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A review by anamika
The Troubles Keeper by Susan May
4.0
Review copy given in exchange for a candid review.
I'm really glad that I read this book. It was absolutely loved it! Honestly, [b:The Troubles Keeper|32570256|The Troubles Keeper|Susan May|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1476155773s/32570256.jpg|52153199] deserves 5 stars! Why didn't I rate it 5 stars then? Well, it's my own biased mind.
Rory Fine, a simple bus driver, has a gift. He can take away the troubles of others. When someone on his bus holds a dark secret, Rory tries to decide whether or not he should reveal this gift to a woman he just met but loves, Mariana. Things get hectic when someone begins to stalk Mariana, and the same person murders others in the most brutal way. The book has an amazing premise!
The characters are pretty well developed, too. Rory is a fine character (hehe), and he appears in my mind as a plain, simple bus driver with a special gift. I'm more than glad that he is a bus driver instead of some man with a white collar job. It adds to the book's premise. Mariana, however, didn't earn much of my interest, but she has not been poorly developed either. She is the one character I didn't like in the book, and that is none of the book's fault. Mariana is actually the reason I rated the book four stars and not five. It was very good character development, and well oriented with their surroundings.
Similarly, the world building as well as the writing style was absolutely beautiful! I really fell in love with the book thanks to the writing style. It barely took 5 pages for the love at first write! I really do applaud the author, and no, I'm not falsely praising. This book really deserves more readers. I'd definitely recommend it to a lot of people!
I'm really glad that I read this book. It was absolutely loved it! Honestly, [b:The Troubles Keeper|32570256|The Troubles Keeper|Susan May|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1476155773s/32570256.jpg|52153199] deserves 5 stars! Why didn't I rate it 5 stars then? Well, it's my own biased mind.
Rory Fine, a simple bus driver, has a gift. He can take away the troubles of others. When someone on his bus holds a dark secret, Rory tries to decide whether or not he should reveal this gift to a woman he just met but loves, Mariana. Things get hectic when someone begins to stalk Mariana, and the same person murders others in the most brutal way. The book has an amazing premise!
The characters are pretty well developed, too. Rory is a fine character (hehe), and he appears in my mind as a plain, simple bus driver with a special gift. I'm more than glad that he is a bus driver instead of some man with a white collar job. It adds to the book's premise. Mariana, however, didn't earn much of my interest, but she has not been poorly developed either. She is the one character I didn't like in the book, and that is none of the book's fault. Mariana is actually the reason I rated the book four stars and not five. It was very good character development, and well oriented with their surroundings.
Similarly, the world building as well as the writing style was absolutely beautiful! I really fell in love with the book thanks to the writing style. It barely took 5 pages for the love at first write! I really do applaud the author, and no, I'm not falsely praising. This book really deserves more readers. I'd definitely recommend it to a lot of people!