jessamarie's review against another edition
3.0
The end was terribly anticlimactic, but the rest of it was quite good. The characters were pretty good. It just wasn't the exciting murder-mystery suspenseful ending
mrs_george's review against another edition
3.0
Thank you Netgalley for providing me with a copy.
A great mystery thriller that kept you guessing. You'd think you had it solved, only for another twist to be thrown in. I loved Franza and Felix, the detective partners. They were great together and I loved that they could be there for each other without romance. The murder mystery is what really made this a great book. Sometimes it got a bit confusing with characters going off in tangents. It was distracting and I'd find myself skimming over those passages. That's what kept me from rating it higher. I will read more by this author and was quite impressed with how well it translated.
A great mystery thriller that kept you guessing. You'd think you had it solved, only for another twist to be thrown in. I loved Franza and Felix, the detective partners. They were great together and I loved that they could be there for each other without romance. The murder mystery is what really made this a great book. Sometimes it got a bit confusing with characters going off in tangents. It was distracting and I'd find myself skimming over those passages. That's what kept me from rating it higher. I will read more by this author and was quite impressed with how well it translated.
bjt1977's review against another edition
3.0
interesting story line and a compelling main character who is well developed, but uneven. Fit my taste, I prefer a consistent POV or consistent switches between them. There were frequent drops into the thoughts of secondary characters that I found jarring. The victim could have used more development.
mrrwmix's review against another edition
2.0
Unsatisfactory
2 Stars = I didn't like it.
This book seems full of neurotic and amoral characters. Thus, it wasn't possible for me to attach myself to any of them. The ending also wasn't satisfying.
2 Stars = I didn't like it.
This book seems full of neurotic and amoral characters. Thus, it wasn't possible for me to attach myself to any of them. The ending also wasn't satisfying.
charrosand's review against another edition
3.0
Spoilers...
Not terrible. I felt like additional description could have been used, sometimes things were unclear to me. In the end, i didnt find the mystery all that interesting. The only gasp-worthy part was when it is revealed at the end that the mother was pregnant. Leaving that slightly vague. ;)
Not terrible. I felt like additional description could have been used, sometimes things were unclear to me. In the end, i didnt find the mystery all that interesting. The only gasp-worthy part was when it is revealed at the end that the mother was pregnant. Leaving that slightly vague. ;)
lrn22's review against another edition
2.0
It was pretty good but some of the stylistic choices kept pulling me out of the story.
bpliberto's review against another edition
3.0
This book was okay. I wasn't really impressed with the quality of writing (which may have something to do with it not being originally written in English). The ending was somewhat predictable. I expected more suspense but was disappointed to find very little. To add to my disappointment, the story seems to end in a strange spot. It cuts off without giving the reader answers to some important questions. Overall I wasn't impressed. I wouldn't even recommend anyone read this book.
cass_k's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyable read
This was an enjoyable and quick read. The language was nice and it is a good first novel. :) I would read more of this authors work.
This was an enjoyable and quick read. The language was nice and it is a good first novel. :) I would read more of this authors work.
itmustbemiriam's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I needed a book that had been translated for a reading prompt so I picked this one up from my pile of Kindle First reads. It was very underwhelming and predictable and I can’t really think of any redeeming qualities.
flyingmum_reads's review against another edition
2.0
This book definitely kept me interested in finding out what happened to Marie but wrapped up kind of anti-climatically. Strange characters.