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A review by amysreading_nook
The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Number: 59
Re-read: No
Rating: ***
Thoughts: I was drawn to this book purely by the hardback edition with the puzzle piece missing and also my love of puzzles. I would say for about 80% of this book I thought this was going to be a 5* review but then I got to that ending and just felt so let-down and disappointed. I hadn't really thought ahead about the ending but that one just did not work for me and I felt angry on Clayton's behalf and honestly the reasoning did not make any sense to me; Hector felt like it would hurt Pippa and Earl too much when they'd known baby Clayton for all of five minutes when he'd already tragically lost a son? It did not make sense to me and honestly felt like the author hadn't really thought through the ending and just rushed to cobble something together
The book was gripping enough that I did not want to put it down but I think the focus skewed too much in the direction of the past, I wanted to see more about Clayton and his life.
Bookshelf: off to kindle heaven
Re-read: No
Rating: ***
Thoughts: I was drawn to this book purely by the hardback edition with the puzzle piece missing and also my love of puzzles. I would say for about 80% of this book I thought this was going to be a 5* review but then I got to that ending and just felt so let-down and disappointed. I hadn't really thought ahead about the ending but that one just did not work for me and I felt angry on Clayton's behalf and honestly the reasoning did not make any sense to me; Hector felt like it would hurt Pippa and Earl too much when they'd known baby Clayton for all of five minutes when he'd already tragically lost a son? It did not make sense to me and honestly felt like the author hadn't really thought through the ending and just rushed to cobble something together
The book was gripping enough that I did not want to put it down but I think the focus skewed too much in the direction of the past, I wanted to see more about Clayton and his life.
Bookshelf: off to kindle heaven