A review by coffee_and_chapters
The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett

adventurous challenging funny hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

 

Another Janice Hallett masterpiece! I thoroughly enjoyed The Twyford Code, in the same way (but also in a different way) I enjoyed The Appeal. It is a similar format, only this time the story is told through audio excerpts from a very unreliable narrator – Steven. We follow Steven as he tries to understand what happened the day that his English teach, Miss Isles disappeared and what this has to do with Edith Twyford’s book, and the secret codes within them. 

I loved following Steven’s audios and trying to decipher what he was going on about half the time! He was a very unreliable narrator, but one that you cannot help but love, and root for to succeed in his quest. I think the book constantly kept me on my toes and kept me guessing. I was shocked by the ending and the reveal of what happened to Miss Isles, but I loved the journey I had to get there.