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That's Not My Name by Megan Lally

2 reviews

kshurtz13's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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lisacanteven's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-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

2.0

I wanted to love this one because I have been looking for a mystery that takes place in Oregon. The first 200 pages it feels like nothing happens, yet I was able to predict the ending somehow without any information within the first 2/3 of the book. All the action comes within the final 100 pages, and even then it was way more drawn out than it needed to be. The pacing was never at an exciting pace. 

Even with the pacing I would have given this at least 3 stars, but then I started picking up on glaring mistakes in the writing. I don't mean simple typos - although there were plenty of those. I mean dates and other clues just wrong. It was a password written wrong in the book and an important date written wrong. How did an editor not catch these things if I, a casual reader, did right away. I'm wondering if there even was an editor at this point.

If you have read the book, let me know if I'm not the only one who noticed these things. 
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