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Slow Burner by Laura Lippman

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robinwritesallthethings's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

What It’s About: This is part of a series by Amazon where popular thriller authors write stories with a common theme of deception. This entry is about a woman who has discovered that her husband is cheating on her after she thought they had resolved his previous infidelity some time ago.

Plot: This one kept me guessing until the end. I thought the twist was clever, and I very much liked the brief moral dilemma about the ethical nature of spying.

Style: It’s hard to produce suspense in such a short form, and I thought Lippman did it well. It was easy to follow and to the point, but still mysterious and interesting. I liked how the text conversations were formatted as well. There was a lot of subtext there that was eventually added to with the main character’s thoughts.

Trigger Warnings: Infidelity and death.

Final Thoughts: Some of these shorter reads don’t come off so well, especially when you’re dealing with a theme that often supports much longer novels, but I enjoyed this one. I’ll have to look up some of Laura Lippman’s other books.

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t_higgsreviews's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

Loveable characters? No

3.0

3 Stars
CAWPILE = 4.61

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