Reviewed by Silvara on
I received this book for free from Berkley Prime Crime in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
I was a little iffy on the first page of the book, because the main character is reading a mystery novel. And the plot of the novel was written out. So it was like reading a book inside a book. Which was a bit weird. But after that first page and a bit, the author stopped doing that and just concentrated on the actual book. Each chapter has a paragraph of the novel Lena and Camilla are writing together. And I think it was supposed to give you an idea about what each chapter was going to be about. But after reading the first two, I stopped reading them and just read the chapters themselves.
There was a bit of a love triangle in the book, but Lena did make her choice before the end. I loved how the mystery of the house was done, and how Lena met a bunch of the residents in the town. I had no idea who the killer was, but it made total sense once the reveal happened.
I really liked that there were two main mysteries in the book. The murder and a secondary crime. The second mystery was partially solved, but not completely and sounds like it will be picked back up in the second book. I'm not usually a fan of cliffhanger endings, but this one had enough wrapped up that I didn't mind so much. Especially as it was the secondary mystery that remains unsolved, and not the main one.
I loved Lena and Camilla as characters. The way their relationship developed during the story worked really well. I will definitely be looking for the next book in the series, and if you haven't read this one yet, I recommend it!
This review was originally posted on Fantasy of the Silver Dragon
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 18 July, 2016: Finished reading
- 18 July, 2016: Reviewed