smolfrog's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

The last 20% of this book goes crazyyyy

maryamlovesblue's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

A nice read! Couldn’t put it down at moments but it took some time for the plot to thicken hence why i rated it 3.5! Like i almost dropped it at one point but im so glad i decided otherwise 

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readwithsy's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

4.0

sankitch87's review against another edition

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mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

xanadu_'s review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

b00kw0rm113's review against another edition

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

god damn this book was something. i didn't see the ending coming at all, and all the things ishigami does for yasuko is unbelievable. never knew reading about
murder being covered up could be as interesting as reading it being solved.

jyothivr's review against another edition

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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

5.0

jenhurst's review against another edition

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4.0

I really enjoyed this! I listened to the audiobook and I had some difficulty keeping track of the characters in the beginning, but I ended up really enjoying this! The twists and turns were so much fun. Highly recommend!

imor43's review against another edition

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reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

hachimitse's review against another edition

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4.0

Novel ini memang menceritakan tentang sebuah misteri kasus pembunuhan, tetapi bukan misteri kalau pelakunya aja udah kita ketahui sejak awal. Toh tokoh utamanya bukanlah seorang detektif, melainkan genius matematika yang berprofesi sebagai guru matematik di SMA.
Jadi para pembaca nggak sibuk ngikutin detektif mencari siapa pelakunya, melainkan kita mencari tau apa motif tokoh utama membantu si pelaku. Sebenernya kita juga udah tau alasannya dari awal, tapi nggak sesederhana itu.
Ini lucu sih, semakin sulit teka-teki nya, semakin sederhana cara yang digunakan. Semakin kita nyoba untuk menebak-nebak, semakin jauh jawabannya.
Yang aku sadari setelah baca novel ini, sesuai dari judulnya yaitu kesetiaan: setia itu merupakan sebuah pilihan dan tekad, orang yang memilih untuk setia terkadang tidak pamrih, tetapi tentu saja mereka memiliki harapan agar orang terkasihnya tidak mengalami penderitaan.
Hal tersebutlah yang membuat tokoh utama dalam novel ini mau mengotori tangannya sendiri untuk melindungi orang terkasihnya tanpa pamrih. Di zaman sekarang, siapa pula orang yang mau repot-repot melakukan hal ekstrim tersebut.
Dibalik tindakannya yang mengerikan ada seseorang yang ingin dia lindungi. Cinta itu buta, tapi yang ini kelewatan buta :(
Tapi jujur waktu sampai di penghujung cerita, kesedihan tokoh utama berdamage bgt, aku nangis wak.. meski aku baca versi terjemahan, bahasanya nggak sulit dan mudah dipahami, ceritanya pun punya plot yang keren!!