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A review by shelleys_book_nook
The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This is a hard book to review because the writing was phenomenal but I found the ending rather underwhelming and a tad predictable. If you're expecting anything like The Girl on the Train you'll be sorely disappointed. This is a literary mystery at its finest. It is a slow burn of a book in the best way possible.
The setting of an isolated house in Scotland was brilliantly done and it felt like a character in and of itself. This plot is about a bone found in an artist's work that turns out to be human. Amongst the turmoil that the bone provokes we have the companion of the deceased fighting to keep some of her work, even though it was left in the will to a curator. That sets off an investigation not only by the police but by the curator's assistant.
What I really liked was how much of a character study this book was, even very minor characters are fully fleshed out, well-rounded and have incredible depth. And as slow as the pace was I was never bored. The descriptions, dialogue and internal thoughts had me enthralled. Hawkins is an amazing storyteller, I don't understand the low ratings. I am an outlier once again but on the other side this time, how refreshing. I loved everything about this book but the ending. I am rounding up because the low rating is not deserved.
The setting of an isolated house in Scotland was brilliantly done and it felt like a character in and of itself. This plot is about a bone found in an artist's work that turns out to be human. Amongst the turmoil that the bone provokes we have the companion of the deceased fighting to keep some of her work, even though it was left in the will to a curator. That sets off an investigation not only by the police but by the curator's assistant.
What I really liked was how much of a character study this book was, even very minor characters are fully fleshed out, well-rounded and have incredible depth. And as slow as the pace was I was never bored. The descriptions, dialogue and internal thoughts had me enthralled. Hawkins is an amazing storyteller, I don't understand the low ratings. I am an outlier once again but on the other side this time, how refreshing. I loved everything about this book but the ending. I am rounding up because the low rating is not deserved.