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Truly Devious
by Maureen Johnson
This is my second read this 2019 and it was a good way to start reading full length novels again.
A mystery book always fascinates me and this one was no exception but there are some stuffs in this book that got me cringe to the highest level.
So let’s talk about the characters first, we have our protagonist who is a real crime aficionado Stevie. I did like her at first but what really bugs me about her is when she suddenly gets lustful towards his roommate slash love interest David (which she doesn’t know anything about him). Then we have David the ragged love interest that didn’t appeal much to me, I just can’t connect with him. Then also have some side characters like Janelle, Ellie and Nate that fits really well in the story.
As for the plot we have two timelines, from 1930s to present. I really love the mystery that was going on with the 1930s time but I’m not really amaze when the culprit was finally revealed and I’m not sure if they’re really the culprit or that maybe something more is going on with Ellingham case. Then we have the present time which also involved in a cold murder case and still not convince when the culprit was reveal since it wasn’t sure if this person was the real culprit so I guess I need to read the sequel. It was a fast pace read and that’s what I really love about this book. It was also an easy read, the writing style was good and you will really get hook with it.
All in all, I have mixed feelings about this book, I wasn’t really that convince when the culprit to both cases were finally revealed. Also I’m not a fan of the insta-love that was going on between Stevie and David. Also I really want more character development from other characters like Nate, Janelle and Ellie. It was a good read but not so great like what my friends on bookstagram told me about it.
My rating for this book :
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 3.9/ 5 stars
-Dove
A mystery book always fascinates me and this one was no exception but there are some stuffs in this book that got me cringe to the highest level.
So let’s talk about the characters first, we have our protagonist who is a real crime aficionado Stevie. I did like her at first but what really bugs me about her is when she suddenly gets lustful towards his roommate slash love interest David (which she doesn’t know anything about him). Then we have David the ragged love interest that didn’t appeal much to me, I just can’t connect with him. Then also have some side characters like Janelle, Ellie and Nate that fits really well in the story.
As for the plot we have two timelines, from 1930s to present. I really love the mystery that was going on with the 1930s time but I’m not really amaze when the culprit was finally revealed and I’m not sure if they’re really the culprit or that maybe something more is going on with Ellingham case. Then we have the present time which also involved in a cold murder case and still not convince when the culprit was reveal since it wasn’t sure if this person was the real culprit so I guess I need to read the sequel. It was a fast pace read and that’s what I really love about this book. It was also an easy read, the writing style was good and you will really get hook with it.
All in all, I have mixed feelings about this book, I wasn’t really that convince when the culprit to both cases were finally revealed. Also I’m not a fan of the insta-love that was going on between Stevie and David. Also I really want more character development from other characters like Nate, Janelle and Ellie. It was a good read but not so great like what my friends on bookstagram told me about it.
My rating for this book :
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 3.9/ 5 stars
-Dove