Reviews

The Black Jersey by Jorge Zepeda Patterson

flattrash's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

0.5

Prediction: I think Marc Moreau is the culprit who is picking off the competitors. Or Fiona. Or Steve.

Culprit?? Colonel Bruno Lombard. 
Don't like the way Steve describes Fiona's sensuality.

Finished but still confused on the who and why of the killings.

lukeburch's review against another edition

2.0

2.5 stars if it was allowed.

I walk away from this book having learned a decent amount about cycling, but that's mostly it. The writing is extremely choppy. The ending is obvious early on and the mystery itself is repetitive without much forward movement. Unique setting for a story, though.

gooberry's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

kirstenclaire's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

I really enjoyed this book - found out about it online and decided to give it a go as it sounded interesting. The mixture of mystery and cycling was very well balanced, however readers more in favour of the murder mystery aspect of this book may not fully understand all of the cycling references of it. However for me, it was very enjoyable and I loved Marc's characterisation and the domestique role that is a main aspect of this mystery.

gmd316's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

3.0

I do not understand cycling enough for this book to be intriguing or engaging. Also the ending was quite lackluster and didn't really add up

mathrio35's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

vey's review against another edition

3.5

Suffers a bit in the translation, but overall very exciting writing in the race scenes and a lot of inside baseball of the elite cycling world.  Ending wrapped up way too quickly and was unsatisfying, and

Spoiler

cliffhanger setup for a sequel was kind of cheesy

.  Did really like the sense of uncertainty throughout the book, added a lot of atmosphere, and also made me question whether the narrator was reliable.  Would recommend (except for the very ending).

nsperger's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.25

clellman's review against another edition

1.0

wow this book was soooooooo bad

hockeyceres's review against another edition

4.0

Bel libro. Finale un po' confuso. Ottima la narrativa e avvicente la trama, credibili i personaggi. Consigliato a tutti gli appassionati di ciclismo e di sport.