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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
challenging
dark
medium-paced
mysterious
medium-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:
No
Entertaining, and a clever solution to the murder, but for some reason it just didn't grip me. Possibly because I was half-asleep on an airplane during much of it.
dark
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Sigh... maybe I should just give up on this author. Occasionally she gets it right for me, but it's just not worth going through hundreds and hundreds of pages of completely uninteresting details, people and events just for these few inspired moments. There was a moment when I was sure there was something wrong with my edition, since there seemed to be so little left to happen and I was still at around 70%. Anyway, clearly I have nothing good to say about this. If you really like bells, I'd recommend Tracy Chevalier's "A single thread". Bells are definitely a part of that book, but it never feels like they're the sole reason for its existence.
mysterious
slow-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
Lord Wimsey, Bunter, and their car end up in the ditch in the Fens on New Year's Eve and so get involved first in some bell ringing in the village, and then in solving a mystery. I found this a lot funnier, and a lot more engaging, then some of the other Lord Peter stories I've read. Although the pacing of the plot did throw me towards the end. Not as used to weeks being skipped in a mystery story as usually there's a frenetic pace of trying to solve something right up to the last minute. There were brilliant characters to observe, stuff to learn about peals and bells, and tidal waters to watch out for.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Very slow to build but then halfway through it picks up speed and crashes to the end. Loved the characters and the setting.