Pete
A Curious Beginning gets a 3.75 out of 5 from me. The book was extremely chatty—the banter seemed to go on forever at times—but that’s also somewhat expected with this type of story. If you enjoy witty dialogue and constant back-and-forth between characters, you’ll probably feel right at home with it.
That said, the twists and the overall story were, in my opinion, top-notch. The mystery itself was well constructed and kept things interesting throughout. My main critique is that some of the word choices felt a bit overdone, almost like they had been pulled straight from a thesaurus. The dialogue was good, just sometimes longer than it needed to be.
As for the romance, there’s definitely potential for it throughout the book. It’s present, but it stays fairly light and restrained. Overall, I did enjoy the book, even if parts of the banter and wording occasionally slowed things down for me.
A Curious Beginning gets a 3.75 out of 5 from me. The book was extremely chatty—the banter seemed to go on forever at times—but that’s also somewhat expected with this type of story. If you enjoy witty dialogue and constant back-and-forth between characters, you’ll probably feel right at home with it.
That said, the twists and the overall story were, in my opinion, top-notch. The mystery itself was well constructed and kept things interesting throughout. My main critique is that some of the word choices felt a bit overdone, almost like they had been pulled straight from a thesaurus. The dialogue was good, just sometimes longer than it needed to be.
As for the romance, there’s definitely potential for it throughout the book. It’s present, but it stays fairly light and restrained. Overall, I did enjoy the book, even if parts of the banter and wording occasionally slowed things down for me.