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A review by thequeerbookish
A Banquet of Consequences by Elizabeth George
3.0
I have read and liked many books of the Inspector Lynley series. It's been now a few years without me reading anything written by Elizabeth George. So I don't know if my tastes have changed or if A banquet of consequences is not one of her better novels. But let me explain.
As always the beginning is rather slow, but it is not boring. You just get to know the characters. Characters, who are all in unhealthy relationships, it seemed, so I was wondering the whole time: Who's gonna die?!
Sadly it soon stopped being thrilling to me and started being boring. The book felt artificially prolonged. The whole Charlie-India-Nat-story or the Rory-Fiona-Memories for example? I could have done without it being so detailed. (Amazon tells me this novel has 592 pages... it felt like 1500...)
I did like the feministic touch of this book and Carolin was a very interesting, emotions provoking character.
If I think back, I remember Elizabeth George's novels being long, but I never felt bored reading them. Maybe my tastes changed, maybe it was because of the rather small role Lynley and Havers have in this story?
Disclaimer: I was provided through NetGalley with a free copy in exchange for an honest review. Thank you.
As always the beginning is rather slow, but it is not boring. You just get to know the characters. Characters, who are all in unhealthy relationships, it seemed, so I was wondering the whole time: Who's gonna die?!
Sadly it soon stopped being thrilling to me and started being boring. The book felt artificially prolonged. The whole Charlie-India-Nat-story or the Rory-Fiona-Memories for example? I could have done without it being so detailed. (Amazon tells me this novel has 592 pages... it felt like 1500...)
I did like the feministic touch of this book and Carolin was a very interesting, emotions provoking character.
If I think back, I remember Elizabeth George's novels being long, but I never felt bored reading them. Maybe my tastes changed, maybe it was because of the rather small role Lynley and Havers have in this story?
Disclaimer: I was provided through NetGalley with a free copy in exchange for an honest review. Thank you.