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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
Thank you to the publisher Penguin, the author Sarah Pearse and Netgalley for a review e-copy in exchange for an honest review.
I was so excited to read the next instalment in the DS Elin Warner series. I adored The Sanatorium with its cold setting and the creepy haunted building. This second book has a similar structure with murders occurring in an isolated wellness retreat during a hot summer. The rock that is built on the island ( reapers rock
I was so excited to read the next instalment in the DS Elin Warner series. I adored The Sanatorium with its cold setting and the creepy haunted building. This second book has a similar structure with murders occurring in an isolated wellness retreat during a hot summer. The rock that is built on the island ( reapers rock
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
dark
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:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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
hard DNF @45% - i really really hate dnf-ing books because even if i don’t like it i want to get to the end, like maybe it’ll get better, or maybe im absolutely right but at least i know. i couldn’t even do that for this book though. is each chapter 4 pages long? yes. but that is the ONLY thing going for it. the backstory is so over the top, the mystery/thriller aspect of it just wasn’t there, and the characters are so annoying. i actually tried SO SO HARD to like it even a little cuz i got it as a gift but literally one of the worst books i’ve ever read.
that’s not even mentioning the fact that this book put me in the BIGGEST reading slump i have ever been in before. i will only finish this if all the other books in my house disappear.
that’s not even mentioning the fact that this book put me in the BIGGEST reading slump i have ever been in before. i will only finish this if all the other books in my house disappear.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
sarah pearse !!! what a fantastic suspense mystery writer. she always nails the pacing
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No