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A review by almond
The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp by Leonie Swann
3.0
I've loved the Thursday Murder Club series so far (1st 4 books), so that's the standard against which this book was judged. What I love about that series are the fully-fleshed characters. Sure, they're dealing with the challenges of aging, but they are such real people.
The characters in this book, on the other hand, are much flatter. They feel like old people rather than people who happen to be old. The author seems to use severe memory lapses as a suspense-building device, but no reference is made to any of the MCs having dementia, etc., so I guess we're supposed to believe such lapses are just part of being old.
I also found the sections told from Hetty's POV unique, but ultimately, they felt unnecessary to me.
I'm giving this one 3 stars because I did make it to the, but I will not be reading any further books in this series.
The characters in this book, on the other hand, are much flatter. They feel like old people rather than people who happen to be old. The author seems to use severe memory lapses as a suspense-building device, but no reference is made to any of the MCs having dementia, etc., so I guess we're supposed to believe such lapses are just part of being old.
I also found the sections told from Hetty's POV unique, but ultimately, they felt unnecessary to me.
I'm giving this one 3 stars because I did make it to the, but I will not be reading any further books in this series.
Content Warnings
Minor: Fatphobia