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A review by alesbookishcorner
Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
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
2.5
This was, most of all, simply too long. Susan wasn't a very likable character and I didn't care enough for her to be even remotely interested in her relationship struggles with Andreas etc. The same goes for any other character introduced in this book or brought back to the story. It's also very unfortunate that Horowitz seemed to only be able to portray gay characters in a very homophobic way. I'd prefer if he'd leave them out of his stories completely if this is the only way he can portray them. Especially for books set in todays age.
Like with the first book the novel within a novel aspect (& this time the story) ended up being more interesting to me than the actual story itself and while this added to my enjoyment in the first one I realized I wasn't interested in the main story at all once the book was over and I had to get back to it. I don't know what it says about me or the book when the best part in my opinion was the book which was either heavily based on or basically a carbon copy of an Agatha Christie novel.
I personally think Horowitz should have left Magpie Murders as a standalone novel and will definitely not pick up any other book in this series should there be any more published.
Like with the first book the novel within a novel aspect (& this time the story) ended up being more interesting to me than the actual story itself and while this added to my enjoyment in the first one I realized I wasn't interested in the main story at all once the book was over and I had to get back to it. I don't know what it says about me or the book when the best part in my opinion was the book which was either heavily based on or basically a carbon copy of an Agatha Christie novel.
I personally think Horowitz should have left Magpie Murders as a standalone novel and will definitely not pick up any other book in this series should there be any more published.