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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
I wish this focused a bit more on the murder plot and the mystery around that. Kinda over the back and forth of David.
Wow. Now this one is my favorite in the series! I will for sure be impatiently waiting for the next one. The mystery in this one and how it was solved was just great! And the new characters introduced were nice and I hope we get to see Izzy in one of the next two!!
Now DAVID...I either need one of two things to happen in the next book. I will not say them here because I am not spoiling...but I need to know what happens next ASAP.
Now DAVID...I either need one of two things to happen in the next book. I will not say them here because I am not spoiling...but I need to know what happens next ASAP.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I truly can't get enough of the Truly Devious murder mysteries, and in fact--the new one volume-and-done structure is even more satisfying than the original trilogy that started it off.
Stevie stumbles into an entanglement with yet another cold case while on a tour of London to visit David: A brutal double murder among a close-knit group of friends. Unlike the other cases, there isn't a lot of documentation and their chief contact isn't saying much, so Stevie faces her biggest challenge yet.
Thoroughly a page-turner with a dramatic reveal, but overall not quite as tight as the previous one. Once again, Johnson does an admirable job at throwing out red herrings and twists to preserve the surprise, but maybe *too* well? I'm still not sure even now if she did a good enough job selling the motive?
There's clearly at least one more book in the mix and I'm 100% on board for another chilling mystery, but my question at this juncture is what's in store for Stevie herself? Although her friendships remain tight and she's gotten acclaim she's showing symptoms of depression, not just the ongoing anxiety--drifting, aimless. She's unquestioningly been through a lot of trauma but it feels like things are building to a head. Similarly, her relationship with David is really foundering. It remains the weakest part of the series for me. It's hard to justify rooting for the two of them with David absent three-quarters of the time and giving less and less to recommend him the rest of the time. Stevie has more convincing chemistry with her friends than him. It's so perplexing that a big friend group reveal in this book feels more like a tactic than anything else, to try to sway us to not jump "ships." I feel like Stevie is due some self-care and much better treatment, but like with all of 5hrse... we will just have to wait and see what gets revealed.
Stevie stumbles into an entanglement with yet another cold case while on a tour of London to visit David: A brutal double murder among a close-knit group of friends. Unlike the other cases, there isn't a lot of documentation and their chief contact isn't saying much, so Stevie faces her biggest challenge yet.
Thoroughly a page-turner with a dramatic reveal, but overall not quite as tight as the previous one. Once again, Johnson does an admirable job at throwing out red herrings and twists to preserve the surprise, but maybe *too* well? I'm still not sure even now if she did a good enough job selling the motive?
There's clearly at least one more book in the mix and I'm 100% on board for another chilling mystery, but my question at this juncture is what's in store for Stevie herself? Although her friendships remain tight and she's gotten acclaim she's showing symptoms of depression, not just the ongoing anxiety--drifting, aimless. She's unquestioningly been through a lot of trauma but it feels like things are building to a head. Similarly, her relationship with David is really foundering. It remains the weakest part of the series for me. It's hard to justify rooting for the two of them with David absent three-quarters of the time and giving less and less to recommend him the rest of the time. Stevie has more convincing chemistry with her friends than him. It's so perplexing that a big friend group reveal in this book feels more like a tactic than anything else, to try to sway us to not jump "ships." I feel like Stevie is due some self-care and much better treatment, but like with all of 5hrse... we will just have to wait and see what gets revealed.
This is one of my favorite books in the series! I love all the plot twists, and all the details added to the story. I can’t wait for the next one to come out!
The mystery is good as always but a little more predictable this time? Also I’m not sure if I’m outgrowing YA or something but reading about Stevie and friends’ personal lives were honestly not very interesting at all…
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Okay...truly devious was the book that got me into reading, specifically murder mystery books. However, this was not a good finale for the series. I found that the actual mystery of the book was not really a mystery, nor was it as intriguing as the other mysteries. I thought that this book was more of a closure for David and Stevie's relationship rather than Stevies journey as a detective/cold case solver. The personal/character driven side of this book became much more of a focus than the actual plot/mystery. Overall, I just was not a huge fan of this book and did not think it did a good job wrapping up this series.