I was lukewarm on Janice Hallett's THE EXAMINER (publishes September 10, 2024). I do think Janice Hallett's structure of correspondence, usually emails or texts or write-ups of some kind, telling the story is unique, but at the same time it's repetitive FROM HER. I thought I would really take to her format in a college. I did like some parts, but others just didn't work for me. 

Six students are in a Royal Hastings mixed media art master's degree program, and two of the students disappear before their big project.  

PROs
1. As always with Hallett's writing, there are a lot of layers, and I like looking through the various layers with this unique structure. As a reader, you can be as invested as you want to be and really dive in. 
2. There was something about Jem's character that I didn't pick up on although I noticed the ambiguity. I just didn't get all the way there, so I appreciated what the author did there. 

CONS
1. The premise of this very unique master's program that seemed to be in its own universe didn't ring true. I didn't fully buy into it. 
2. The pacing seemed very slow for the first 2/3. I was enjoying digging into the layers, but then it really ramps up and...
3. It gets zany. Occasionally I can do zany, but it didn't feel the first 2/3 supported the veering. 

While I left unsatisfied by this novel, you might enjoy it if you like Hallett's previous works and can tolerate zaniness.