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A review by veraann
The Secret Place by Tana French
4.0
I received this book from the Goodreads Giveaway.
This is the second book by Tana French that I have read. I wasn't sure how much I would like it, the other book I read was just okay. I liked this one a lot more. It focuses on the 2 detectives (trying to solve a murder) and 2 differing groups of teenage girls. The mystery was very good. There were a lot of twists and turns. It was great trying to figure out who was lying and who did what.
Some of the slang was getting overboard. Mostly when talking to the detectives I found it hard to believe they would talk to them the way they were when it was about a murdered friend/schoolmate. The switching back and forth between time periods for some reveals was just okay. There were times where it kind of pulled me out of the story personally.
If you like a good Mystery, pick up some Tana French. While the previous book I read put her work on my maybe I'll read more of the Dublin Murder Squad, this one bumps it up to I should read more of this Dublin Murder Squad.
This is the second book by Tana French that I have read. I wasn't sure how much I would like it, the other book I read was just okay. I liked this one a lot more. It focuses on the 2 detectives (trying to solve a murder) and 2 differing groups of teenage girls. The mystery was very good. There were a lot of twists and turns. It was great trying to figure out who was lying and who did what.
Some of the slang was getting overboard. Mostly when talking to the detectives I found it hard to believe they would talk to them the way they were when it was about a murdered friend/schoolmate.
Spoiler
and what was with the 'magic' stuff. It detracted from the story for me. The ghost stuff, that was okay and it added something at least.If you like a good Mystery, pick up some Tana French. While the previous book I read put her work on my maybe I'll read more of the Dublin Murder Squad, this one bumps it up to I should read more of this Dublin Murder Squad.