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The Likeness

Tana French

4.1 AVERAGE

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

 I am getting all the Tana French hype now.

THE LIKENESS is read by Heather O'Neill and was an utterly absorbing mystery.

I am working my way through this series and I was initially a bit worried about the length of this one. At 22 hours, I wasn't sure I would be able to keep track of the moving parts in audio. I was needlessly cautious. O'Neill did a phenomenal job with it.

This next installment of the Dublin Murder Squad series had Cassie as the main character, and I loved the deep dive into her story. What an amazing premise, too, to have a doppelganger as the victim. Cassie must infiltrate a group of housemates as the victim to discover what happened...all while staying out of danger.

This will be a book that I will be looking for on @pangobooks to add the physical copy for my shelf. The writing is gorgeous and emotive. I was happily moving much more slowly in my work day as I listened, but need to have this in my hands.

This book cements my fan status of French. Her literary style of mystery storytelling is superb.

I am quite happy that the @wichitalibrary has this available through @libby.app and now off to grab the next one! 

4.5 stars.
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

One of the best written mysteries I’ve read.?
dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
dark mysterious sad slow-paced
emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Oh this was lovely- a terrific mystery to get lost in & it kept me curious about things right to the very end. I loved spending more time with Cassie Maddox.... And hold out hope for more of her & some others in the remaining books!
dark tense

Love the detective Cassie Maddox -- I'd follow her anywhere....I actually found this mystery more compelling than In the Woods, but I think this author still does her detective characters better than her plots.