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lady_bee_11's review against another edition
2.0
Pola nisam shvatila, previse komplikovano, previse likova, previse svega strpano u jedan roman.
madisonbell_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
hibridnameteorka's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
magicalmei's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
anastasiarozova's review against another edition
5.0
4.5/5
"The corpse opened his eyes."
My friend and I chose this novel for our little book club.
So, gonna say something first. I'm usually not much of a detective reader, so most of the things surprise me. I'm easy like that.
This was great! I didn't expect almost anything in the book. The twists were gradually getting better and better.
At first I felt a bit confused because of all the parallel story lines. And I'm a fantasy reader, often with multiple POVs!.. Yet this was complicated to put together at first. That's why I'm taking the half star off.
But when the lines began to converge... I got into it more.
By the last third I was veeery much invested and wanted to know what happened. Every characters' realisation took me by surprise and made me go "what, really?" I love feeling like that!
The ending was the best of the book. And the loop at the very end... Perfect.
I'm looking forward to reading the next one!
"The corpse opened his eyes."
My friend and I chose this novel for our little book club.
So, gonna say something first. I'm usually not much of a detective reader, so most of the things surprise me. I'm easy like that.
This was great! I didn't expect almost anything in the book. The twists were gradually getting better and better.
At first I felt a bit confused because of all the parallel story lines. And I'm a fantasy reader, often with multiple POVs!.. Yet this was complicated to put together at first. That's why I'm taking the half star off.
But when the lines began to converge... I got into it more.
By the last third I was veeery much invested and wanted to know what happened. Every characters' realisation took me by surprise and made me go "what, really?" I love feeling like that!
The ending was the best of the book. And the loop at the very end... Perfect.
I'm looking forward to reading the next one!
ljm57's review against another edition
3.0
A good crime/forensic novel with a great setting in Rome - a bit reminiscent of Dan Brown. The beginning of the book had me really hooked but there were so many threads to the story that it became really difficult to keep track. A couple of chapters of one story line & then a return to another, repeated all the way through the book. It became a bit confusing.
graz_mum1's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
dphillips's review against another edition
4.0
I received this book via first-reads & I'm so glad I did. I love a good murder mystery that I can not figure out. This one had me guessing until the very end.
erboe501's review against another edition
5.0
A murdered love, a driven heroine, a secret society of priests. These are the ingredients for a compelling thriller.
It took a few tracks/chapters for me to fall into the rhythm of the novel--a confusion I attribute in part to listening to it on audio and not being able to see the breaks in point of view and time--but once I did, I was hooked. I listened to this while driving home from New Orleans, so I was able to listen to the bulk of the novel in one sitting, which helped me keep all of the interweaving threads and repetitive phrases fresh. I often drift off while listening to audiobooks in the car, but with this audio, I didn't have a problem. The multiple mini crime cases that Marcus solves on his quest to save Lara keep the pace up. While Sandra works through the mystery of the death of her (super adorable sounding) husband, the tangential thread about the Hunter and the Prey remained a point of frustration until the final chapter. I had a few guesses on how this thread related, but the end left me speechless (and still just a little confused..). Carrisi leaves the reader to decide for herself how Marcus's true identity reflects on all of his heroic actions in the book. The word redemption comes to mind, as well as the idea that all humans are born capable of good. Now I'm starting to speak in the generalities that peppered the text.
I love the idea of the Penitenzieri and the priests becoming detectives. Unlike some Catholic conspiracies, I see this one as plausible instead of hokey.
The language of the novel came off a little formal at times, which I'm contributing to the translation factor.
As far as the audiobook itself is concerned, I would give this an average score. The narrator tended to speak a little slowly when it came to setting descriptions that I would normally skim/read quickly in a hard copy. I did not like the voice he used for any of the female characters. It was too high-pitched, too timidly feminine.
It took a few tracks/chapters for me to fall into the rhythm of the novel--a confusion I attribute in part to listening to it on audio and not being able to see the breaks in point of view and time--but once I did, I was hooked. I listened to this while driving home from New Orleans, so I was able to listen to the bulk of the novel in one sitting, which helped me keep all of the interweaving threads and repetitive phrases fresh. I often drift off while listening to audiobooks in the car, but with this audio, I didn't have a problem. The multiple mini crime cases that Marcus solves on his quest to save Lara keep the pace up. While Sandra works through the mystery of the death of her (super adorable sounding) husband, the tangential thread about the Hunter and the Prey remained a point of frustration until the final chapter. I had a few guesses on how this thread related, but the end left me speechless (and still just a little confused..). Carrisi leaves the reader to decide for herself how Marcus's true identity reflects on all of his heroic actions in the book. The word redemption comes to mind, as well as the idea that all humans are born capable of good. Now I'm starting to speak in the generalities that peppered the text.
I love the idea of the Penitenzieri and the priests becoming detectives. Unlike some Catholic conspiracies, I see this one as plausible instead of hokey.
The language of the novel came off a little formal at times, which I'm contributing to the translation factor.
As far as the audiobook itself is concerned, I would give this an average score. The narrator tended to speak a little slowly when it came to setting descriptions that I would normally skim/read quickly in a hard copy. I did not like the voice he used for any of the female characters. It was too high-pitched, too timidly feminine.