Ratings20
Average rating3.9
SO.GOOD
Not only did the author capture L's personality and mannerism really well but the story was also very engaging. I started reading before bed and before I knew, I was half way through it.
I was so happy to find that Naomi was one of the main characters and worked alongside L in this case. She was briefly present in the anime but I absolutely loved her and was left wanting more by the time she was out of the story. I did have some issues with her, though. The fact that she was supposed to have a great deductive mind but came to most of the conclusions with the aid of the other detective bothered me to no end later we find out that she was being manipulated by said detective but it still bothered me.
Also, I really REALLY liked M as a narrator. He kept making references to things from the anime as well as his upbringing under the influence of L's brilliance, which made the story more interesting.
Finally, the case itself was quite interesting. All the twists and turns on the mystery and the clues were something I had never read before. Also, I did NOT see coming the twist at the end. I love when books do that.