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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
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:
Yes
adventurous
informative
mysterious
tense
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
One of my favourite books of all time. That ending.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ok, so. I've spent the last night thinking about how I felt about this book. And I think I kinda love it. I'll try not to spoil anything, but I think this book is so clever. So, the first part of the book, Jack is such an asshole. So much so, that I almost dropped it. But, you come to find out just how unreliable he is as a narrator and that got me sucked in. I loved how it cut to other people's perspective to let you know what actually happened in the story. And everything tied together so beautifully in the end! When certain aspects of the story called back to previous segments, it was such a delight to have that realization that "oh shit, everything really is connected". I really enjoyed this book!
I have mixed feelings about this book. They are as follows:
Cons
1. Jack Sparks is an unreliable narrator. I'm not a fan of unreliable narrators.
2. I suspect his brother, Alistair, is also an unreliable narrator.
3. It's more horror than anything else, and I'm not a fan of horror.
4. Jack Sparks is fairly unlikeable.
5. Alistair seems equally unlikeable.
Pros
1. The story did keep me guessing far longer than I thought it would.
2. Despite the aforementioned cons, the story was very readable, even for someone who doesn't like the bulk of the style choices made by the author
3. The story ties up just enough of the loose endings to make you feel like Arnopp didn't cop out at the ending, while still leaving enough questions to keep you pondering.
4. In that same vein, it was really well plotted. Probably one of the best plotted books I've read in terms of suspense/mystery.
Having said all that, I would definitely be open to reading more of Arnopp's stuff in the future.
Cons
1. Jack Sparks is an unreliable narrator. I'm not a fan of unreliable narrators.
2. I suspect his brother, Alistair, is also an unreliable narrator.
3. It's more horror than anything else, and I'm not a fan of horror.
4. Jack Sparks is fairly unlikeable.
5. Alistair seems equally unlikeable.
Pros
1. The story did keep me guessing far longer than I thought it would.
2. Despite the aforementioned cons, the story was very readable, even for someone who doesn't like the bulk of the style choices made by the author
3. The story ties up just enough of the loose endings to make you feel like Arnopp didn't cop out at the ending, while still leaving enough questions to keep you pondering.
4. In that same vein, it was really well plotted. Probably one of the best plotted books I've read in terms of suspense/mystery.
Having said all that, I would definitely be open to reading more of Arnopp's stuff in the future.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
