claire_not_rebecca 's review for:

Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The most succinct way I can describe this is as unremarkable. The plot twist is rather predictable (the foreshadowing is heavy handed in my opinion) but the characters are interesting and feel very real to their ages. The motivations largely make sense and I adore the male main character, primarily for his sense of morality and his very charming professionalism. The FMC is not nearly as interesting, her motivations appear rather cut and dry and she wish she had some more depth to her in terms of what she’s thinking and feeling. For the most part though, this was good, I just wouldn’t spend the time on it twice.