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A review by shreyas1599
The Snow Killer by Ross Greenwood
4.0
3.5 stars (rounded to 4). Another decent read I found on Prime Reading.
A revenge story with a semi-successful ending is how I'd best describe it. The reader is given the perspective of the killer as well but a certain detail about the killer is kept hidden until close to the end.
The writer sort of challenged my presumptions. I did question the gender of the killer in the beginning and of course, was led astray purely due to my wrongly assuming that the killer was naturally an older brother and could not be an older sister. Props to the writer for hiding that fact till the very end.
There were junctures throughout the story where I felt it kind of dragged off and could have been wrapped up sooner. But all the connections between the different characters are finally given an explanation in the end.
The pregnancy plot was kind of irrelevant to the story. But seems like this book is the first in a series. In that case, I suppose it'd make sense to provide the characters with a longer story arc built up over the course of several books.
DS Strange's boyfriend being the DCI's son also felt kind of forced. In an attempt to make every character present in the story feel more connected as a part of the story, it did feel a bit out of place. Of all the people that could've been her boyfriend, it had to be her superior's son? Anyway, to an extent it goes to amplify the small town narrative of the story - where everyone knows everyone else and everyone has some or the other connection with everyone else.
On the main character itself - I can't seem to get a hold over whether I like him or not. He seems almost too perfect and bland. Which I guess, is a tried and tested recipe. Why bungle up your main character. Stuff him in with all the good traits with no shades of murkiness beneath. And add all the distasteful and murderous attributes to the villain of the story with a backstory to explain it out.
Overall, a decent written story with a semi-predictable ending, but a good read nonetheless.
A revenge story with a semi-successful ending is how I'd best describe it. The reader is given the perspective of the killer as well but a certain detail about the killer is kept hidden until close to the end.
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The writer sort of challenged my presumptions. I did question the gender of the killer in the beginning and of course, was led astray purely due to my wrongly assuming that the killer was naturally an older brother and could not be an older sister. Props to the writer for hiding that fact till the very end.
There were junctures throughout the story where I felt it kind of dragged off and could have been wrapped up sooner. But all the connections between the different characters are finally given an explanation in the end.
The pregnancy plot was kind of irrelevant to the story. But seems like this book is the first in a series. In that case, I suppose it'd make sense to provide the characters with a longer story arc built up over the course of several books.
DS Strange's boyfriend being the DCI's son also felt kind of forced. In an attempt to make every character present in the story feel more connected as a part of the story, it did feel a bit out of place. Of all the people that could've been her boyfriend, it had to be her superior's son? Anyway, to an extent it goes to amplify the small town narrative of the story - where everyone knows everyone else and everyone has some or the other connection with everyone else.
On the main character itself - I can't seem to get a hold over whether I like him or not. He seems almost too perfect and bland. Which I guess, is a tried and tested recipe. Why bungle up your main character. Stuff him in with all the good traits with no shades of murkiness beneath. And add all the distasteful and murderous attributes to the villain of the story with a backstory to explain it out.
Overall, a decent written story with a semi-predictable ending, but a good read nonetheless.