Reviews

Schattenmesser by Anke Angela Grube, Sophie Hannah

carolines's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

megha28's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

beccafinney3's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.5

I continued reading as the mystery was gripping but this book was too dark and didn’t need to be 

ellegjoka's review against another edition

3.0

pretty good and spooked me at times but not quite THRILLING but still an ok read

krobart's review against another edition

3.0

Sophie Hannah's dark, perplexing tales are full of bizarre characters, including the detectives! In this one, Simon Waterhouse and Charlie Zailer try to separate out the truth from the lies when Naomi Jenkins lies that the man she has been having an affair with raped her.

See my complete review here:

http://whatmeread.wordpress.com/tag/the-truth-tellers-lie/

mikewa14's review against another edition

5.0

absorbing, graphic, disturbing - loved it! full review here

http://0651frombrighton.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/hurting-distance-sophie-hannah.html

burghblakebooks's review against another edition

3.0

I'd say 2.5 stars. Average. Not awful and I did feel compelled to keep reading, but I found it very hard to connect with Naomi who tells us her first person view of the story. A dark, bold plot line reveals shocking twists and turns as we follow Naomi and Charlie through semi-parallel roller coasters of emotions, but continued inner monologue from our narrator was more disturbing than descriptive to me.

tdgor's review against another edition

3.0

Some of the plot twists in this one were particularly nasty. In a good way, but it was still a gruesome story. Best to read it on the beach on a sunny day.

bplayfuli's review against another edition

4.0

Good story, very engaging. I still can't stand Naomi but she grew slightly more tolerable as the novel progressed.

livck's review against another edition

2.0

The final straw. Although I have long enjoyed the easy to read, crime thriller style of Sophie Hannah’s writing, I just can’t ignore her misogynistic portrayal of women any longer. This book could have been written by one of the guests at the stag do, with the lack of respect for women it shows. I personally found it a bit upsetting to read. Disappointing as I like the Zailer and Waterhouse storyline.