jywhall 's review for:

The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths

2.0

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I just really did not enjoy this overall. I thought the folk lore/mystery aspect was really interesting but it was all overshadowed by a cast of characters I just didn’t like. Pretty much every character had been unfaithful in some way. The fat phobia was immense and didn’t make sense for the character. It was constant topic and don’t really add to anything other than to make me dislike the main character. I guessed the killer half way through. Everyone came a cross as disingenuous and condescending. It was just all around super disappointing.