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bookhound's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.5
I ended up really liking this 5th installment of Jackson Brodie (though I can't believe he wouldn't talk to his soul mate after a 10-year gap since the events of the last book! You're running out of time, dude!). It did take a solid 37% of the book for things to get moving plot wise, and there were so many characters, though, so many readers will not tolerate that.
rosc03_17's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
cf1990xxx's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
timna_wyckoff's review against another edition
3.0
Impressively intertwined POV story-telling as in all of Atkinson's books - fun to read and watch things come together. But, it felt a bit light about really tragic and horrific situations. And, there were some side mentions of characters from previous books that I really didn't remember enough about for them to make sense.
hannah_gunn's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
angelamichelle's review against another edition
2.0
Kate Atkinson’s Life after Life is one of my all-time favorites. But this one was just a mess. A hodgepodge that relied upon us caring about the characters based on previous books. Lazy.
teresaalice's review against another edition
4.0
Ahhh, Jackson Brodie, my old boyfriend of years past. The years haven’t been as kind, or maybe my memory is skewed, because he seems to suddenly love country music and abhor fat people. So, my crush is dead, but the story was still great.
aelwood's review against another edition
5.0
This is the best Jackson Brodie book!! I would recommend reading them in order; but this one definitely ticked all of the boxes: mystery/suspense/history of the character. I got the sense that the author was saying goodbye to the main character and the series, and if that’s the case, I was quite satisfied.
twelfthfox's review against another edition
adventurous
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5