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griskusse's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
This felt like it should have been more faster paced but it felt like a drag in some parts, at least for me. I am a sucker for books that have different kinds of media, so this should have been up my alley and it just was okay. I figured out who the killer was kind of easily, and that the main character was who she was and who was going to be taken next. So it was more of just seeing how it all played out and it was good but not wow factor good. I wish more thrillers were told in a podcast kind of way though because I love hearing others peoples perspectives and thoughts on the whole situation.
rociovoncina's review against another edition
4.0
Titulo: La chica numero 11
Autor: Amy Suiter Clarke
Año publicado: 2021
Motivo de lectura: Club de lectura noches de Halloween
Lectura / Relectura: Lectura
Fisico / Electronico: Electronico
Mi edicion:
Idioma: Español
Puntuacion: 4/5
Esta es la primera novela de Clarke y realmente para ser una primera novela es muy buena.
De lectura rapida, mantiene un ritmo constante que nunca decae. Tiene recursos que muy pocas veces se ven (como el tema del podcast). La construccion de personajes es muy buena, centrandose mucho en los sentimientos personales de cada uno y no tanto en la interaccion entre ellos. En esta novela encontramos personajes mayoritariamente femeninos (por supuesto hay persoajes masculinos, pero sin dudas se centra mas en las mujeres). Que placer leer personajes femeninos con determinacion, fuertes e inteligentes, y no el tipico cliche de la dama en apuros.
Si sos fan del true crime, esta lectura no decepciona.
Autor: Amy Suiter Clarke
Año publicado: 2021
Motivo de lectura: Club de lectura noches de Halloween
Lectura / Relectura: Lectura
Fisico / Electronico: Electronico
Mi edicion:
Idioma: Español
Puntuacion: 4/5
Esta es la primera novela de Clarke y realmente para ser una primera novela es muy buena.
De lectura rapida, mantiene un ritmo constante que nunca decae. Tiene recursos que muy pocas veces se ven (como el tema del podcast). La construccion de personajes es muy buena, centrandose mucho en los sentimientos personales de cada uno y no tanto en la interaccion entre ellos. En esta novela encontramos personajes mayoritariamente femeninos (por supuesto hay persoajes masculinos, pero sin dudas se centra mas en las mujeres). Que placer leer personajes femeninos con determinacion, fuertes e inteligentes, y no el tipico cliche de la dama en apuros.
Si sos fan del true crime, esta lectura no decepciona.
ninjamalin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is a solid debut novel about a true crime podcaster who’s tackling a decades old serial killer case. I enjoyed the writing style, the flicking between a classical narrative and podcast transcripts. As a true crime lover myself, this was very much up my streak.
I felt some things could have been elaborated on, and I understood quite early on how things were going to turn out. But it’s well paced and kept an enjoyable tension all the way through, so it was a fine book nevertheless.
I felt some things could have been elaborated on, and I understood quite early on how things were going to turn out. But it’s well paced and kept an enjoyable tension all the way through, so it was a fine book nevertheless.
lex24's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
The audiobook version was spectacularly produced.
thebookramblings's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
4.25
filemanager's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
First I will say what I liked: I loved the transcripts of the podcast. The different perspectives, a person in their personal life vs a public podcast, was interesting, and mixed up the writing style very well. I also loved the story of a "countdown killer", and the reasoning behind why he does what he does. I also love the cover art!
That being said, there were a lot of things I thought could be improved on:
Elle seemed self-absorbed about her life and her podcast for sure. (I liked that the other characters called her out on it, focusing on her podcast.). No police force would allow some random civilian to help them solve, not only one case, but several cases - especially when that random civilian has a public podcast and could release any info at any time. However for the sake of the story, I was willing to overlook that. My biggest issue was probably that the so-called twists were so completely obvious. When the character of Natalie was first introduced in Chapter 1, I already knew at some point she was going to be kidnapped. By 20%, Elle's real identity was so obvious. Even the name change was very similar. Also, there were a lot of plot holes. Like, stick with the same name. Before Chapter 42, he's "DJ", then he turns into "Douglas"? No regular suburban house has a ventilation system in the basement big enough for people to crawl through, and it certainly wouldn't lead directly outside. And the "no access to the basement" thing didn't make any sense - if that was the case how did the kidnapper get the girl down there then? I highly doubt they would have crawled through the ventilation system together. In Chapter 42, why wasn't Natalie wearing a shirt? I doubt a kidnapping victim would randomly strip for no reason. And another thing, wouldn't Elle have recognized her previous captor? Even 20 years later, features would be similar, eyes would be the same. Traumatic events usually leave images burned into your memory don't they?
Regardless of the significant problems, overall I enjoyed the book, and the writing style was very well done. I almost felt like I knew Elle like a real person as she went through all the events (despite how some of them may be unbelievable.)
First I will say what I liked: I loved the transcripts of the podcast. The different perspectives, a person in their personal life vs a public podcast, was interesting, and mixed up the writing style very well. I also loved the story of a "countdown killer", and the reasoning behind why he does what he does. I also love the cover art!
That being said, there were a lot of things I thought could be improved on:
Elle seemed self-absorbed about her life and her podcast for sure. (I liked that the other characters called her out on it, focusing on her podcast.). No police force would allow some random civilian to help them solve, not only one case, but several cases - especially when that random civilian has a public podcast and could release any info at any time. However for the sake of the story, I was willing to overlook that. My biggest issue was probably that the so-called twists were so completely obvious. When the character of Natalie was first introduced in Chapter 1, I already knew at some point she was going to be kidnapped. By 20%, Elle's real identity was so obvious. Even the name change was very similar. Also, there were a lot of plot holes. Like, stick with the same name. Before Chapter 42, he's "DJ", then he turns into "Douglas"? No regular suburban house has a ventilation system in the basement big enough for people to crawl through, and it certainly wouldn't lead directly outside. And the "no access to the basement" thing didn't make any sense - if that was the case how did the kidnapper get the girl down there then? I highly doubt they would have crawled through the ventilation system together. In Chapter 42, why wasn't Natalie wearing a shirt? I doubt a kidnapping victim would randomly strip for no reason. And another thing, wouldn't Elle have recognized her previous captor? Even 20 years later, features would be similar, eyes would be the same. Traumatic events usually leave images burned into your memory don't they?
Regardless of the significant problems, overall I enjoyed the book, and the writing style was very well done. I almost felt like I knew Elle like a real person as she went through all the events (despite how some of them may be unbelievable.)
deschatjes's review against another edition
4.0
Clever mix of narrative and excepts from the true crime podcast the protagonist is creating.
mhugie2's review against another edition
3.0
This is actually more of a 3.5 out of 5. I liked the novel, but wish the author would have chosen something other than ricin as a poison. If you are going to integrate poison into how a person is killed make sure you thoroughly research how that toxin actually works. If I could look past that this book would have rated higher, but as a scientist I just can't.
3bee3's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0