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rachelc1991 's review for:
The Memory Game
by Nicci French
I enjoyed this novel, but felt there was not enough substantial meat and bones to it. Some aspects of the plot were droopy and (in my opinion) were just there to bulk out the length. Nice twist at the end, but not enough of a sense of mystery or tension throughout. So why give it as high as a 4star you ask? Because it doesn't sit well with me to award this book just 3 stars. The novel ticked enough of the following basics and as such I could not peg it down to 3stars.
I still finished the book in two days, so clearly it wasn't boring. I liked the characters and they were well developed. The writing flowed....and yet. .. I still felt there were elements missing, once again I reiterate; not enough suspense and mystery. Or perhaps I've just read too many crime/mystery novels that they have become one dimensional to me.... and here I am having an existential crisis while penning a review! Oh for God sake read "The Memory Game" if you so choose, I just don't think it will make your top 20... or even top 50.
I still finished the book in two days, so clearly it wasn't boring. I liked the characters and they were well developed. The writing flowed....and yet. .. I still felt there were elements missing, once again I reiterate; not enough suspense and mystery. Or perhaps I've just read too many crime/mystery novels that they have become one dimensional to me.... and here I am having an existential crisis while penning a review! Oh for God sake read "The Memory Game" if you so choose, I just don't think it will make your top 20... or even top 50.