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selfiegrandpa 's review for:
The Family Game
by Catherine Steadman
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a solid, fun read. It felt like watching one of those 90 minute thriller movies from the early 2010's. Going into this you are obviously going to have to suspend some disbelief and just enjoy the ride. I liked that it was fast paced, the author never really lingered on anything so the reader never gets bored. I liked the cast of characters, bordering the line of "too many" but overall not overwhelming. I enjoyed the overall plot and the mystery surrounding the characters we follow.
What I did not care for was the ending. It felt as if the book was leading up to a pretty solid conclusion, despite some of it being pretty predictable. The ending though felt too ... dull. For what this book was doing and how some of the actions that main character took were just so dumb, I would have wanted the author to go into it fully and give an overtop the top, almost too unbelievable to be real ending.
Solid for what it is: just a fun story.
What I did not care for was the ending. It felt as if the book was leading up to a pretty solid conclusion, despite some of it being pretty predictable. The ending though felt too ... dull. For what this book was doing and how some of the actions that main character took were just so dumb, I would have wanted the author to go into it fully and give an overtop the top, almost too unbelievable to be real ending.
Solid for what it is: just a fun story.