Reviews

The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill

whatshereads727's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

taylorswiftismymom's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

pengustorm's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense

5.0

emmsicle7's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

Really cool narrative structure, rushed and unsatisfying ending. 

bean_reader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

For Book Club - mysterious death at Boston Public Library. Book inside a book.

sarahautumn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

3.5

rskey's review against another edition

2.0

Finishing this book was quite a task. It was so awfully boring. I skimmed the majority of it and missed nothing. The premise was fine but it should’ve been a novella or short story.

sundragonscrolls's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed this read. The writing style was different than anything else I have read before. A story hidden within a story. It was unique and unconventional. I enjoyed the letter aspect.

4 strangers in the library hear a scream that connects them and gets them talking to each other. The 4 quickly become friends. The scream turns out to be from a girl who was murdered and the friends become a team working to find out what happened (Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys anyone?).

I enjoyed the way the author would write the story of the mystery and then the letter after each chapter from Leo talking about what happened within the chapter. This story was a fun whodoneit and I enjoyed the journey finding out who the culprit was. And boy was I surprised!

elifg2's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars.

mvilly's review against another edition

3.0

This is a fun who-done-it mystery. Thought it was cool how the author wrote a book within the book. The ending did have me surprised which speaks a lot to the creativity. Mostly though it was a bit slow and at times I struggled to keep sticking with it.