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I realize this is not news to anyone in the book world but TANA FRENCH CAN WRITE. Whoa. This was a very good mystery with characters that felt so real. I enjoyed the audiobook (narrated by Steven Crossley) immensely, and I'd recommend reading it in that format.
There are actually two central mysteries to this book: The first is the 1980s disappearance of Adam Ryan's two childhood best friends in the wood surrounding their Irish town. At the time, Adam was found clutching a tree and wearing blood- ...more
There are actually two central mysteries to this book: The first is the 1980s disappearance of Adam Ryan's two childhood best friends in the wood surrounding their Irish town. At the time, Adam was found clutching a tree and wearing blood- ...more
Decent read.... not what I expected..... it's more than what I expected, and yet by the end I felt like it somehow ended up under-performing.
This is a hard book to place and this seems to be a muddled sort of review, but that purely reflects my feelings for the book. I can point to no one thing that was done poorly with this book and really there are plenty of merits (style, flow, character building, cleverness), but somehow that does not change the fact that there is feeling of unkept promises, ...more
This is a hard book to place and this seems to be a muddled sort of review, but that purely reflects my feelings for the book. I can point to no one thing that was done poorly with this book and really there are plenty of merits (style, flow, character building, cleverness), but somehow that does not change the fact that there is feeling of unkept promises, ...more
This was beautifully and eerily written, but Detective Ryan was so unlikeable and more importantly, so self-obsessed that he ended up being shockingly bad at his job. I just couldn't connect to his ... detecting journey at all. I mean, if he could have seen past himself, the warning signs would have been clear.
The book was really well-written, though! It pulls you in in weird ways. And characters like Cassie and Big Bad were fascinating! So, I'm not sure how to feel. I want to read more by Frenc ...more
The book was really well-written, though! It pulls you in in weird ways. And characters like Cassie and Big Bad were fascinating! So, I'm not sure how to feel. I want to read more by Frenc ...more
I really thought I'd love this book. It's been recommended to me by a bunch of people whose suggestions usually end up being my favorites. Alas, 'twas not to be. I barely dragged myself through the first 200 pages, then rushed towards the end. Half because I just wanted to know what happened already and half because I just wanted to be done with it.
The main character was not very likable and if it wasn't in first person, that would be forgivable, but because the entire thing was in Rob's perspec ...more
The main character was not very likable and if it wasn't in first person, that would be forgivable, but because the entire thing was in Rob's perspec ...more
Too long...
Sep 23, 2012
Jeanette Reynolds
marked it as to-read
Jul 16, 2013
Edward Chamberlin
marked it as to-read
Mar 14, 2015
Piajensen13
marked it as to-read
Jan 22, 2016
Beth
marked it as to-read
Sep 01, 2016
Jeni
marked it as to-read
