Jenn
I would say that this book was a solid 4 stars until the first timeline break in the narrative. The pacing was great and I was invested in the case. Once the timeline changes, I felt like I was having to start over with my relationship to the characters and the pacing slowed down quite a bit. We lingered more on the interpersonal relationships between characters in the town and I was almost ready to give up. However, I kept reading through and the last quarter of the book picked up and I was again invested in the characters and eager to see what happened next.
I am not a huge mystery/thriller reader to begin with, so take my review with a grain of salt. Also, I prefer fast-paced narratives, and the ideal mystery/thriller reader may really like to linger in a really immersive, atmospheric setting.
The writing was good, and while I had a bit of a suspicion of the final bad guy, the way it played out was not something I was anticipating at all.
I would say that this book was a solid 4 stars until the first timeline break in the narrative. The pacing was great and I was invested in the case. Once the timeline changes, I felt like I was having to start over with my relationship to the characters and the pacing slowed down quite a bit. We lingered more on the interpersonal relationships between characters in the town and I was almost ready to give up. However, I kept reading through and the last quarter of the book picked up and I was again invested in the characters and eager to see what happened next.
I am not a huge mystery/thriller reader to begin with, so take my review with a grain of salt. Also, I prefer fast-paced narratives, and the ideal mystery/thriller reader may really like to linger in a really immersive, atmospheric setting.
The writing was good, and while I had a bit of a suspicion of the final bad guy, the way it played out was not something I was anticipating at all.