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A review by claudia_is_reading
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
3.5
Okay, I'm a bit conflicted about this book. Part of it is because it is, in actuality, two books, mixed.
It's a clever idea, having a mystery book inside a mystery book, a primary? book in which the author has been killed and, somehow, his last book holds the answer to his murder. Yeah, cleaver.
But.
It makes it easy to forget that you are actually trying to solve two murders while you are listening to the 'fictional' part. And Susan's reincorporation into the storyline is almost jarring at times.
Add to that that I didn't much like the fictional detective and, well... that lessened my enjoyment quite a bit.
And yes, the ending was surprising and suspenseful (although I keep wondering why Susan was left conscious by the killer and therefore, risking everything on a bet that she wouldn't be able to escape and tell her tale), but it also was too 'Deus-ex-machina' to my taste. But then, that might be just me :P
In short, it's entertaining, it kept me guessing until the end and I liked Susan very much(who deserves better than Andreas) so I will listen to the second in the series :D
It's a clever idea, having a mystery book inside a mystery book, a primary? book in which the author has been killed and, somehow, his last book holds the answer to his murder. Yeah, cleaver.
But.
It makes it easy to forget that you are actually trying to solve two murders while you are listening to the 'fictional' part. And Susan's reincorporation into the storyline is almost jarring at times.
Add to that that I didn't much like the fictional detective and, well... that lessened my enjoyment quite a bit.
And yes, the ending was surprising and suspenseful (although I keep wondering why Susan was left conscious by the killer and therefore, risking everything on a bet that she wouldn't be able to escape and tell her tale), but it also was too 'Deus-ex-machina' to my taste. But then, that might be just me :P
In short, it's entertaining, it kept me guessing until the end and I liked Susan very much