Adeline
4.25
Mystery thriller following Adam, a man who after the death of this wife devices to continue her in investigation into the death of several young women.
My first book by Ronald Malfi, this was overall a good reading experience.
I really liked the writing style, with its mix of 1st/2nd point of view and atmospheric tone, it felt darkly hypnotic and longing. I also liked how metaphorical the text felt with the use of horror/paranormal imagery to talk about grief, trauma, violence against women etc
The main character was compelling though a touch bland, while most of the side characters were interesting themselves.
The plot and mystery itself was intriguing and I liked how the author kept us guessing until the end.
This definitely was a slow burn, I liked this pace for most part of the book but it felt cumbersome at the end, which made the tension lacking, adding to the fact that to me some scenes and moments felt a bit superfluous.
Overall a good mystery that felt a bit too long but I’ll definitely check out Ronald Malfi’s other books.
4.25
Mystery thriller following Adam, a man who after the death of this wife devices to continue her in investigation into the death of several young women.
My first book by Ronald Malfi, this was overall a good reading experience.
I really liked the writing style, with its mix of 1st/2nd point of view and atmospheric tone, it felt darkly hypnotic and longing. I also liked how metaphorical the text felt with the use of horror/paranormal imagery to talk about grief, trauma, violence against women etc
The main character was compelling though a touch bland, while most of the side characters were interesting themselves.
The plot and mystery itself was intriguing and I liked how the author kept us guessing until the end.
This definitely was a slow burn, I liked this pace for most part of the book but it felt cumbersome at the end, which made the tension lacking, adding to the fact that to me some scenes and moments felt a bit superfluous.
Overall a good mystery that felt a bit too long but I’ll definitely check out Ronald Malfi’s other books.