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Nja, det här var ju lite onödigt att läsa. För långt, för många "twistar". Varför krånglar så många deckarförfattare till det för sig? Förstår de inte när de för 10:e gången känner sig tvungna att skriva en inre monolog om "Men var det kanske ändå så här?" kring samma frågor, fram och tillbaka, att det bara blir orimligt? Och ganska trist.
Kul med Australien, kul med vingårdar, men inte så mycket annat kul.
(Disclaimer: Jag har personligen svårt för författare som slänger in en ätstörning för att ge sina karaktärer en upp. Så även om Stevenson bryter mot lite tabun (kille! bulimi!) så kan det ha påverkat mitt betyg nedåt.)

kamalie4's review against another edition

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mysterious

3.75

classicallyzo's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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saintsnacky's review against another edition

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mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book is super super slow. There isn’t much conversation and it’s mostly the main characters thoughts as he’s trying so solve a murder. His thoughts are super repetitive. The characters have the same conversations a lot. I also do not care about wine and the whole thing takes place in a winery and wine is a big focus. The description of the town is confusing so I couldn’t really piece together who was where and the setting.

I knew

who had done the second murder the second that character was introduced. She was too pushy and too annoying to be innocent. She reeked of someone trying to get information and inserting herself into the investigation for her own benefit.

it definitely isn’t a super great twist at the end. It really was so ridiculously slow. I would read ten pages and think to myself I must have read 50. I didn’t hate it, the story had good foundation but it just wasn’t enough for 330 pages.

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soletka's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Fresh, original, edgy, interesting!
Guilt-ridden main protagonist Jack had made a true crime show - and now, Curtis Wade walks free, cleaned from the murder of Eliza Dacey. And the second murder happened. A copycat one? Who is the killer?

LOVE. Guilt-ridden hero Jack is no saint, but I understand him. There are reasons locked in his soul which has made him who he is and which still influence him. To see him unlocking these secrets, finally facing the music and unveiling the truth under the layers of half-truths was a great reading experience (the final chapter is GREAT). Fantastic mystery read, fantastic slice of life read. I plan to follow this author religiously.

brittanyhyphen's review against another edition

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slow-paced

2.5

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