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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
sad
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:
No
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Grief, Murder
Another fabulous book by Tana French featuring the Dublin murder squad. Detective Moran is pulled into the mysterious murder of a local boys boarding school student and spends a day at an all girls boarding school learning just how evil girls can be to each other. French masters the intricacies of teenage girls and their friendships perfectly. A must read for mystery-lovers.
So….
This one just didn’t hit the same for me. I’m so disappointed. I don’t know if It was bad timing or what it was, but It just didn’t feel the same.
This one takes place at a boarding school for teenage girls. I really enjoyed the setting. It was something different, fresh, a little nostalgic of my teen years. Tana’s writing was still beautiful as ever, and she made me laugh with some of the quick witted bantering of the boys from the school next door. There were just SO MANY characters in this book. It centres around two groups of 4 girls (8 girls
This one just didn’t hit the same for me. I’m so disappointed. I don’t know if It was bad timing or what it was, but It just didn’t feel the same.
This one takes place at a boarding school for teenage girls. I really enjoyed the setting. It was something different, fresh, a little nostalgic of my teen years. Tana’s writing was still beautiful as ever, and she made me laugh with some of the quick witted bantering of the boys from the school next door. There were just SO MANY characters in this book. It centres around two groups of 4 girls (8 girls
dark
mysterious
tense
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
my favorite of the Dublin murder squad even though it was in many ways the most predictable I think
Originally posted on bluchickenninja.com.
I’ve always just assumed that I don’t like crime novels, apart from the Cormoran Strike series by Robert Galbraith I haven’t found any crime books I’ve liked. But I think the problem is I’ve been reading bad crime books. Because I really enjoyed this. It was less CSI-ey and more people talking to people trying to work out what happened. It was more a book about problem solving and I really liked that.
The only thing I noticed (and this may just be me and not a problem with the editing) was towards the beginning of the book someone mentions the fact that the girls in this school are not allowed to have phones with them. However the girls having phones is a large part of this mystery. In fact the girls having phones is an extremely important part of this novel. I can’t tell if I misread something or if this was a plot bunny that the editors missed.
The only other tiny thing that annoyed me was with all the references to Facebook and WTF amazeballs not to mention Voldemort this felt like a very modern book, so the fact that these girls were using flip phones felt very out of place. I realise I’m getting picky here but it’s been at least 10 years since I saw someone use a flip phone. However apart from those little problems I really enjoyed this book. In fact I enjoyed it so much I think I’m going to read Tana French’s other books.
I’ve always just assumed that I don’t like crime novels, apart from the Cormoran Strike series by Robert Galbraith I haven’t found any crime books I’ve liked. But I think the problem is I’ve been reading bad crime books. Because I really enjoyed this. It was less CSI-ey and more people talking to people trying to work out what happened. It was more a book about problem solving and I really liked that.
The only thing I noticed (and this may just be me and not a problem with the editing) was towards the beginning of the book someone mentions the fact that the girls in this school are not allowed to have phones with them. However the girls having phones is a large part of this mystery. In fact the girls having phones is an extremely important part of this novel. I can’t tell if I misread something or if this was a plot bunny that the editors missed.
The only other tiny thing that annoyed me was with all the references to Facebook and WTF amazeballs not to mention Voldemort this felt like a very modern book, so the fact that these girls were using flip phones felt very out of place. I realise I’m getting picky here but it’s been at least 10 years since I saw someone use a flip phone. However apart from those little problems I really enjoyed this book. In fact I enjoyed it so much I think I’m going to read Tana French’s other books.