A review by vaudevillianveteran
The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Wew, this took forever to finish and compared to The Appeal <spoiler? it's not that good.
That feels a little disingenuous to say but it was ridiculously hard to get into, taking me over a month to finish a just under 400 page book. This book was plotted in a really interesting way, as far as a mystery it's definitely *there* but my God trying to focus up and keep up with what's going on is tortuous.
The gimmick to this one where The Appeal was a story told through emails, Twyford Code is told through the ramblings of a man through his IPhone transcribed through a deciphering service.
I actually picked this up in the hopes of trying to breeze through a relaxing read after having such a fun time with her debut novel but instead I just struggled basically from the get go. I also picked up Alperton Angels so I'm hoping that it's a bit better.
That feels a little disingenuous to say but it was ridiculously hard to get into, taking me over a month to finish a just under 400 page book. This book was plotted in a really interesting way, as far as a mystery it's definitely *there* but my God trying to focus up and keep up with what's going on is tortuous.
The gimmick to this one where The Appeal was a story told through emails, Twyford Code is told through the ramblings of a man through his IPhone transcribed through a deciphering service.
Spoiler
The problems is that for plot reasons this is an absolute chore to read. Large amounts of the text is read as though in a thick South London accent i.e : A character called Miss Isles is missiles, must've is mustard, etc. etc. There's a plot relevant explanation for the prominence of this later but by that point I was pretty checked out of it all.Spoiler
There's some decent twists along the way and towards the end - but it was less of a "OH SHIT" and more of a "huh neat".I actually picked this up in the hopes of trying to breeze through a relaxing read after having such a fun time with her debut novel but instead I just struggled basically from the get go. I also picked up Alperton Angels so I'm hoping that it's a bit better.