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A review by literally_laura
The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton
3.0
This book really seemed to drag for me. That could very well be due to circumstances much outside of the authors control, however, so I'll be gentle.
I love history, especially ancient history. I also love all things creepy, so this book seemed right up my alley. I certainly did get a large share of Maya history and culture included with my murder mystery... But it felt disjointed to me. Many of the chapters started with a bit of a story about a couple of twins who trick the Death Gods. It was fascinating, but delivered in such a fashion it was difficult to follow.
I spent the entire book trying to figure out a clue given very early on about a writing rabbit. It was never resolved despite the story revolving heavily around that wording.
All in all though, it was a good story. I figured out the villain early on, but there was still a fairly big twist for me and I never felt quite SURE that my guess was correct. Lara is a bit two dimensional, but thats okay. I get the feeling that sharing the Maya culture was the focus of the book, and the characters just vessels for that.
I love history, especially ancient history. I also love all things creepy, so this book seemed right up my alley. I certainly did get a large share of Maya history and culture included with my murder mystery... But it felt disjointed to me. Many of the chapters started with a bit of a story about a couple of twins who trick the Death Gods. It was fascinating, but delivered in such a fashion it was difficult to follow.
I spent the entire book trying to figure out a clue given very early on about a writing rabbit. It was never resolved despite the story revolving heavily around that wording.
All in all though, it was a good story. I figured out the villain early on, but there was still a fairly big twist for me and I never felt quite SURE that my guess was correct. Lara is a bit two dimensional, but thats okay. I get the feeling that sharing the Maya culture was the focus of the book, and the characters just vessels for that.