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A review by lilyantan
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
3.0
Dear Goodreads, as this is the third time I am writing this review, I beseech you, please do something about these review windows. Accidentally clicking on the surrounding screen space results in the whole review getting erased. Can something be done? Please. Thank you.
The Review
Pros
-Brilliant scene painting and tone setting. I got the feel for the dark and Gothic plot instantly, even getting chills at certain scenes.
-Solid Plot and Mystery.
-Never a dull moment, the story maintained a constantly fast pace.
-A simple mystery that kept me guessing until the end.
Cons
-The dialogue fell flat
-For a "Historical Dark Romance", the scenes between the lovers where abrupt, lacking and few and far in between. They only met 3 times during the novel and even then the dialogue and events where just unjustified and unsatisfactory.
-A lot of "Fuck Logic" moments that were ignored and unexplained. For example, at one point the heroine is locked in her room and our hero breaks her window, yet no one in the household seems to hear this breaking, nor do they question her about it when they see it the next day.
-Anti-Climatic ending. The promise kept building up, promising a dark ending. It didn't happen.
It was a good effort, could have been better.
The Review
Pros
-Brilliant scene painting and tone setting. I got the feel for the dark and Gothic plot instantly, even getting chills at certain scenes.
-Solid Plot and Mystery.
-Never a dull moment, the story maintained a constantly fast pace.
-A simple mystery that kept me guessing until the end.
Cons
-The dialogue fell flat
-For a "Historical Dark Romance", the scenes between the lovers where abrupt, lacking and few and far in between. They only met 3 times during the novel and even then the dialogue and events where just unjustified and unsatisfactory.
-A lot of "Fuck Logic" moments that were ignored and unexplained. For example, at one point the heroine is locked in her room and our hero breaks her window, yet no one in the household seems to hear this breaking, nor do they question her about it when they see it the next day.
-Anti-Climatic ending. The promise kept building up, promising a dark ending. It didn't happen.
It was a good effort, could have been better.