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bahareads 's review for:
A Murder for Miss Hortense
by Mel Pennant
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I wanted to like this so bad; I love whodunit stories! However there were so many characters to keep track of so early on - it was tough. It was even worse because the POVs switched in every chapter to be people who weren't very relevant to the story, except as a plot device. The chapters lengths were very random; which I'm usually okay with BUT it would switch abruptly in the middle of scenes. I couldn't follow what was actually supposed to be going on besides some key "evil"/ bad mind people.
The plot idea was great, but I couldn't even feel bad or anxious for the Main Character (who is supposed to be Ms Hortense) because we never really got to know Ms. Hortense. Whodunit books are supposed to feed characters certain clues and characteristics that weren't provided to us.
I wanted to love this book but I barely like it. I would be interested to see another concept by this author developed further though.
The plot idea was great, but I couldn't even feel bad or anxious for the Main Character (who is supposed to be Ms Hortense) because we never really got to know Ms. Hortense. Whodunit books are supposed to feed characters certain clues and characteristics that weren't provided to us.
I wanted to love this book but I barely like it. I would be interested to see another concept by this author developed further though.