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A review by violetturtledove
A Dangerous Fossil by John Delaney
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
I always hate to give 'bad' reviews, and I will often give books the benefit of the doubt if they're not in my usual genre like this one, but I just didn't click with this at all.
It hits all the beats of a mystery plot: there's secrets from the past, crime plots, attempted murders (one successful), personal drama... But the way it's told I just didn't care about any of it.
I didn't like the writing style, with so much of it devoted to mundane details like people having a cup of tea, and the dialogue felt forced as every character explains all their thought processes out loud.
Another issue is that we get 'point of view' sections from the villians so there's never really much suspense about what's going to happen... The reader pretty much knows everything and is just waiting around for the characters to figure it out.
That all said, it's a light, easy read and there were some nice touches at the end but on the whole this one really wasn't my thing
It hits all the beats of a mystery plot: there's secrets from the past, crime plots, attempted murders (one successful), personal drama... But the way it's told I just didn't care about any of it.
I didn't like the writing style, with so much of it devoted to mundane details like people having a cup of tea, and the dialogue felt forced as every character explains all their thought processes out loud.
Another issue is that we get 'point of view' sections from the villians so there's never really much suspense about what's going to happen... The reader pretty much knows everything and is just waiting around for the characters to figure it out.
That all said, it's a light, easy read and there were some nice touches at the end but on the whole this one really wasn't my thing