Take a photo of a barcode or cover
rukistarsailor 's review for:
Ten
by Gretchen McNeil
I have actually read Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, and that's why I was excited to read Ten. Unfortunately, this book did not live up to And Then There Were None.
First, the beginning is pretty rough to get through, so I wasn't hooked until I was about halfway into the book.
Second, this book suffered from the same problem that There's Someone Inside Your House did—namely, trying to establish a romantic relationship while people are getting murdered left and right. It just doesn't work.
Third, I think the story would have worked better if they all the teenagers in the story were total strangers (like in And Then There Were None) because the characters don't act sad at all when their friends are dying all over the place.
Fourth, this wasn't as meticulous as And Then There Were None—there seemed to be some minor plot holes.
In conclusion, it was an enjoyable enough read, but lacked the genius of And Then There Were None.
First, the beginning is pretty rough to get through, so I wasn't hooked until I was about halfway into the book.
Second, this book suffered from the same problem that There's Someone Inside Your House did—namely, trying to establish a romantic relationship while people are getting murdered left and right. It just doesn't work.
Spoiler
I mean, did Meg and T.J. really have to make out in the house where four different people were murdered?Third, I think the story would have worked better if they all the teenagers in the story were total strangers (like in And Then There Were None) because the characters don't act sad at all when their friends are dying all over the place.
Fourth, this wasn't as meticulous as And Then There Were None—there seemed to be some minor plot holes.
Spoiler
For instance, I don't understand how Tom shot Gunner, what the timeline of Tom replacing Ben looked like (e.g. only slightly before the island? How did no one realize he wasn't Jessica's real boyfriend?); or how Tom managed to make it look like he died (e.g. to make it look like he didn't have a pulse).In conclusion, it was an enjoyable enough read, but lacked the genius of And Then There Were None.