We liked this book, the twists and turns kept us interested but there were flaws, big flaws. The first half of the book was rather boring, until the first twist, we thought Amy was dull but then we were supposed to think that so maybe it's not a flaw? The characters were unbelievable, they all seemed an extreme version of themselves, but then we weren't supposed to like them, so again, maybe not a flaw? We found it hard to read a book where there was no hero, no likeable character, but then that was what was challenging about this book. As you can tell, I'm torn between thinking this book was half-hearted or maybe it was written like that and it's supposed to make us think. Why do we have to like the characters, do we have to agree with the ending for it to be satisfactory? Difficult ...
Concept: 9/10
Plot: 7.5/10
Ending: 4/10
Cover: 5/10
Page Turner: 8/10
Who to slap? All of them!
Where's the cheese? The treasure hunt
And our new category.... Would we recommend this? 8/10
Overall: 7/10
We chose our next book from the following:
- Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham
- The Falcons of Fire and Ice by Karen Maitland
- The Black Echo by Michael Connelly
- The Hive by Gill Hornby
- Paper Aeroplanes by Dawn O'Porter
Our next meeting will be at Susie's house on Wed 10th July, 8pm.
