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A review by katatayl
Thief of Souls by Brian Klingborg
3.0
*giveaway ARC*
This book was… OK. It was a nice way to spend an afternoon when I didn’t have classes and I’m a speedreader, but I don’t think it was anything special. I didn’t love it.
There were times when the narrator would give a sidenote explaining a piece of context, which was helpful for the times when I didn’t actually know what was being referenced, but I feel like it would be better if the explanation was in the context rather than explicitly stated.
Additionally, it felt like the focus was more on Chinese culture and educating readers than it was on the murder or on generating suspense. Which makes sense, since the author has degrees in East Asian Studies (interestingly enough, one of them is from the university I’m currently attending!) but I tend to like my mysteries more on the intense thriller side of things.
In short: It was interesting, a nice way to spend an afternoon, and kept me engaged for the 3 hours it took to finish
This book was… OK. It was a nice way to spend an afternoon when I didn’t have classes and I’m a speedreader, but I don’t think it was anything special. I didn’t love it.
There were times when the narrator would give a sidenote explaining a piece of context, which was helpful for the times when I didn’t actually know what was being referenced, but I feel like it would be better if the explanation was in the context rather than explicitly stated.
Additionally, it felt like the focus was more on Chinese culture and educating readers than it was on the murder or on generating suspense. Which makes sense, since the author has degrees in East Asian Studies (interestingly enough, one of them is from the university I’m currently attending!) but I tend to like my mysteries more on the intense thriller side of things.
In short: It was interesting, a nice way to spend an afternoon, and kept me engaged for the 3 hours it took to finish