chri5ti's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
shanviolinlove's review against another edition
3.0
For those like me who discovered this series through BBC's Shetland, note that, as with any adaptation, there are some character differences. While I will not divulge any details, I have noted that this author's style is not necessarily the classic Christie whodunnit with clues (as one of the reviews on the book cover states), but more a journey with surprises. As with the show, the pulse is built on constant reveals. In other words, it's less like seeing a puzzle with all the pieces and finding how they come together, but more like receiving one piece at a time until it culminates into a big picture.
angelfireeast24's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Addiction, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Minor: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content
didactylos's review against another edition
5.0
I had a bit of a break from this series, wonderful to come back and immerse myself in a really well plotted, very atmospheric tale grounded in a place and with wonderful characters.
mserin's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
4.0
lisaeirene's review
3.0
This series kind of dropped off my radar for about a year. Then I remembered about it and got the newest book. It was fairly easy to pick it back up and the story starts out in a pretty exciting way. Detective Jimmy Perez is back and he's at a funeral for a local friend who died of old age. During the service at the cemetery, there is a landslide of mud, water and peat that crashes into a nearby house. They all watch in horror as it sweeps down the hillside. Then Jimmy discovers a body. They all assume that it was the landslide that killed her, but it turns out to be murder.
There were lots of twists and turns, and another murder, and I liked the book and it was a fast read...but the ending was a bit flimsy for me. The murderer was not who I was expecting it to be, which in a murder mystery is usually pretty good, but in this case I didn't quite buy it. Other than that, I enjoyed the story.
There were lots of twists and turns, and another murder, and I liked the book and it was a fast read...but the ending was a bit flimsy for me. The murderer was not who I was expecting it to be, which in a murder mystery is usually pretty good, but in this case I didn't quite buy it. Other than that, I enjoyed the story.
asanford's review against another edition
3.0
Hmm - I keep reading this series but I am just not loving it. They are well written and the characters are well developed and interesting stories. But they just don’t resonate with me.