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A review by a_h_haga
Cruel Fate by Kelley Armstrong
4.0
REREAD 2021
I stand by everything I said in my original review, but I also want to add a small thought on Armstrong's way of writing mysteries.
One of my biggest issues with the mystery genre, is that you (often) don't get any more info than you really need, or meet any more characters than you have to, which makes it very easy to guess what's going on and who did what. One of the things I love about Armstrong's writing style, is how she include multiple storylines. Some are more important than others, of course, but they have a nice way of blending deepening the mystery, which I really appreciate.
I'm keeping the original rating.
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Rating: 3.5/5 stars
Ah! I finished it!
The reason this book took so long, was because I couldn't read the physical copy - the light needed is too sharp - so I couldn't read reliably before I bought the ebook.* Which was good, because I've been kinda sad over not being able to read this book.
As usual, Armstrong's writing is on on point, and her characters are well written.
The story in this book is good as well. Better than in the last one, for sure!
Not only does it include all three mains in a good way, but it also gives some good growth to them all, which I missed in [b:Rough Justice|37801970|Rough Justice (Cainsville #5.5)|Kelley Armstrong|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1514953053l/37801970._SX50_.jpg|59471524]. On top of that, this book has a lot of fay involved, and I really enjoyed that as well!
And I do hope we get more books set in the Cainsville-universe. It is interesting and entertaining, and there are a lot of good characters here I would love to explore more. Like Patrik. I would love to read more about him than we got in [b:Portents|39989424|Portents (Cainsville, #5.7)|Kelley Armstrong|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1525000418l/39989424._SY75_.jpg|61922623].
Rating isn't quite a 4 star because... I don't know. It didn't feel quite up there, but it was too good for just a 3 star, so in-between it is.
*Now that I can read on my kindle somewhat reagularly, there's hope I can read a few other books as well! Yay!
I stand by everything I said in my original review, but I also want to add a small thought on Armstrong's way of writing mysteries.
One of my biggest issues with the mystery genre, is that you (often) don't get any more info than you really need, or meet any more characters than you have to, which makes it very easy to guess what's going on and who did what. One of the things I love about Armstrong's writing style, is how she include multiple storylines. Some are more important than others, of course, but they have a nice way of blending deepening the mystery, which I really appreciate.
I'm keeping the original rating.
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Rating: 3.5/5 stars
Ah! I finished it!
The reason this book took so long, was because I couldn't read the physical copy - the light needed is too sharp - so I couldn't read reliably before I bought the ebook.* Which was good, because I've been kinda sad over not being able to read this book.
As usual, Armstrong's writing is on on point, and her characters are well written.
The story in this book is good as well. Better than in the last one, for sure!
Not only does it include all three mains in a good way, but it also gives some good growth to them all, which I missed in [b:Rough Justice|37801970|Rough Justice (Cainsville #5.5)|Kelley Armstrong|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1514953053l/37801970._SX50_.jpg|59471524]. On top of that, this book has a lot of fay involved, and I really enjoyed that as well!
And I do hope we get more books set in the Cainsville-universe. It is interesting and entertaining, and there are a lot of good characters here I would love to explore more. Like Patrik. I would love to read more about him than we got in [b:Portents|39989424|Portents (Cainsville, #5.7)|Kelley Armstrong|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1525000418l/39989424._SY75_.jpg|61922623].
Rating isn't quite a 4 star because... I don't know. It didn't feel quite up there, but it was too good for just a 3 star, so in-between it is.
*Now that I can read on my kindle somewhat reagularly, there's hope I can read a few other books as well! Yay!