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spicypenguin's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
epitome2213's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
clara_m27's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
shelbydong's review against another edition
2.0
This book had good potential, I enjoyed the actual tracking down the plague culprit, but there was so much other uneeded story that just made the book confusing and boring. There were also wayyyy to many characters and the descriptions of some of the small characters were so unnecessary. I also didn’t love this writing style, partially could be because of the translation. Just an ‘eh’ read for me. Also only read it because of book club and probably wouldn’t have picked it up if it wasn’t a forced read.
heylook's review against another edition
3.0
Probably the best of the series, in spite of the stilted translation.
elodiethefangirl's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
iamdoug's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
poffin's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture, Rape, Murder, and Mental illness
benlundns's review against another edition
3.0
Quite a good whodunit. Different from the murder mysteries I usually take the time to read, but this was a freebie book from a relative who was offloading a couple of boxes of books. The only thing that really irked me was the way it was solved, what the main character "notices". But everything after that was really well done.
It's a bit slow moving, so if you want a gripping read this is definitely not it, but the characters feel real, with weaknesses and personality quirks. Definitely a very European flavoured mystery.
It's a bit slow moving, so if you want a gripping read this is definitely not it, but the characters feel real, with weaknesses and personality quirks. Definitely a very European flavoured mystery.