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A review by literarypenguin
The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The Woman in the Library is an exciting and thrilling mystery!
Four strangers sit at the same table in the beautiful ornate Reading Room in the Boston Public Library, all seeming ordinary and normal until a bloodcurdling scream echoes in the halls of the silent library. These four strangers are thrust into a mystery involving murder, friendship, and romance!
The choice of a novel being written inside a novel was an interesting choice and I found it entertaining and brought a bit of extra mystery to the book. I did feel like the emails from Leo were a bit annoying at times and took me out of the story at times but they weren't that distracting. The characters were unique and each had a good bit of suspicion put on them whether they were the murderer or not. I quite enjoyed Winifred, I did have to look up some Australian sayings to better my understanding of them and once I did it made what she said that much more enjoyable. The mystery did have me guessing at times and I was surprised to find out who really did do it!
I don't want to spoil too much about the mystery and how it is solved. I suggest reading this book to find out what happens and the twists it will take you on to the very end!
Four strangers sit at the same table in the beautiful ornate Reading Room in the Boston Public Library, all seeming ordinary and normal until a bloodcurdling scream echoes in the halls of the silent library. These four strangers are thrust into a mystery involving murder, friendship, and romance!
The choice of a novel being written inside a novel was an interesting choice and I found it entertaining and brought a bit of extra mystery to the book. I did feel like the emails from Leo were a bit annoying at times and took me out of the story at times but they weren't that distracting. The characters were unique and each had a good bit of suspicion put on them whether they were the murderer or not. I quite enjoyed Winifred, I did have to look up some Australian sayings to better my understanding of them and once I did it made what she said that much more enjoyable. The mystery did have me guessing at times and I was surprised to find out who really did do it!
I don't want to spoil too much about the mystery and how it is solved. I suggest reading this book to find out what happens and the twists it will take you on to the very end!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Child abuse