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burns_cheadle's review against another edition
4.0
Very funny and fast-paced thriller with characters and plot twists that remind me of Carl Hiassen.
heidml's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
informative
reflective
fast-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
3.0
chrispr's review
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
wayneg's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This is a fun read, an interesting central character, situation and plot, but somehow it doesnβt reach the heights it promises, the supporting characters need perhaps more colour and in a disappointing way it doesnβt make enough of the inherent humour of criminal activities taking part in a kids adventure park
indoorswoman's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
frozenheartv's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
3.5 stars
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π§ My thoughts
It's a bit painful to give this book 3.5 stars. When I saw this book and read its description, I thought I would have given it at least 4 stars. The book started very promising. It was full of mystery and a bit humorous to read but fell flat from the middle of the book. I didn't know why it dragged so badly for me. Helsinki is a very familiar place to me, it's such a small city that every place mentioned in the book gave me nostalgia. Still, I dragged myself through the book.
I couldn't wait to read more about this nerdy main character, it was interesting for me to know more about him. If you read until the end of the book there was a chapter that included the sources the author used to research to build up the details for this book. This proved that the author did his research and he didn't write everything totally from his imagination. However, I was disappointed to see that the main character seemed to be too stereotypical, and from the middle until the end of the book, he lost his personality. I understood the point the author wanted to indicate there but he lost so much personality that I felt like it was not convincing for me anymore.
I felt like the book was pretty short and the author tried to focus on too many things so everything was not good enough.
π What I like
- The author did his research
- It was a bit funny to read
π What I don't like
- Weak plot
- The author tries to focus on too many things and everything is not good enough
- The main character's personality is not consistent
Isn't this book supposed to be mysterious and thrilling? I did feel the mystery and thrilling factors but then the romance kind of took over. There's nothing wrong about the romance, it was cute and nice to read but I think it was too much of this romance that the book kind of lost the main theme.
ππππ
π§ My thoughts
It's a bit painful to give this book 3.5 stars. When I saw this book and read its description, I thought I would have given it at least 4 stars. The book started very promising. It was full of mystery and a bit humorous to read but fell flat from the middle of the book. I didn't know why it dragged so badly for me. Helsinki is a very familiar place to me, it's such a small city that every place mentioned in the book gave me nostalgia. Still, I dragged myself through the book.
I couldn't wait to read more about this nerdy main character, it was interesting for me to know more about him. If you read until the end of the book there was a chapter that included the sources the author used to research to build up the details for this book. This proved that the author did his research and he didn't write everything totally from his imagination. However, I was disappointed to see that the main character seemed to be too stereotypical, and from the middle until the end of the book, he lost his personality. I understood the point the author wanted to indicate there but he lost so much personality that I felt like it was not convincing for me anymore.
I felt like the book was pretty short and the author tried to focus on too many things so everything was not good enough.
π What I like
- The author did his research
- It was a bit funny to read
π What I don't like
- Weak plot
- The author tries to focus on too many things and everything is not good enough
- The main character's personality is not consistent
paulvdh's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
greybeard49's review
4.0
4.5 stars really.
Picked this up as an afterthought.
Discovered a hugely enjoyable book.
So different.
Weird characters you will love and a wonderfully engaging lead.
A real page turner!
So well written.
Very very zany.
Viva Finland!
Picked this up as an afterthought.
Discovered a hugely enjoyable book.
So different.
Weird characters you will love and a wonderfully engaging lead.
A real page turner!
So well written.
Very very zany.
Viva Finland!