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A review by sarah1984
Block 46 by Johana Gustawsson
4.0
Read 8/1/18 - 13/1/18 keeping track till the read dates glitch is fixed
Second book I read while cruising the South Pacific - Noumea, Mystery Island, and Maré Island.
I enjoyed this more than my first 'cruise book'. It was more focused on the crime and had more graphic details (I like my murders nice and gory and well described!).
I had a suspect picked from nearly the beginning and turned out to be completely wrong, which I was really glad about because the is way too easy to pick and I would have been really disappointed if the book had taken that tired route. So yeah, the villain reveal completely surprised me. I was going through all the possibilities as the moment got closer and he wasn't even on the list.
Did I mention this was gory and graphic? Trust me it is and it bears repeating. If that's not your kind of crime thriller, skip this one. What the killer did to
I was really pleased with the translation, I didn't pick up any mangled well-known phrases or stilted dialogue that didn't flow right. I will definitely be on the lookout for the next book in the series.
Second book I read while cruising the South Pacific - Noumea, Mystery Island, and Maré Island.
I enjoyed this more than my first 'cruise book'. It was more focused on the crime and had more graphic details (I like my murders nice and gory and well described!).
I had a suspect picked from nearly the beginning and turned out to be completely wrong, which I was really glad about because the
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clichéd 'have the heroine sleep with the suspect before he's revealed as the suspect (at least to the heroine), thereby making herself emotionally vulnerable to a serial killer and pulling at ours and her heartstrings when the truth is revealed' tropeSpoiler
The secondary reveal was even more out of left-field, but it was a great twist that I didn't even see coming.Did I mention this was gory and graphic? Trust me it is and it bears repeating. If that's not your kind of crime thriller, skip this one. What the killer did to
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Emily was really disturbing and afterwards I couldn't help but wonder whether she could have it surgically reattached. For looks, I'm sure it's easily done, but not so much for sensation - reconnecting nerves is not an exact science like for bones or even blood vessels.I was really pleased with the translation, I didn't pick up any mangled well-known phrases or stilted dialogue that didn't flow right. I will definitely be on the lookout for the next book in the series.