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Death at the Chateau Bremont by M.L. Longworth
3.0
I couldn't get into this book and I don't quite understand my problem.
I liked the overall concept, although it's not particularly innovative. This is one of those books that I could put aside without regret for a few hours or even days and do something else, read something else. I wasn't that interested in how it all ends. But it was also not so boring for me to decide that there is no point in finishing this book. It was just fine.
Verlaque is the main character who has many flaws. It should probably make him more human and interesting, but unfortunately it also made him very hard to be likeable. And since this book was not able to really catch my interest, the fact that I could not attached to the main character only exacerbated my problem. Verlaque is not so bad, although at times his snootiness and snobbery was annoying.
The Marine-Verlaque relationship also irritated me a bit. Well, it's hard to talk about any real relationship. I think I liked Marine more than Verlaque, and I was sorry she couldn't get over her feelings for this man. I thought she would be better with someone else. Someone who would treat her better and appreciate her much more.
The plot is fine. There are some interesting twists and possible suspects. The story is set in a small French town and draws from the atmosphere of a quiet sleepy town. Unfortunately for me it somehow didn't work out. The solution to the mystery is interesting and not that obvious, but I'm not sure I'll remember it.
I give this book a weak 3 stars. I am not sure if I will read any more books in this series. Maybe. But certainly not right now.
I liked the overall concept, although it's not particularly innovative. This is one of those books that I could put aside without regret for a few hours or even days and do something else, read something else. I wasn't that interested in how it all ends. But it was also not so boring for me to decide that there is no point in finishing this book. It was just fine.
Verlaque is the main character who has many flaws. It should probably make him more human and interesting, but unfortunately it also made him very hard to be likeable. And since this book was not able to really catch my interest, the fact that I could not attached to the main character only exacerbated my problem. Verlaque is not so bad, although at times his snootiness and snobbery was annoying.
The Marine-Verlaque relationship also irritated me a bit. Well, it's hard to talk about any real relationship. I think I liked Marine more than Verlaque, and I was sorry she couldn't get over her feelings for this man. I thought she would be better with someone else. Someone who would treat her better and appreciate her much more.
The plot is fine. There are some interesting twists and possible suspects. The story is set in a small French town and draws from the atmosphere of a quiet sleepy town. Unfortunately for me it somehow didn't work out. The solution to the mystery is interesting and not that obvious, but I'm not sure I'll remember it.
I give this book a weak 3 stars. I am not sure if I will read any more books in this series. Maybe. But certainly not right now.