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A review by bubblewombat
The Hidden Storyteller by Mandy Robotham
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
3.0
I read The Berlin Girl back in 2020, which was my first book by Mandy Robotham and the first one featuring Georgie as well. Then came this one which somehow wasn't on my radar, and the newest story is coming out on January 16th, so I decided to catch up before jumping into it.
I've read every other book by this author that has come out since, and enjoyed all of them, but this one didn't fully work for me, even if I loved seeing Georgie again. It just wasn't as exciting as the first book, and the serial killer storyline, which I normally like, took too long to develop.
What I did like was the historical details, learning about what life was like for people in Hamburg right after WW2, Georgie, Meta, Zofia and Harri.
I even shipped Georgie with Harri when I remembered how much Max annoyed me previously, and with the doubts Georgie had during the book, I was thinking the story might really go in that direction. (Un)Fortunately, it didn't, but I liked their interactions anyway.
And I did also feel bad for Max, so I'm not too displeased that he's still in the picture.
Meta was the most interesting character this time around, I loved her chapters and her keen sense of smell. There was a moment where I was really scared for her, but she was used to living dangerously so I knew she had to be okay.
Anyway, the next book follows Harri, so I am glad I managed to read The Hidden Storyteller ahead of time. I have faith that his book will be more up my alley than this one was.
I've read every other book by this author that has come out since, and enjoyed all of them, but this one didn't fully work for me, even if I loved seeing Georgie again. It just wasn't as exciting as the first book, and the serial killer storyline, which I normally like, took too long to develop.
What I did like was the historical details, learning about what life was like for people in Hamburg right after WW2, Georgie, Meta, Zofia and Harri.
I even shipped Georgie with Harri when I remembered how much Max annoyed me previously, and with the doubts Georgie had during the book, I was thinking the story might really go in that direction. (Un)Fortunately, it didn't, but I liked their interactions anyway.
And I did also feel bad for Max, so I'm not too displeased that he's still in the picture.
Meta was the most interesting character this time around, I loved her chapters and her keen sense of smell. There was a moment where I was really scared for her, but she was used to living dangerously so I knew she had to be okay.
Anyway, the next book follows Harri, so I am glad I managed to read The Hidden Storyteller ahead of time. I have faith that his book will be more up my alley than this one was.