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This book has a pretty different structure than the rest of the series, incorporating actual flashbacks rather than having the whole thing come from the lead detective's point of view. What did you think of the different perspective? Why do you think French changed things up for this book?
Sarah Page I couldn’t identify with anyone here because she doesn’t stick to a main protagonist. In her past books in this series, the protagonist has generally …moreI couldn’t identify with anyone here because she doesn’t stick to a main protagonist. In her past books in this series, the protagonist has generally been one detective in the Murder Squad and we learned a lot about that individual and their inner workings, how they viewed the case, made discoveries, etc. We spend way too much time with teenage girls and not enough time with the detectives. It plays with point of view in a distracting way. The story isn’t linear enough to be engaging, particularly because mystery/thriller novels need to grab you throughout - they should be “page turners,” and I didn’t feel that here. It seemed like she was almost going for something YA - it was very much like Reconstructing Amelia - blah.(less)
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The Secret Place
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