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btaylorb 's review for:
An Easy Death
by Charlaine Harris
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a fun read but I don't know if I'll finish the series.
Certain turns of phrase pulled me out of the story. The first and most memorable example of this was a description of the outfit a prostitute was wearing as "low cut in order to show off her boobs," like a 15 year old boy had written it. It yanked me out of the atmosphere, which was scant to begin with. When I start re-composing certain passages in my head as I'm reading, that's usually not a good sign, and I was doing that a lot with this book.
Also, I was a little bit frustrated thatthe only named black character, supposedly the main character's best friend, dies in the first chapter? For... tragic motivation? That comes up occasionally but is never fully processed?... It felt unnecessary, and this character could easily have been swapped with a different minor character who lives, and the tragic motivation would have still done its job.
Certain turns of phrase pulled me out of the story. The first and most memorable example of this was a description of the outfit a prostitute was wearing as "low cut in order to show off her boobs," like a 15 year old boy had written it. It yanked me out of the atmosphere, which was scant to begin with. When I start re-composing certain passages in my head as I'm reading, that's usually not a good sign, and I was doing that a lot with this book.
Also, I was a little bit frustrated that
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual violence