the locations were visualised in my mind how they were supposed to be, but I set the vibe for myself right from the beginning and I ran with it.
There were lots of characters in this book, but I felt like there were only a few that I got to know closely. That was fine though, I wasn't too angry about that and the book was definitely more plot than character driven in my opinion.
This book didn't quite live up to The Woman in the Window for me, however I did have a good time with it and although it was a slow burn, I flew through it. Enjoyable experience and I will continue to read from this author.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
DNF’d at 93%. I thought about DNFing many times earlier but did want to know whodunnit. But sadly I just do not care about anyone in the story and find the writing very “tell” and not “show.” Finally stopped reading after about an hour of exposition of whodunnit close to the end.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes