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lampbee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
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? Yes
4.5
Very solid mystery , really like how this guy writes his stories , you never know what’ll happen and you’re ever able to guess until he’s led you down that path. I really enjoy how the characters in the book leave no stone unturned and any loose ends you’re curious about will 100% get resolved and you’ll get a satisfying worth while end to the mystery.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder
Moderate: Gore, Grief, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury
At the very end i thoughtthesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Rape and Pregnancy
akira_outofthegravity's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
It’s honestly like coming home to a warm hug when I read a Detective Galileo novel.
This book was pretty good! It’s nicely written and structured well. The story is filled with twists and turns as usual. Most I didn’t see coming, but a couple I did which I felt very good about lol. I think the connection between the cases was pretty good. The motive reminded me a bit of his previous work Malice.
I found the conclusion and ending to be a bit rushed, and I wasn’t totally satisfied with who actually killed Saori. But aside from that I really liked it! I loooooved all the literary references and I loved the reference to The Devotion of Suspect X!
While not as great as his other books I think it’s still a worthy read.
This book was pretty good! It’s nicely written and structured well. The story is filled with twists and turns as usual. Most I didn’t see coming, but a couple I did which I felt very good about lol. I think the connection between the cases was pretty good. The motive reminded me a bit of his previous work Malice.
I found the conclusion and ending to be a bit rushed, and I wasn’t totally satisfied with who actually killed Saori. But aside from that I really liked it! I loooooved all the literary references and I loved the reference to The Devotion of Suspect X!
While not as great as his other books I think it’s still a worthy read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Infertility and Rape
jhbandcats's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? No
5.0
This Detective Galileo series is just fabulous. Even though I had the general idea of what was going on here, I was floored by the twists and turns of the plot. There haven't been any new books in this series since 2018, and I desperately hope that this isn't the last we'll see of Detective Galileo.
As in Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, an evil man is killed and quite a few people have reason to have wanted him dead. He got away with the murder of a 12-year-old girl twenty years ago, and he's apparently just gotten away with the murder of another young woman whose body was recently found. If the legal system can't bring him to justice, maybe the many aggrieved personages can do so.
Detective Galileo isn't a detective at all. He's a physicist who's good friends with a couple of people in the Tokyo Metro Police Department. When they're flummoxed by seemingly unsolvable murders, they tell him what they know; he brings a fresh perspective to the cases and figures it all out well before they do. He's a likable character who, like Sherlock Holmes, makes the point that *he's* not a policemen so he doesn't need to report back to the cops if he feels justice would be better served by his silence.
Again, this series is fabulous. Highly recommended.
As in Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, an evil man is killed and quite a few people have reason to have wanted him dead. He got away with the murder of a 12-year-old girl twenty years ago, and he's apparently just gotten away with the murder of another young woman whose body was recently found. If the legal system can't bring him to justice, maybe the many aggrieved personages can do so.
Detective Galileo isn't a detective at all. He's a physicist who's good friends with a couple of people in the Tokyo Metro Police Department. When they're flummoxed by seemingly unsolvable murders, they tell him what they know; he brings a fresh perspective to the cases and figures it all out well before they do. He's a likable character who, like Sherlock Holmes, makes the point that *he's* not a policemen so he doesn't need to report back to the cops if he feels justice would be better served by his silence.
Again, this series is fabulous. Highly recommended.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Murder