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cerysreb's review against another edition
Been sat for quite a few months while I have read other things, no desire to pick back up
lilylanie's review against another edition
3.0
This is definitely what you’d call a character driven mystery - at times I couldn’t remember what murders we were supposed to be solving since we’d gone so deep into the personal lives of virtually everyone who came on the scene - which would be great if the characters had a bit more depth. The lead character of Nora Gavin is a bit hard to fathom. Does she care about Cormac? Pretty sure she’s supposed to but the chemistry is lacking. Still, I have a bit of a thing for both Irish history and archaeology so I think I’ll trudge on and try the second instalment.
erindigsegypt's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
andrea1975's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
ahtoad1's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked the premise of this book. I'd give it four stars except for the language of the book. It wasn't gratuitous, but limited to certain characters and circumstances. All told, I will read the next in the series.
bookph1le's review against another edition
4.0
A well done mystery. The characters were nicely drawn and the imagery of Ireland was very vivid. The short chapters allowed for a quick pace.
anna3101's review against another edition
3.0
The book was a little hard to begin, there were too many details and the story unfolded slowly, but once it did, it was a pure pleasure, with lots of interesting characters, lots of suspense and mystery, and some exciting historical facts (even made me do my own research on the Internet after the reading :)).
a_novel_craving's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
nuthatch's review against another edition
5.0
This is a very good mystery with some interesting twists at the end. She did a good job showing the interrelationships of the people in a small Irish community. The sections about archaeology were realistic.