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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Interesting but not really needed after the last book. I enjoyed Rachel's part of the story, and her and Lucy's ending.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Look, maybe it's my own damn fault for not realising this was the second in a series when I started it, but according to the author herself it can be read as a standalone so I went ahead with it. And I was disappointed.
This book is deeply anticlimatic, though it started out really intriguing. The story doesn't commit on Henry being as sociopathic as he comes across, I liked Rachel but she turns out to be an incredibly passive character in a very frustrating way, and the main investigation was a whole lot of nothing. I also don't get Libby at all.
All the characters are underdeveloped, and they're both SO MANY (way too many to split focus on) and also do nothing much at all. I'm wondering if Jewell was relying on readers caring for the characters from the first book and hoping that'd carry to the sequel, because she definitely didn't put much effort into this one.
This book is deeply anticlimatic, though it started out really intriguing. The story doesn't commit on Henry being as sociopathic as he comes across, I liked Rachel but she turns out to be an incredibly passive character in a very frustrating way, and the main investigation was a whole lot of nothing. I also don't get Libby at all.
All the characters are underdeveloped, and they're both SO MANY (way too many to split focus on) and also do nothing much at all. I'm wondering if Jewell was relying on readers caring for the characters from the first book and hoping that'd carry to the sequel, because she definitely didn't put much effort into this one.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Enjoyed the family upstairs much more. I found this kind of slow paced. And the Henry sections were not as interesting to me as it probably should have been. But I did enjoy the Rachel sections.
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder
Minor: Child abuse
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes