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A review by baileysbear
The Cuckoo by Camilla Läckberg
3.0
I've not read anything by this author before, so unable to compare how it is compared to the others in the series.
It took a while for this to get going - I believe partly due to the sheer number of characters introduced so it takes some time to remember who is who etc.
Also, I'm not sure if this was down to the format of the arc, the translation, or just how the author writes, but the jumping from one set of characters to another happens within a chapter without knowledge quite often which I'm not a fan of. I enjoyed the dual timeline aspect and that's always explained by chapter title so we know when we are.
I liked the storyline of the 80s in particular.
I did find I'd guessed a chunk of the ending before it unfolds, and I found the pace of the ending drastically different to the rest of the book, so it did feel a little rushed.
Overall I'm giving 3 stars for the elements I enjoyed. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the arc ebook.
It took a while for this to get going - I believe partly due to the sheer number of characters introduced so it takes some time to remember who is who etc.
Also, I'm not sure if this was down to the format of the arc, the translation, or just how the author writes, but the jumping from one set of characters to another happens within a chapter without knowledge quite often which I'm not a fan of. I enjoyed the dual timeline aspect and that's always explained by chapter title so we know when we are.
I liked the storyline of the 80s in particular.
I did find I'd guessed a chunk of the ending before it unfolds, and I found the pace of the ending drastically different to the rest of the book, so it did feel a little rushed.
Overall I'm giving 3 stars for the elements I enjoyed. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the arc ebook.