A review by godswarriorgirl
The Hanging Girl by Eileen Cook

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

2.0

 

Honestly, this book started out with a lot of potential to be good. I read a different edition of the book under a different name, but I think nothing else was changed. And maybe it should have been. The twist was revealed in a way that made me go "okay, really? That was lazy and weird". Then after that, there were a bunch of smaller plot twists that tried to have the same effect as the first one but just ended up feeling underwhelming and badly planned out. The narrator tried to be unreliable, but the writing just did not do this kind of character justice. It made her seem unreliable for one part of the book and then expected us to trust her again right after that for the rest of the storyline. The whole experience gave me a weird case of mental whiplash and made the reveal of who the murder felt half-hearted and entirely disappointing for me to read.