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A review by cgonya1
Dance with Death by Will Thomas
3.0
I was given a free e-cooy of this novel in exchange for my honest unbiased opinion.
I had not read a novel written by Will Thomas before, so these characters were brand new to me. Normally I enjoy historical mysteries, however this one did not catch my interest like I had hoped. The writing felt choppy in some areas, like the author wasn't sure of how to bring new information in. It also had a feeling like the reader should automatically know and understand what's going on in the minds of characters without an explanation.
I also had difficulty with the characters. Llewelyn seemed like a whiner, very "it's not fair." Cyrus Barker was very standoffish for my taste, too self absorbed about the agency and what his thoughts of "right and wrong" are. I just couldn't figure him out.
I'm eating this novel 2.5 out of 5 stars. I enjoyed the plot, but the writing needed to be smoothed out, and the characters need some work.
I had not read a novel written by Will Thomas before, so these characters were brand new to me. Normally I enjoy historical mysteries, however this one did not catch my interest like I had hoped. The writing felt choppy in some areas, like the author wasn't sure of how to bring new information in. It also had a feeling like the reader should automatically know and understand what's going on in the minds of characters without an explanation.
I also had difficulty with the characters. Llewelyn seemed like a whiner, very "it's not fair." Cyrus Barker was very standoffish for my taste, too self absorbed about the agency and what his thoughts of "right and wrong" are. I just couldn't figure him out.
I'm eating this novel 2.5 out of 5 stars. I enjoyed the plot, but the writing needed to be smoothed out, and the characters need some work.