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3.18 AVERAGE
3.18 AVERAGE
4 stars because I didn't like the ending, too abrupt.
I read this one after reading his second book. An OK read when compared to Anyone Worth Killing.
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"The Girl With a Clock for a Heart" has an interesting starting point and the plot kicks off in a compelling way. But ultimately, it doesn't deliver as much as one might hope. The characters are, all in all, rather shallow, the ending is quite anticlimactic and underwhelming, and there are some story-lines that, in my opinion, don't get resolved in a satisfying manner. It is fast-paced, though, and certainly is able to provide some entertainment.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I found this book on the sale shelf at the library and picked it up because I absolutely loved "The Kind Worth Killing" by this author. This book started out well for me, it was fast-paced, there was intrigue, I was excited because this was going to be a great book. About half way through though, I got a little tired, I was tired of the main character being such an idiot, and then found much of the action either predictable or outlandish. And then, at the end, everything was summed up - I didn't need the monologue-type explanation of the plot. A four-star book turned to a two-star book, so I'm giving an overall rating of three stars. This book is overall ok, and a quick read, but if you have to make a choice, pick up "The Kind Worth Killing."
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I read The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson last year and really enjoyed it, so jumped at the chance to review his first novel, The Girl With A Clock For A Heart.
It's got the same twist and turns of TKWK and, because of this, I really don't want to give anything away. I'll just say that the story is really fast paced and I got into it relatively quickly. However the characters didn't draw me in at first, it took a while but they did grow on me - though I disliked one of the main characters (but won't say who!)
Some parts do require you to suspend your disbelief in the character's actions - but that's true of many novels in this (and other) genres, and I personally don't mind doing so! I will say that the chapter endings really encourage you to keep reading, so I sped through this quickly. It's easy to read and, not only that, but it's fun to read too!
I really enjoyed the novel throughout, but felt the ending let it down a bit - I'm not sure exactly why, I think it just felt a bit of an anti-climax. However I still really enjoyed it and look forward to his new novel, which appears to be named Her Every Fear, coming 2017 - hopefully it will be along a similarly twisty lines!
The story isn't anything hugely different but it's certainly entertaining, and I'd really recommend this as a fun, intriguing read for the summer (or any time!)
*Many thanks to Faber & Faber for providing a copy of this novel in return for an honest review*
I read The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson last year and really enjoyed it, so jumped at the chance to review his first novel, The Girl With A Clock For A Heart.
It's got the same twist and turns of TKWK and, because of this, I really don't want to give anything away. I'll just say that the story is really fast paced and I got into it relatively quickly. However the characters didn't draw me in at first, it took a while but they did grow on me - though I disliked one of the main characters (but won't say who!)
Some parts do require you to suspend your disbelief in the character's actions - but that's true of many novels in this (and other) genres, and I personally don't mind doing so! I will say that the chapter endings really encourage you to keep reading, so I sped through this quickly. It's easy to read and, not only that, but it's fun to read too!
I really enjoyed the novel throughout, but felt the ending let it down a bit - I'm not sure exactly why, I think it just felt a bit of an anti-climax. However I still really enjoyed it and look forward to his new novel, which appears to be named Her Every Fear, coming 2017 - hopefully it will be along a similarly twisty lines!
The story isn't anything hugely different but it's certainly entertaining, and I'd really recommend this as a fun, intriguing read for the summer (or any time!)
*Many thanks to Faber & Faber for providing a copy of this novel in return for an honest review*
While I enjoy Peter Swanson quite a bit, this one fell short of my usual enjoyment. In this past/present time line we are following George Fosses and Lianna/Audrey. George and Audtry meet at college, over Christmas break George learns that Audrey has killed herself, (this is not a spoiler), he learns that she is not who she said she was. Now in the present George sees Lianna/Audrey at a bar one evening (by the way, poor guy has a VERY boring life...he drives a SAAB--yawn!)She ask him to do a favor for her which ends up getting him in a very dangerous situation......
The whole story was really melancholy and a bit stale. George was just such a "nothing"(I have noticed a lot of Peter Swanson characters are pretty average males yet snag these apparently gorgeous women....agree?) I don't understand his attraction to Lianna and why he would bother dipping back into her history, she is messed up.
Okay, now let's talk ending. Stop reading because I need to vent the ending. I hated it.
I really wish he had ended it with George actually being involved in the whole set up/Hail Mary Lianna had planned. That would have been a drop the mic 5 star ending. But nope, Peter just left us with a humdinger vague ending. It boiled my biscuits. All of this lead up, mystery all to be left with a totally empty ending--AHH! No thanks!
But don't worry I am itching to read his new book this year......hey we can't all write 5 stars every time.....right??
The whole story was really melancholy and a bit stale. George was just such a "nothing"(I have noticed a lot of Peter Swanson characters are pretty average males yet snag these apparently gorgeous women....agree?) I don't understand his attraction to Lianna and why he would bother dipping back into her history, she is messed up.
Okay, now let's talk ending. Stop reading because I need to vent the ending. I hated it.
I really wish he had ended it with George actually being involved in the whole set up/Hail Mary Lianna had planned. That would have been a drop the mic 5 star ending. But nope, Peter just left us with a humdinger vague ending. It boiled my biscuits. All of this lead up, mystery all to be left with a totally empty ending--AHH! No thanks!
But don't worry I am itching to read his new book this year......hey we can't all write 5 stars every time.....right??
Just didn't grab me in the way other books by this author did. I dreaded having to pick it up to read.
This was not my favorite book by this author. I did not like the main character and thought his motivation did not ring true.
This is by far my least favorite book by this author. I think it's his first, and I have to say, his voice and style have grown by leaps and bounds since this one. It's noir fiction that, in my opinion, was trying too hard. It has all the traditional elements -- femme fatale, the patsy who's obsessed with her, though he knows she's no good, and the twisty-turny plot rife with double and triple-crosses and moody, dark and dank locations. But ultimately, at the end, which is also very classic noir, it didn't add up to much for me. I can safely say, if I had read this book first, I would have missed out on a truly great author who has become one of my favorites. Still, one miss out of what is shaping up to be a great body of work, is nothing to cry about. I look forward to his next release since, with the completion of this one, I have officially read everything Peter Swanson has written. Recommended for fans of slow-burn suspense, and classic noir fiction.