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3.43 AVERAGE
3.43 AVERAGE
medium-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
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
DNF 25% - three authors, lots of narrators, lots of back and forth in the story. The not best friends are over the top like it’s satire except I don’t think it is. Just not for me. Not what the blurb suggested.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow for the ARC of this title.
This book has too many cooks in the kitchen, too many plot points it's trying to keep spinning, and too many genres it's trying to keep a toehold in. All three of the main characters are unbearable in their own way, and while the attempt to keep their chapters in a similar style to the mystery genres they write is good in theory, it's a LOT in practice. There's also a lot of what feels like inside jokes between its main writers here that just don't translate to actual humor as a reader not familiar with any of their solo work, and it meant that I felt like I was doing a lot of skimming towards the end as the main plot points felt more and more telegraphed/obvious.
This book has too many cooks in the kitchen, too many plot points it's trying to keep spinning, and too many genres it's trying to keep a toehold in. All three of the main characters are unbearable in their own way, and while the attempt to keep their chapters in a similar style to the mystery genres they write is good in theory, it's a LOT in practice. There's also a lot of what feels like inside jokes between its main writers here that just don't translate to actual humor as a reader not familiar with any of their solo work, and it meant that I felt like I was doing a lot of skimming towards the end as the main plot points felt more and more telegraphed/obvious.