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The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett
Did not finish book. Stopped at 60%.
Title: The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett
Publication Date- Jan. 23rd
Publisher- Atria Books
Overall Rating- DNF at 60 percent
Review: Review copy given to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Disclaimer: I did not finish this book and stopped reading at 60 percent.
Review: Unfortunately this didn’t work for me. The entire book is told in mixed media format which I typically love. At first, I had a hard time figuring out what was going on and who was who. As I read more, that was less of a problem and the story became more clear. Around the 50 percent mark I started to not want to pick the book up any more. This could be a case of bad timing for me. I found the story slow but usually that is something I love with mystery novels. For some reason I just wasn’t enjoying it any more and didn’t feel that I needed to get all the answers and finish the novel. That being said, I would say if you’ve like this author before (this was my first by her) then you may enjoy this. I would like to read more mixed media in the future, that element was mostly fun.
The characters are likable and at times morally gray. The overall story and plot points are interesting. I did appreciate that the author dives into the aspects of journalism that may or may not be ethical. I liked reading and thinking about those elements. Even though I chose to not finish the book, I think others should give it a try. Especially if you like mixed media, slow burn mysteries, cult stories and journalism. Even writing those elements out makes me feel excited, I wish I could pinpoint more of why this didn’t work for me.
Publication Date- Jan. 23rd
Publisher- Atria Books
Overall Rating- DNF at 60 percent
Review: Review copy given to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Disclaimer: I did not finish this book and stopped reading at 60 percent.
Review: Unfortunately this didn’t work for me. The entire book is told in mixed media format which I typically love. At first, I had a hard time figuring out what was going on and who was who. As I read more, that was less of a problem and the story became more clear. Around the 50 percent mark I started to not want to pick the book up any more. This could be a case of bad timing for me. I found the story slow but usually that is something I love with mystery novels. For some reason I just wasn’t enjoying it any more and didn’t feel that I needed to get all the answers and finish the novel. That being said, I would say if you’ve like this author before (this was my first by her) then you may enjoy this. I would like to read more mixed media in the future, that element was mostly fun.
The characters are likable and at times morally gray. The overall story and plot points are interesting. I did appreciate that the author dives into the aspects of journalism that may or may not be ethical. I liked reading and thinking about those elements. Even though I chose to not finish the book, I think others should give it a try. Especially if you like mixed media, slow burn mysteries, cult stories and journalism. Even writing those elements out makes me feel excited, I wish I could pinpoint more of why this didn’t work for me.