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A friend loaned me this book months ago and I figured it was a good companion as I recover from surgery. The only other Tana French book I’ve read was The Witch Elm. I remember the writing in that book as flowery and overly descriptive. That wasn’t the case with this book.
I liked Rob Ryan, neuroses and all. I loved his relationship with Cassie for the first half of the book and was sad to see that go downhill. I liked the two mysteries intertwined and that only one was solved.
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I liked Rob Ryan, neuroses and all. I loved his relationship with Cassie for the first half of the book and was sad to see that go downhill. I liked the two mysteries intertwined and that only one was solved.
I’ll be back for ...more
Most of the book I would rate 4.5, but I found the ending rushed and unsatisfying. It actually made me angry which I later realized was because I felt really invested in the book. It had felt there were certain questions that would get answered. And those didn’t. I also felt we were left with so much unanswered about the protagonist. I like that he was flawed and realistically broken after his early life experiences. I could accept the mistakes he made because I thought Tana French developed him
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DNF. I hated the tone, but was going to stick with it until I accidentally read some spoilers.
Second time reading this, wanted to start the series again. Listened on audiobook. Still a great, twisting mystery!
I thought the writing was terrific, and I loved most of the book, but I found the ending deeply up satisfying.
i can always tell in her books who the killer is. it's the reason i like them so much.
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