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A review by ashlurtis
Argylle by Elly Conway
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I am not going to lie, I absolutely only read this book because the crazy Swifties had me convinced Tay wrote it. This is way outside of my normal reading genre and I think for that reason I did not enjoy it as much as someone who regularly reads such books would. Or, more likely, because Taylor Swift didn't actually write it.
I figured out the who of the whodunnit almost immediately, which made the reveal a little less climactic and a lot of the leadup feel like fluff. The beginning of the book, pre-CIA really captured my imagination with its richly detailed settings, but that quickly faded when the action kind of took over. I'm just not much into reading action/adventure/mystery.
It wasn't necessarily a bad book, just probably not the best book for this reader. I will definitely be watching the movie though!
I figured out the who of the whodunnit almost immediately, which made the reveal a little less climactic and a lot of the leadup feel like fluff. The beginning of the book, pre-CIA really captured my imagination with its richly detailed settings, but that quickly faded when the action kind of took over. I'm just not much into reading action/adventure/mystery.
It wasn't necessarily a bad book, just probably not the best book for this reader. I will definitely be watching the movie though!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture and Violence