A review by zaisgraph
Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Absolutely gripping and captivating. Pretty straightforward. Apart from being entertaining, this book says alot of things and says them well. Do I feel that the main themes of corruption and the cover-up of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church are overused? Yes. Did Miss Batacan handle these well? Also yes! She was not absolutely antagonistic in her POV. Kinda refreshing tbh.
Some of the characters have random motivations that sorta go nowhere. It also feels that she (the author) struggled to create particularly good red herrings. Smaller and Smaller Circles reminded me of a Karin Slaughter procedural, but yeahh this one is better (than the few I've read... keep writing girl!)
Some of the characters have random motivations that sorta go nowhere. It also feels that she (the author) struggled to create particularly good red herrings. Smaller and Smaller Circles reminded me of a Karin Slaughter procedural, but yeahh this one is better (than the few I've read... keep writing girl!)