Title: Dead Silent
Author: Sharon Jones
Pub Date: February 6th, 2014
Publisher: Orchard Books
Page Count: 336
I thought that with the genre of this book, I'd end up liking it a lot. Nope.
My problem starts mainly in the topic. It's a murder mystery that involves angels and like Christian/Catholic cults (I think... I was also a little confused with this book too.) And because of the whole crazy religious killer, I was a little...detached. Scratch that, I was very detached. And I didn't even know that the element of angels and cults would be so dominant and practically made up the story; which is okay, but not for me.
I was also a lot of bored throughout. I wanted more than what I got. This was the kind of book that was very flatlined, starting to go up in the middle with an upward spike toward the end. All the excitement I wanted throughout came at the end with the final revelation of the killer. I can't say sitting through the MC trying to figure out who the killer was, was worth it in the end, but at least there was something...
I think my biggest problem is the factor of I don't care. I started the story with an open mind but with the MC trying to figure everything out while still keeping everyone to the ground, I soon got tired and didn't even care who the killer was. It was a whole bunch of research from one intelligent character while I felt all the other characters were pretty much sitting around.
So yeah, there's a killer in your town. Why is that one MC the only one who cares to find out more about the history? And even then, I had an indifference with the MC and all the characters in fact. I knew they had their personalities, but I didn't care enough to try to find out what they were because looking at them, they were flat and boring. I actually had to make an effort to see something likeable in these characters. That's definitely a downer.
I didn't find this book thrilling or crazy like I should've. It's a horror/mystery for God's sake. I'm so sad that I was bored during this; these kinds of books are usually my favorites. I was quite disappointed with this one; it had the potential to be amazing, but it was, unfortunately, not for me. I didn't feel anything, so I wasn't upset with it, but I didn't like it either... the indifference is what makes up this rating.
Author: Sharon Jones
Pub Date: February 6th, 2014
Publisher: Orchard Books
Page Count: 336
A snow angel etched in blood. An elite society. A secret dying to get out.
The second Poppy Sinclair Thriller.
When Poppy Sinclair and her boyfriend visit snowy Cambridge, she doesn't expect to discover the body of a student - arms outstretched in the act of smearing bloody angel wings on the chapel's floor.
Suddenly, Poppy is faced with the possibility that the one closest to her heart might be the one committing the most malicious of crimes.
Dodging porters and police, dreading what she might find, Poppy follows the clues left by a murderer bent on revenge...
Long-hidden secrets are chillingly revealed, an avenging angel seeks forgiveness and red-hot vengeance must be quelled in the amazing new Poppy Sinclair thriller.
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I thought that with the genre of this book, I'd end up liking it a lot. Nope.
My problem starts mainly in the topic. It's a murder mystery that involves angels and like Christian/Catholic cults (I think... I was also a little confused with this book too.) And because of the whole crazy religious killer, I was a little...detached. Scratch that, I was very detached. And I didn't even know that the element of angels and cults would be so dominant and practically made up the story; which is okay, but not for me.
I was also a lot of bored throughout. I wanted more than what I got. This was the kind of book that was very flatlined, starting to go up in the middle with an upward spike toward the end. All the excitement I wanted throughout came at the end with the final revelation of the killer. I can't say sitting through the MC trying to figure out who the killer was, was worth it in the end, but at least there was something...
I think my biggest problem is the factor of I don't care. I started the story with an open mind but with the MC trying to figure everything out while still keeping everyone to the ground, I soon got tired and didn't even care who the killer was. It was a whole bunch of research from one intelligent character while I felt all the other characters were pretty much sitting around.
So yeah, there's a killer in your town. Why is that one MC the only one who cares to find out more about the history? And even then, I had an indifference with the MC and all the characters in fact. I knew they had their personalities, but I didn't care enough to try to find out what they were because looking at them, they were flat and boring. I actually had to make an effort to see something likeable in these characters. That's definitely a downer.
I didn't find this book thrilling or crazy like I should've. It's a horror/mystery for God's sake. I'm so sad that I was bored during this; these kinds of books are usually my favorites. I was quite disappointed with this one; it had the potential to be amazing, but it was, unfortunately, not for me. I didn't feel anything, so I wasn't upset with it, but I didn't like it either... the indifference is what makes up this rating.
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