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A review by mfumarolo
The Awkward Squad by Sophie Hénaff
3.0
*e-ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley - Thank you! This in no way impacted my opinions of this book.*
I've long been a fan of the unconventional police procedural story. I was a devoted viewer of the TV show Castle, and am a sucker for the new show Deception. I like stories in which investigations must take the road less traveled to get the bad guy. Throw in the fact that this squad of Paris investigators is a bunch of misfits who, for various reasons, can't get fired, and I was intrigued. The Awkward Squad isn't quite awkward, but definitely has its quirks. I have a feeling I might enjoy subsequent installments of this series more because, as is the case with first books, there was a lot of introduction happening here, therefore not a ton of chances to really dig deep and get to know some of these characters. The mystery had a decent number of twists and turns, and though it took me a little while to get into it, ultimately over the course of the few days it took me to read, I got invested and stayed up past my usual bedtime in order to finish.
I've long been a fan of the unconventional police procedural story. I was a devoted viewer of the TV show Castle, and am a sucker for the new show Deception. I like stories in which investigations must take the road less traveled to get the bad guy. Throw in the fact that this squad of Paris investigators is a bunch of misfits who, for various reasons, can't get fired, and I was intrigued. The Awkward Squad isn't quite awkward, but definitely has its quirks. I have a feeling I might enjoy subsequent installments of this series more because, as is the case with first books, there was a lot of introduction happening here, therefore not a ton of chances to really dig deep and get to know some of these characters. The mystery had a decent number of twists and turns, and though it took me a little while to get into it, ultimately over the course of the few days it took me to read, I got invested and stayed up past my usual bedtime in order to finish.