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3.18 AVERAGE
3.18 AVERAGE
The Girl with a Clock for a Heart is Peter Swanson's debut novel and frankly, it shows. Having read two of his other books and enjoying them, I felt that this book was not as strong as his others. The storyline was intriguing but the execution was somewhat lacking.
3 stars.
3 stars.
Stupidest main character ever. Loved his second book, this one only so so
An intriguing book with a surprise ending. Not my Fave book by this author but still had a storyline that kept me wondering.
Swanson's thriller, The Girl with a Clock for a heart, weaves together two timelines: George at college, meeting the girl he knew then as Audrey and falling for her, and discovering her real identity, Liana Decter. Then there's George in the present, spotting Liana in his local bar, being drawn into her femme fatale world of guns, false identities and diamond robberies. Swanson's debut is an intense mix of noir and fun.
Premise of story was good. Didn’t care for the writing.
Anticlimactic and slightly unsure of the story being told. For the most part I was compelled to read on but the way the book ended left me feeling cheated. Nice writing style and good pace but just lacked a punchy ending.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is a nice little thriller about corrupted identity & why, even if you're still pining over your first college love, if you're pretty sure she's a murderer, you should not entangle yourself in her life several years after your relationship ended. Liana, who George originally knew as Audrey, shows up one day at his favorite bar, calling herself Jane & needing help. She's pretty & manipulative & ensnares George in a plot that has more delicious, flaky layers than a fresh-baked croissant (I think I need to go have lunch). I was planning to give it a little more love until I got to the last page. Liana is still alive, says George! I am going to track her down at all costs! There will clearly be a sequel, because the author blurb says that he's working on his second novel! Although maybe I'm totally wrong about a sequel; I'm just now thinking that it would be pretty awesome for Swanson to end with "She was alive" and go on to have a writing career that has nothing at all to do with George Foss or Liana Decter, leaving us all to ponder how exactly she survived having her feet tied to a concrete block & getting dumped over the edge of a boat in the middle of the ocean or whether Liana was just a sociopath since she thought that killing Audrey could've ended well in any possible way. Either way, I enjoyed this enough that I'd read more by this author in the future.
Aaaaannd, just read an author interview wherein he states that there is no sequel! From three stars to four in the blink of an eye.
Aaaaannd, just read an author interview wherein he states that there is no sequel! From three stars to four in the blink of an eye.
2.5*
Sorry but kind of meh... The tittle actually kind of revealed all...
It was a bit slow and I didn't feel a true connection to any of the characters, but yes you could see how everything would turn up...
Given the plot and how things started to unfold and get retorted, I was expecting a bigger splash that we actually get.
Sorry but kind of meh... The tittle actually kind of revealed all...
It was a bit slow and I didn't feel a true connection to any of the characters, but yes you could see how everything would turn up...
Given the plot and how things started to unfold and get retorted, I was expecting a bigger splash that we actually get.