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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I read this book with friend.
To be honest, I was ready to dnf it; half of it was quite boring for me, but I was still curious.
We guessed some twists, not exactly, but still.
The writing style is interesting, with a book within a book, and the protagonist reads a main book about the lives of her relatives. She reads and tries to uncover the truth. Did the mother really kill her children and herself? And where is the infant?
I realized that historical mysteries are not my thing, but in the end, I read with great interest and was a bit shocked.
Maybe 3,5
To be honest, I was ready to dnf it; half of it was quite boring for me, but I was still curious.
We guessed some twists, not exactly, but still.
The writing style is interesting, with a book within a book, and the protagonist reads a main book about the lives of her relatives. She reads and tries to uncover the truth. Did the mother really kill her children and herself? And where is the infant?
I realized that historical mysteries are not my thing, but in the end, I read with great interest and was a bit shocked.
Maybe 3,5
This book had some great twists, but it was a very slow start in my opinion.
mysterious
reflective
slow-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:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
This was my second Kate Morton (The Clockmaker’s Daughter being the first), and I found it to be a great improvement. I struggled to get through the prologue, but when Percy makes his big discovery of the dead Turner family (again—this is prologue, so not a spoiler!), I was hooked.
Though I was able to guess pieces of the big reveal, I certainly didn’t guess the biggest moments, and I enjoyed the ending immensely. I like that, looking back, all the careful evidence is there. I hate when authors just throw random plot points together and hope the ride will distract from the plot holes, but Morton doesn’t disappoint.
I wouldn’t want to scrap any of the important details needed for everything to fit, but at times this felt long for the sake of being long…like Morton really wanted a tome with her name on it. I think it would have to be on the longer side, but I feel like it could’ve been 50-100 pages shorter, which keeps me from giving it a 5.
This is a sleepy, powerful, and satisfying mystery. Some describe it as a thriller, but that seems silly to me given the pacing.
Though I was able to guess pieces of the big reveal, I certainly didn’t guess the biggest moments, and I enjoyed the ending immensely. I like that, looking back, all the careful evidence is there. I hate when authors just throw random plot points together and hope the ride will distract from the plot holes, but Morton doesn’t disappoint.
I wouldn’t want to scrap any of the important details needed for everything to fit, but at times this felt long for the sake of being long…like Morton really wanted a tome with her name on it. I think it would have to be on the longer side, but I feel like it could’ve been 50-100 pages shorter, which keeps me from giving it a 5.
This is a sleepy, powerful, and satisfying mystery. Some describe it as a thriller, but that seems silly to me given the pacing.
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
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:
Yes