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A review by tdhaswell
An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
I’m not sure why I read this considering that The Couple Next Door wasn’t fantastic but I guess I wanted a quick read. Was this an improvement? Unfortunately not.
It began quite ambitiously by introducing a lot of characters and I genuinely thought I would struggle keeping up but considering that the characters were so 2-Dimensional and each had one definable character trait I was ok. It was very repetitive and kept mentioning that there’s a snow storm, it’s cold, there’s no electricity, it’s dark, blah blah we get it.
A good mystery writer provides the reader with subtle clues and nuances throughout the plot that boil down to the big reveal that is hidden with a couple plot twists. This novel had no clues, no nuances, no subtleties it just went on and on and then handed you the answer.
Any one else find it questionable that none of the staff could attend work because of the storm but all the guests could?? The whole premise of the book was just off
It began quite ambitiously by introducing a lot of characters and I genuinely thought I would struggle keeping up but considering that the characters were so 2-Dimensional and each had one definable character trait I was ok. It was very repetitive and kept mentioning that there’s a snow storm, it’s cold, there’s no electricity, it’s dark, blah blah we get it.
A good mystery writer provides the reader with subtle clues and nuances throughout the plot that boil down to the big reveal that is hidden with a couple plot twists. This novel had no clues, no nuances, no subtleties it just went on and on and then handed you the answer.