You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Non sarà "Le Sette Morti di Evelyn Hardcastle", ma anche quest'opera di Turton ha il suo fascino. Lasciamo un'escape room claustrofobica e vincolata per librarci in terre sconosciute (più o meno) e avventurose e il talento di Turton si libra sulle ali del romanzo storico per intrecciarsi con il mystery e... il fantasy? Leggete per scoprirlo!
Si tratta di un romanzo corposo e particolarmente avvincente che trascina il lettore nel mondo marinaresco e imperialista. L'ambientazione protagonista è infatti Batavia, facente parte delle colonie olandesi asiatiche. Una chicca per gli appassionati di storia certamente, ma non per questo risulta tedioso, tutt'altro: la storia si respira in ogni sua pagina senza però togliere alla componente avventurosa e paranormale.
Anche in questo caso, Turton giostra molto bene l'aspetto più paranormale che va a incastonarsi perfettamente nella trama senza che esso risulti un ingombro come già era stato per "Le Sette Morti di Evelyn Hardcastle". Anche in questo caso, sebbene sia il motore e il cuore pulsante del romanzo, non è assolutamente un monopolizzatore della scena, ma al contrario, la accompagna pazientemente fino alla risoluzione finale.
Si tratta di un romanzo corposo e particolarmente avvincente che trascina il lettore nel mondo marinaresco e imperialista. L'ambientazione protagonista è infatti Batavia, facente parte delle colonie olandesi asiatiche. Una chicca per gli appassionati di storia certamente, ma non per questo risulta tedioso, tutt'altro: la storia si respira in ogni sua pagina senza però togliere alla componente avventurosa e paranormale.
Anche in questo caso, Turton giostra molto bene l'aspetto più paranormale che va a incastonarsi perfettamente nella trama senza che esso risulti un ingombro come già era stato per "Le Sette Morti di Evelyn Hardcastle". Anche in questo caso, sebbene sia il motore e il cuore pulsante del romanzo, non è assolutamente un monopolizzatore della scena, ma al contrario, la accompagna pazientemente fino alla risoluzione finale.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
Absolutely brilliant! The characters are well rounded and the story never slows down.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
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
A pretty classic whodunnit dressed up with trappings of supernatural and an interesting setting. In the end, this falls into similar issues as other mysteries- having to spend the climax of the book in a dull explanation of what just happened.
I really enjoyed Arent and Sara as detectives, but some of the plot elements don’t make a lot of sense. There’s a leper on board the ship murdering people and they just continue sailing on, without seeming to do much about it at all? And time seems to flow in a strange way throughout. The first half of the book seems to take place over 2 days and then there’s a jump of 2 weeks at some point. It’s not easy to follow in that regard. The ending is unfortunately trite, and the sort of “mundane-ness” of it all is expected but ultimately disappointing . The prose is nothing special; a fun read but nothing more.
I really enjoyed Arent and Sara as detectives, but some of the plot elements don’t make a lot of sense. There’s a leper on board the ship murdering people and they just continue sailing on, without seeming to do much about it at all? And time seems to flow in a strange way throughout. The first half of the book seems to take place over 2 days and then there’s a jump of 2 weeks at some point. It’s not easy to follow in that regard. The ending is unfortunately trite, and the sort of “mundane-ness” of it all is expected but ultimately disappointing . The prose is nothing special; a fun read but nothing more.
I really enjoyed this one. My third by this author and I’ve really liked them all. This was a bit grisly though definitely a lot of blood and gore. The mystery was interesting and I definitely didn’t expect the ending the way it happened!
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
C 8
A 9
W 8
P 7
I 7
L 8
E 7
54/7 = 7,7
A 9
W 8
P 7
I 7
L 8
E 7
54/7 = 7,7