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kennedien's review against another edition
5.0
The perfect vera story! Completely entertaining throughout!
cecile87's review against another edition
3.0
I have enjoyed the tv series and hadn’t read any of the books. I’ve read from her other series’.
What others don’t like about this writing didn’t bother me. The portrayal of Vera as old, frumpy, marginally social and perhaps eccentric, was just part of the story. I did find Holly a bit trite and immature, but again, I just saw these parts of the story to be depictions of flawed people doing their work.
I’ll read others at some point.
This one, and I suppose the others may be as well, felt long and drawn out. So, I decided to listen to it as I hiked, did the dishes and wrote GOTV postcards.
I can’t comment on the writing style—with these books I don’t watch for that, I just attend to the story line. Nothing was overly bothersome as some have written about here.
What others don’t like about this writing didn’t bother me. The portrayal of Vera as old, frumpy, marginally social and perhaps eccentric, was just part of the story. I did find Holly a bit trite and immature, but again, I just saw these parts of the story to be depictions of flawed people doing their work.
I’ll read others at some point.
This one, and I suppose the others may be as well, felt long and drawn out. So, I decided to listen to it as I hiked, did the dishes and wrote GOTV postcards.
I can’t comment on the writing style—with these books I don’t watch for that, I just attend to the story line. Nothing was overly bothersome as some have written about here.
jog2020's review against another edition
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
_lish_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Gore, and Stalking
hanlf's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
bookwoman1967's review against another edition
3.0
First Vera book I've read (who needs that in order stuff?) and I was drawn in. I have to admit I didn't see the identity of the murderer coming, but was a little annoyed by the "Vera knows and explains it all" at the end. This author has a talent for creating realistic places and people, which is my thing, so I might read more of her.
lanalou's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Love this series!
eslby's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
tiffanyblue's review against another edition
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0