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A review by libby_sarah
A Blunt Instrument by Georgette Heyer
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
I’m a massive fan of Georgette Heyer, I own all her historical and romance books so when I came across this book at my local telephone book swap, I thought I would give it a go. I’ve never really been tempted to read her detective novels, mainly because it’s not a genre I gravitate towards but when a book is free, I’m willing to read anything!
Sadly, this wasn’t the book for me. I found a lot of the characters annoying, the plot was meh and I ended up skim reading through a lot of it. I didn’t care about who was the murderer or enjoy the journey to find them. In fact, i only figured out who it was about 70 pages before the reveal and I’m not sure if it was because I just didn’t care about it enough to pick up on the clues or because I don’t read a lot of detective books.
So this one will go back to the book swap and hopefully someone else can get it and enjoy it a lot more than I did.
Sadly, this wasn’t the book for me. I found a lot of the characters annoying, the plot was meh and I ended up skim reading through a lot of it. I didn’t care about who was the murderer or enjoy the journey to find them. In fact, i only figured out who it was about 70 pages before the reveal and I’m not sure if it was because I just didn’t care about it enough to pick up on the clues or because I don’t read a lot of detective books.
So this one will go back to the book swap and hopefully someone else can get it and enjoy it a lot more than I did.