Take a photo of a barcode or cover
ahartfullofbooks 's review for:
Central Park
by Guillaume Musso
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
sad
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
I honestly can see why people might enjoy this novel, it’s written like a fast paced Netflix original action movie. It pulls you in and even though the characters are basically cardboard cut outs you want to know what’s going on. Unfortunately that’s all this book offers. There is no depth to the characters, and instead of them growing, evolving, or coming to life in anyway, as the story progresses they become even more vapid and stereotypical.
Alice is your typical rough, angry female cop with a tragic past who wakes up one morning with no memory, no idea where she is, and no idea why she is attached by handcuffs to your stereotypical good looking, quirky, funny guy. Together they try to figure out what happened and what led them to their unconventional meeting.
This story starts off interesting, and like an action film it just goes and goes. However, the more this story went, the less I wanted to read it. It’s a farfetched premise that gets more and more ridiculous and unbelievable. There are tons of loose ends and confusing aspects, like we spend a whole chapter of Alice talking about her dad in prison who she doesn’t speak with anymore but halfway through the novel she tries to contact him by calling his cellphone??? Ok is he not in prison anymore? They’re suddenly on good terms?? Wtf? Also Alice’s best friend? News to me, there is no background on their relationship and whenever she calls him for help she berates him and treats him like complete trash. There’s just so much I disliked about this novel, and while I can see it’s widespread appeal, I don’t understand any rating above 2 stars. This one was definitely not for me!
Alice is your typical rough, angry female cop with a tragic past who wakes up one morning with no memory, no idea where she is, and no idea why she is attached by handcuffs to your stereotypical good looking, quirky, funny guy. Together they try to figure out what happened and what led them to their unconventional meeting.
This story starts off interesting, and like an action film it just goes and goes. However, the more this story went, the less I wanted to read it. It’s a farfetched premise that gets more and more ridiculous and unbelievable. There are tons of loose ends and confusing aspects, like we spend a whole chapter of Alice talking about her dad in prison who she doesn’t speak with anymore but halfway through the novel she tries to contact him by calling his cellphone??? Ok is he not in prison anymore? They’re suddenly on good terms?? Wtf? Also Alice’s best friend? News to me, there is no background on their relationship and whenever she calls him for help she berates him and treats him like complete trash. There’s just so much I disliked about this novel, and while I can see it’s widespread appeal, I don’t understand any rating above 2 stars. This one was definitely not for me!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy