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3.96 AVERAGE
4ish stars.
Perhaps I have been reading too many mysteries this past year, but I had suspicions regarding the possible killer fairly early on, and ended up being correct. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the mysteries and red herrings thrown at us. The main character is more on the dull side, but I don't think I really mind that. In these cases, at least for me, it is more about the mystery itself rather than the characterisation.
Overall, I enjoyed reading this - it was the perfect story to pass the time on long flights. After reading the prologue and first chapter of the next book in the series, I reckon I would picking up that as well.
Perhaps I have been reading too many mysteries this past year, but I had suspicions regarding the possible killer fairly early on, and ended up being correct. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the mysteries and red herrings thrown at us. The main character is more on the dull side, but I don't think I really mind that. In these cases, at least for me, it is more about the mystery itself rather than the characterisation.
Overall, I enjoyed reading this - it was the perfect story to pass the time on long flights. After reading the prologue and first chapter of the next book in the series, I reckon I would picking up that as well.
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An incredibly crafted mystery; I could not put it down. The picture of the struggling, dry town of Aaron Falk's youth is so vivid, you can practically feel the sun on your skin as you read.
Like most thrillers, I found the main character to be the weakest aspect of the book. I didn't particularly find myself rooting for Aaron beyond just wanting him to solve the mystery. Still, everything else was so masterfully done, and I think 'beige' main characters is a staple of most mysteries/thrillers.
Like most thrillers, I found the main character to be the weakest aspect of the book. I didn't particularly find myself rooting for Aaron beyond just wanting him to solve the mystery. Still, everything else was so masterfully done, and I think 'beige' main characters is a staple of most mysteries/thrillers.
dark
reflective
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:
No
Eeeh. Just ok. The characters felt really one dimensional and it moved so slow. I abandoned it halfway through.
dark
emotional
mysterious
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Aaron Falk was chased out of town with his father 20 years ago when his friend Ellie died. Accused and tried by public opinion they were left with no other choice.
He has only stayed friends with one person Luke who he would see every 5 or so years in his new hometown 5 hours away when Luke traveled that way.
Now Luke is dead, so is his wife and young son. It is believed that Luke killed his family and then himself. Aaron is told to come back by Luke's father.
While there, he is met with aggression from everyone except for Luke's parents, an old friend Gretchen and the new chief of police Greg Raco.
Raco is digging into the deaths of Luke's family, he has his doubts that the story being told is what happened, he brings Aaron along to help dig in (Aaron is law enforcement as well)
This story unwinds slowly, but it is kept interesting throughout. The tragedy of Ellie's death is also revealed in the end.
My complaint about this is that I did the audio book, and throughout the story there are flashbacks of the teenage years of Aaron, Luke and Ellie, there is no warning or announcement of this time change in the audio book, you just have to figure out it is going back and forth, from my understanding in the physical book this was in italics. This is something that should be remedied for the audio version, it made it much harder to follow along.
He has only stayed friends with one person Luke who he would see every 5 or so years in his new hometown 5 hours away when Luke traveled that way.
Now Luke is dead, so is his wife and young son. It is believed that Luke killed his family and then himself. Aaron is told to come back by Luke's father.
While there, he is met with aggression from everyone except for Luke's parents, an old friend Gretchen and the new chief of police Greg Raco.
Raco is digging into the deaths of Luke's family, he has his doubts that the story being told is what happened, he brings Aaron along to help dig in (Aaron is law enforcement as well)
This story unwinds slowly, but it is kept interesting throughout. The tragedy of Ellie's death is also revealed in the end.
My complaint about this is that I did the audio book, and throughout the story there are flashbacks of the teenage years of Aaron, Luke and Ellie, there is no warning or announcement of this time change in the audio book, you just have to figure out it is going back and forth, from my understanding in the physical book this was in italics. This is something that should be remedied for the audio version, it made it much harder to follow along.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
4.5 Really liked this book. Kept me riveted from the first chapter.