Reviews

Faithful Place by Tana French

jaci666's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

anna_maria1457's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

juliasmnv's review

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

arielhudgins's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

km_ess's review

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

My favorite TF book for sure. Frank is such a deeply complex character and his entire story is the theme of breaking generational trauma that is deeply embedded in people. He was witty, funny, and felt like a real person to me. I could understand the actions he took even if I didn't agree with them because he had so much depth. What a fantastic storyteller. 

My only issue with French's books is the chapters are too long. I wish they were a bit more broken up so it allowed space to think and process what you're reading. 

maryquitecontrary_22's review

4.0

Faithful Place is the second novel of French's that I've read and I thought it was better than In the Woods, but like many other reviewers have mentioned, I picked out the killer early on in the novel, which made for less of a mystery. French has a knack for creating protagonists that I can love and hate at the same time. She's a good storyteller, but I agree with the previously stated sentiments that her books often stray from the typical mystery genre.

slicciardi's review

4.0

Tana French's mysteries are perfect for me bc I don't love thrillers/mysteries that make me anxious. With her stories, there's a comfortable curiosity about what's going to happen and characters/settings with so much depth they feel real.

eeconley31's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

timna_wyckoff's review

4.0

I CANNOT WAIT for this to come out! Her first two are pretty much the best mysteries I've ever read!

Just finished. Really good mystery, but not as amazing as The Likeness.

ell_jay_em7's review

5.0

Another excellent installment of the Dublin Murder Squad series. French knows how to write complex characters who are as unlikeable as they are likeable, as tender as they are terrifying. As always, my enjoyment of her book is less about the whodunnit and more about the winding, well-written journey of how-they-figured-it-out, what it was like to do so, and the expert interweaving of flashback and present-time narrative.