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A review by alyssereads
Faithful Place by Tana French
3.0
In many ways, I felt like Tana French wrote this book, or at least the concept, long before the other Dublin murder squad books. I still enjoyed it, but it didn’t feel nearly as fleshed out or well rounded as the first two or the spin offs.
Frank’s character seems really divorced from his characterization in The Likeness, which had a more fun and affable quality. Frank in this is very serious and very uh bland. The plot was fine, but spottable from a mile away. I don’t think mysteries have to be completely unguessable up the very end, but at least past chapter 5.
I wish I could give this an extra half of a star, because I think Tana’s writing style deserves it. But I found myself slogging through this one, unlike the others, so three it is.
Frank’s character seems really divorced from his characterization in The Likeness, which had a more fun and affable quality. Frank in this is very serious and very uh bland. The plot was fine, but spottable from a mile away. I don’t think mysteries have to be completely unguessable up the very end, but at least past chapter 5.
I wish I could give this an extra half of a star, because I think Tana’s writing style deserves it. But I found myself slogging through this one, unlike the others, so three it is.