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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There are a lot of holes in this mystery. I liked the concept of the story but you really had to dispel your sense of belief because there were so many times where the main character , Remi, could have figured out the truth about which Gaines was the real one and she never did. She was way too smart for me to believe she wouldn’t have thought of the same things I did. I also really was bothered by the fact that Remi just kept helping her brother in the illegal messes he always found himself in despite the fact she was always trying to convince him to stop. Didn’t seem like she knew which way was up.
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
In a snowy, remote hotel in the Scottish Highlands with Storm Ezra on the way, Remie is working her last ever shift when she hears news that a prisoner has escaped from the nearby high security prison. There are only two guests in the hotel. Then an injured policeman, Don Gaines, comes to the door asking for assistance. Then another policeman arrives claiming that he is Don Gaines. One of them is a murderer and Remie has to work out who is who!
I enjoyed the first part of the book more than the second part. Once I found out who was who it became less interesting, though I admit I didn't see the twist at the end coming! Also I didn't particularly like Remie at first as some of her decisions were highly questionable, though by the end of the book I was warming to her a little. The setting is fabulous, and I could feel the isolation and sense of danger as the storm approached.
I enjoyed the narration by Tamsin Kennard.
I enjoyed the first part of the book more than the second part. Once I found out who was who it became less interesting, though I admit I didn't see the twist at the end coming! Also I didn't particularly like Remie at first as some of her decisions were highly questionable, though by the end of the book I was warming to her a little. The setting is fabulous, and I could feel the isolation and sense of danger as the storm approached.
I enjoyed the narration by Tamsin Kennard.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Remie Yorke took a job at the MacKinnon Hotel in the Scottish Highlands to be close to her brother, the only family she had left. Now he is dead & Remie has one shift left before she catches a flight & leaves for good. Only Remie & 2 guests are left at the hotel so it should be an easy shift but then Storm Ezra threatens to derail her plans as a blizzard hits.
As the lone member of staff at the hotel, Remie is manning Reception when a man raps on the door. He is injured & says he is PC Don Gaines who was escorting a prisoner out on the mountain road when an accident killed everyone else involved except the prisoner who escaped. Remie lets him in reluctantly & he says he needs to check the hotel & grounds for the escaped prisoner. A short while later, a second stranger arrives. He is also injured & his name is...PC Don Gaines.
I've been looking forward to reading this one for a while & it mostly lives up to its promise. The plot is simple & yet effective with two men claiming to be the same person & no way to tell who is telling the truth. Good pacing & intriguing characters helped the story along, but it lost me in the final third when Remie decided she was John McClane. Overall it was entertaining but it became less & less believable as time went on.
As the lone member of staff at the hotel, Remie is manning Reception when a man raps on the door. He is injured & says he is PC Don Gaines who was escorting a prisoner out on the mountain road when an accident killed everyone else involved except the prisoner who escaped. Remie lets him in reluctantly & he says he needs to check the hotel & grounds for the escaped prisoner. A short while later, a second stranger arrives. He is also injured & his name is...PC Don Gaines.
I've been looking forward to reading this one for a while & it mostly lives up to its promise. The plot is simple & yet effective with two men claiming to be the same person & no way to tell who is telling the truth. Good pacing & intriguing characters helped the story along, but it lost me in the final third when Remie decided she was John McClane. Overall it was entertaining but it became less & less believable as time went on.
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Eh. I was not impressed. A little boring.
mysterious
tense
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
An OK book, but I always know when a man writes a female main character. Wish they'd stop.