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vegprincess's review against another edition
3.0
I hardly ever read mysteries but I do like Tana French's books, and this one is set in a boarding school, so I HAD to read it. It took me two years to finish it but that was only because I kept getting tempted by other books. I would rate it 3.5 stars but if I hadn't left so much time in between picking it up again and reading it, I think it would have been a 4 star read. I just pre-ordered her next book which will be out on October 4th of this year!
is_book_loring's review against another edition
4.0
“She hears all the voices from when she was little, soothing, strengthening: Don’t be scared, not of monsters, not of witches, not of big dogs. And now, snapping loud from every direction: Be scared, you have to be scared, ordering like this is your one absolute duty. Be scared you’re fat, be scared your boobs are too big and be scared they’re too small. Be scared to walk on your own, specially anywhere quiet enough that you can hear yourself think. Be scared of wearing the wrong stuff, saying the wrong thing, having a stupid laugh, being uncool. Be scared of guys not fancying you; be scared of guys, they’re animals, rabid, can’t stop themselves. Be scared of girls, they’re all vicious, they’ll cut you down before you can cut them. Be scared of strangers. Be scared you won’t do well enough in your exams, be scared of getting in trouble. Be scared terrified petrified that everything you are is every kind of wrong. Good girl.”
One day of investigation to a year unsolved case that managed to feel like one towering wall of claustrophobic waves striking right into the bones with its roaring rolls of magical, scarring, all-encompassing teenage world, intensely bright and too loud, terrifyingly forever, its hopeless frail hold on time and the desperate faith to protect the illusion of its eternity. A little implausible when one takes a step back, but from inside the breathless sphere? Incredibly convincing with its psychological head-fuckery storm of how someone arrives behind the line of murder.
One day of investigation to a year unsolved case that managed to feel like one towering wall of claustrophobic waves striking right into the bones with its roaring rolls of magical, scarring, all-encompassing teenage world, intensely bright and too loud, terrifyingly forever, its hopeless frail hold on time and the desperate faith to protect the illusion of its eternity. A little implausible when one takes a step back, but from inside the breathless sphere? Incredibly convincing with its psychological head-fuckery storm of how someone arrives behind the line of murder.
hdunscombe's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Grief, Child death, Gaslighting, Bullying, Death, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Ableism, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Body shaming
Minor: Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, and Alcohol
candacesiegle_greedyreader's review against another edition
2.0
I never thought I'd use the words "boring" and "claustrophobic" to describe a Tana French book, but there you go. Skipped to the end and realized I didn't care enough about any of the characters to bother.
The girls are stereotypes and the detectives carry such huge chips on their shoulders that you want to smack them.
So disappointing.
The girls are stereotypes and the detectives carry such huge chips on their shoulders that you want to smack them.
So disappointing.
rsoccer70's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
4.5
It's been a while since I spent time with The Dublin Murder Squad. I returned with this title mainly b/c it was St. Patrick's Day and I wanted to hear an audiobook with authentic Irish accents. I was not disappointed as the story telling used two diffent voices and thus a male and female narrator. The male was first person and amazing! The vocalization opened the character up so much. A great plot about friendship, loyality and trust. The plot moved slowly in places as there was much space and time to develop how the characters interacted and the lush setting. A most satisfying ending - even if one not insignificant aspect of the story wasn't resolved.
alvarezsolm's review against another edition
3.0
Adivine cual era la asesina porque me hacía acordar a mi y yo hubiese hecho lo mismo.
aepstone's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this one. Atmospheric and alive. Tana at her best!
raulbime's review against another edition
2.0
Perhaps it's because I read this with the first book from the series relatively fresh in mind but this just couldn't live up to In The Woods. By the time it became a kind of laborious chore reading and I constantly marked the pages I'd read, turning back to see my progress, I knew it was time to call it quits.