A review by passifloraincarnata
Asta's Book by Barbara Vine, Ruth Rendell

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Classic Rendell!  Intense character development, multiple unreliable narrators, secrets that grow and mutate into monsters, aging, brutal emotional honesty, and mysteries that are never quite what you think they are.  

Of course, it's also a story about Danish immigrants in London in the early twentieth century. But if you're a Rendell fan, you'll know that's just a side-bonus.