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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I loved her other book: the red palace.. unfortunately this book really disappointed me. The main character was super annoying and the story predictable.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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:
Yes
4,5 / 5 Sterne
Ich durfte das Buch netterweise innerhalb einer Leserunde lesen. Das Buch hat meine Erwartungen mehr als nur übertroffen und wird definitiv nicht das letzte der Autorin sein.
Dieses Buch war einzigartig, da man nicht nur an der Seite von Seol eine spannende Mordserie auflösen darf, sondern auch in das authentische Korea zur Zeit der Katholikenverfolgung eintauchen darf. Tatsächlich beruhen auch einige Romanfiguren auf echten historischen Gestalten, was die ganze Geschichte umso rührender gemacht hat.
Die Geschichte vereint alles, was man sich von einem Buch wünschen kann: viel Spannung, vielschichtige Charaktere, eine atemberaubende Atmosphäre, viel Gefühl und dabei gewinnt man auch noch an historischem Hintergrundwissen dazu - was will man mehr!
Ganz nebenbei ist auch das Cover wahnsinnig schön.
Eine große Empfehlung an alle Fans von Thrillern als auch historischen Büchern - hier wird jeder auf seine Kosten kommen.
Ich durfte das Buch netterweise innerhalb einer Leserunde lesen. Das Buch hat meine Erwartungen mehr als nur übertroffen und wird definitiv nicht das letzte der Autorin sein.
Dieses Buch war einzigartig, da man nicht nur an der Seite von Seol eine spannende Mordserie auflösen darf, sondern auch in das authentische Korea zur Zeit der Katholikenverfolgung eintauchen darf. Tatsächlich beruhen auch einige Romanfiguren auf echten historischen Gestalten, was die ganze Geschichte umso rührender gemacht hat.
Die Geschichte vereint alles, was man sich von einem Buch wünschen kann: viel Spannung, vielschichtige Charaktere, eine atemberaubende Atmosphäre, viel Gefühl und dabei gewinnt man auch noch an historischem Hintergrundwissen dazu - was will man mehr!
Ganz nebenbei ist auch das Cover wahnsinnig schön.
Eine große Empfehlung an alle Fans von Thrillern als auch historischen Büchern - hier wird jeder auf seine Kosten kommen.
Rating: 3.6
The atmosphere of this book was so good and I truly felt like I was in 1800s Korea. The writing was so beautiful and you truly were transported to the place. The characters were interesting to figure out and the mystery overall was pretty enjoyable. However I do feel like the beginning was a bit slow paced even though you start off right away with a dead body. Other than that I did enjoy reading this book and being surrounded in such an atmosphere.
The atmosphere of this book was so good and I truly felt like I was in 1800s Korea. The writing was so beautiful and you truly were transported to the place. The characters were interesting to figure out and the mystery overall was pretty enjoyable. However I do feel like the beginning was a bit slow paced even though you start off right away with a dead body. Other than that I did enjoy reading this book and being surrounded in such an atmosphere.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
slow-paced
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. My opinion was not affected by the free copy.
I like historical fiction, especially about times and places with which I’m unfamiliar. This was great to read for those reasons. The mystery, on the other hand, I felt was a little weak. Over all I still liked it, but it might have been better without the mystery.
I think my problem is that there was so much focus on the red herrings it became irritating. I guess the author was playing the long game, and it did connect and have a solution, but it was still tiring to be stuck on this one thread when I knew that wasn’t the answer. I wasn’t surprised by the reveal and I feel maybe things dragged at the end. I also think that the narrator was maybe in scenes just because she was the narrator. I don’t know the culture, but it seemed weird she would be spoken to as an equal by so many. They allowed her to be in places or she pushed herself into scenes when she really shouldn’t have been there.
That said, I did enjoy reading about the culture and history. It wasn’t something I knew anything about before this. I read the author’s notes and saw that real historical figures were included and their fates were faithfully portrayed. I like that.
So I don’t know, the mystery felt weak but the history had me engrossed and fascinated. Take that for what it’s worth.
I like historical fiction, especially about times and places with which I’m unfamiliar. This was great to read for those reasons. The mystery, on the other hand, I felt was a little weak. Over all I still liked it, but it might have been better without the mystery.
I think my problem is that there was so much focus on the red herrings it became irritating. I guess the author was playing the long game, and it did connect and have a solution, but it was still tiring to be stuck on this one thread when I knew that wasn’t the answer. I wasn’t surprised by the reveal and I feel maybe things dragged at the end. I also think that the narrator was maybe in scenes just because she was the narrator. I don’t know the culture, but it seemed weird she would be spoken to as an equal by so many. They allowed her to be in places or she pushed herself into scenes when she really shouldn’t have been there.
That said, I did enjoy reading about the culture and history. It wasn’t something I knew anything about before this. I read the author’s notes and saw that real historical figures were included and their fates were faithfully portrayed. I like that.
So I don’t know, the mystery felt weak but the history had me engrossed and fascinated. Take that for what it’s worth.