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sweekune 's review for:
Devil's Breath
by Jill Johnson
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
⭐ 3.5/5 ⭐
Professor Rose spends her evenings in her roof garden, watching her neighbours while surrounded by toxic plants. She sees one of her neighbours, a beautiful women, being shoved into a car and calls the police, opening up a twisting mystery.
- I enjoyed the descriptive nature of the book and how it reflects Professor Rose's interests, personality and what she finds engaging. Johnson is good at presenting things through her protagonist's eyes and mind, including her unreliability as a narrator.
- I preferred the plot of the sequel but this mystery was interesting enough, if a little confusing. It felt less brought together than Hell's Bells.
- It was fun watching Eustacia build up the relationships that exist in the second book and understand how they came to be. I do think more time could have been devoted to fleshing them out better however.
A decent mystery that gives a good foundation for its sequel.
Professor Rose spends her evenings in her roof garden, watching her neighbours while surrounded by toxic plants. She sees one of her neighbours, a beautiful women, being shoved into a car and calls the police, opening up a twisting mystery.
- I enjoyed the descriptive nature of the book and how it reflects Professor Rose's interests, personality and what she finds engaging. Johnson is good at presenting things through her protagonist's eyes and mind, including her unreliability as a narrator.
- I preferred the plot of the sequel but this mystery was interesting enough, if a little confusing. It felt less brought together than Hell's Bells.
- It was fun watching Eustacia build up the relationships that exist in the second book and understand how they came to be. I do think more time could have been devoted to fleshing them out better however.
A decent mystery that gives a good foundation for its sequel.