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ecdereus's review against another edition
3.0
Een aangenaam, vlot weglezende detective, maar naar mijn mening geen hoogvlieger. Misschien onder tijdsdruk wat te snel vertaald/gepubliceerd want ik bespeurde hier en daar een foutje in de zinsopbouw, gelukkig niet zo veel dat het storend werd. 3½ ster
giigii__e's review against another edition
3.0
Exciting police procedural set in East Anglia at a private boarding school. Great leading characters, multiple enthralling storylines and dark humour. Only downside was the middlepart, because it was a little long-winded. Sad that Ms Riley has passed away - such a great talent and this could‘ve been the start of a promising new thriller series.
Thank you NetGalley / Pan Macmillan for providing me with this arc in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you NetGalley / Pan Macmillan for providing me with this arc in exchange for an honest review.
sarah_ariadne's review
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
thirs's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
donnapoppy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
3.5
paristexas's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
spiritoflibrarian's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
thisisgettingstupid999's review against another edition
3.0
“Christ! This case is moving slowly.”
“That’s the sticks for you ma’am.”
Er no …it’s the unnecessary sub-plots, such as the superflous hospital scenario.
I finished this book, despite its faults, which were many.
Nearly all the characters were terribly posh , except for Jaz’s husband, who was almost comically Irish, so he was.
I found it quite sexist. Jazz was supposedly a ‘strong female character’ but she turned into a wobbly jelly when faced with her ex-husband ( …as her heart sped up, remembering the intimate knowledge he had of her..”) and towards the end she started whimpering about big , strong men and how she’d like a ‘girl’ on the team.
I found the domestic violence storyline pretty distateful too. Angelina was a bitch.David only hit her once. So that’s okay then.
As for the old homosexuality tropes… I had my fingers crossed that she wouldn’t go there. But she did.
I hardly know how to rate this book. I hated it, yet I did want to keep following the plot to its conclusion. It was pretty well plotted.
At the start of this (posthumous)book was an introduction by the author’s son. He said that this was one of this mother’s earlier, previously unpublished works and that it had not been revised or updated prior to publication. I think this was a mistake. I suspect there are reasons it wasn’t published at the time, and a few of them may be in my comments above.
“That’s the sticks for you ma’am.”
Er no …it’s the unnecessary sub-plots, such as the superflous hospital scenario.
I finished this book, despite its faults, which were many.
Nearly all the characters were terribly posh , except for Jaz’s husband, who was almost comically Irish, so he was.
I found it quite sexist. Jazz was supposedly a ‘strong female character’ but she turned into a wobbly jelly when faced with her ex-husband ( …as her heart sped up, remembering the intimate knowledge he had of her..”) and towards the end she started whimpering about big , strong men and how she’d like a ‘girl’ on the team.
I found the domestic violence storyline pretty distateful too. Angelina was a bitch.David only hit her once. So that’s okay then.
As for the old homosexuality tropes… I had my fingers crossed that she wouldn’t go there. But she did.
I hardly know how to rate this book. I hated it, yet I did want to keep following the plot to its conclusion. It was pretty well plotted.
At the start of this (posthumous)book was an introduction by the author’s son. He said that this was one of this mother’s earlier, previously unpublished works and that it had not been revised or updated prior to publication. I think this was a mistake. I suspect there are reasons it wasn’t published at the time, and a few of them may be in my comments above.