A review by periwinklethoughts
A Dark-Adapted Eye by Ruth Rendell

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The first few chapters are very boring but I stuck with it and it got better and better as the book went on. It is a mystery focused more on reading between the lines as family drama unfolds. The writing is reflective and readable. Characters are very believable and as fleshed out as someone can be without going directly into their thoughts. (If she did then there would be no mystery) motivations, truths, and lies are for the reader to infer.