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bigleoenergy's review
2.0
The book is well-written and atmospheric, but I ultimately did not enjoy it at all, and am honestly the wrong audience. Given the murdered priest premise, it's not hard to predict that this book would go where basically every piece of crime media involving a priest goes, but I was wholly unprepared to get passages from the point of view of a pedophile. If I'd given it some thought before starting, I probably would not have dove into it, as I'm generally uninterested in knowingly getting into something with sexual violence, but if I'd known that we'd get to be inside the head of said pedophile and have to hear his thoughts and urges, I DEFINITELY would not have picked this up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia and Murder
canadianbookworm's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Murder, Suicide, and Violence
travelseatsreads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A well constructed murder mystery which kept tension slowly simmering throughout.
I didn't love or hate this one but thought the interlude while downright disgusting was fantastically well done. A brave move by Banville to try and get into the heads of these absolute monsters.
I felt Jenkins going missing was done in a bit of a lazy fashion and felt like it was there just to wrap up the plot at the end, and think developing that aspect of the story may have been more beneficial than the countless unnecessary pubs scenes.
A solid 3 star for me, a good read but nothing spectacular.
I didn't love or hate this one but thought the interlude while downright disgusting was fantastically well done. A brave move by Banville to try and get into the heads of these absolute monsters.
I felt Jenkins going missing was done in a bit of a lazy fashion and felt like it was there just to wrap up the plot at the end, and think developing that aspect of the story may have been more beneficial than the countless unnecessary pubs scenes.
A solid 3 star for me, a good read but nothing spectacular.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
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