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So Bored

Revisado: 02-27-23

I am about 1/3 maybe a little more through the book and I am so bored. Absolutely nothing exciting has happened, nothing. This is the second book this week that I have been completely bored by.

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No Regrets

Revisado: 01-24-23

This was exactly what I was looking for, slow burn suspense. Imogen was in top form as she always is. I do feel there were a lot of questions unanswered but overall it was worth the listen.

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Wow.

Revisado: 01-19-23

This was torture. I love love love Imogen Church but I don’t think I’ll ever get involved in another Nicci French. This story was absolute chaos. Some of the conversations were stilted and redundant, they just sort repeated themselves throughout the book and sometimes even in the same paragraph. It was definitely not a thriller, but a family psychological drama. The characters were insane and bizarre. When I got close to the end I started wondering if Liam had just killed himself to escape the insanity. However, that is not what happened. To be honest, I don’t even really know what happened or who did what. There was so much chaos that didn’t resolve itself really at all. Imogen Church did everything she could to breathe life into this book but I think it was beyond saving.

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Very Enjoyable

Revisado: 02-08-19

AUDIO VERSION: Narrated by Imogen Church

I listened to five hours of this book yesterday and the final four hours today. Imogen Church has the most amazing ability to pull you into a book you might find boring if you were reading it yourself. Only once has she not been able to do it, but that was Ruth Ware's fault. Death of Mrs. Westaway was so boring and bloody awful that even poor Imogen couldn't make it work. In fact, Ware only has one excellent book, which led to the discovery of Imogen, called In a Dark Dark Wood. I recommend only the audio; I made three failed attempts to read it on my own.

This book has a steady but gentle pace. It doesn't have you hurtling towards the end because you can't wait to know. Instead, it glides, giving you time to mull over the information and letting you absorb all the very tiny bits of detail. If you were rushing through you'd likely miss them and you'd have no chance of solving the puzzle. Like a jigsaw it's the tiny bits of the whole picture that tell you where it fits.

For about 80% of this book I thought I knew where it was going but I was never ready to lock it in as my final answer. The minute pieces kept niggling at me. I had noticed them but my brain was still processing. There was a second solution that I toyed with while listening. I could see it and yet I couldn't make the pieces fit but after I got a few more it all snapped into place.

I feel as though I solved this one right along with the characters. The reveal wasn't shocking because I was the DI who completed the picture and sent coppers to arrest the guilty. I felt pride. LOL

I love a good pulse racing thriller but there is an undeniable fun that comes with a slowly paced mystery in which you can play the role of detective and work it out yourself. I definitely recommend to anyone with a knack for sleuthing.

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Bad Purchase

Revisado: 12-14-18

I bought this not realizing it was a 40 minute novella and to make matters worse it's the worst reading by Imogen Church I've ever heard. That was the truly disappointing part. Imogen is my absolute favorite narrator and in this she sounded nothing like the others I've listened to. On the upside this was a credit purchase from my free trial so I'm not out any money but I wish I could get my credit back.

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