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A review by balthazarlawson
You Can't See Me by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
It didn't take long for this book turned into a soppy, overly dramatic episode of Days of our Lives. I didn't like it. We all knew that someone had been killed, but it wasn't until 90% of the way into the book before the person was identified.
Everything happens at a family reunion at a luxury hotel in the west of Iceland and thus there is a lot of reminiscing going on. An awful lot of reminiscing! We learn about the main players and all their faults. Everyone seems to have some huge secret they are trying to hide, but at the same time agonizing over weather or not they should reveal their secret. It just dragged for me and then in the end the guilty got away.
This book is set before the first book in the Forbidden Iceland series and Detective Elma is only mentions at the end as being a replacement detective joining the team.
Everything happens at a family reunion at a luxury hotel in the west of Iceland and thus there is a lot of reminiscing going on. An awful lot of reminiscing! We learn about the main players and all their faults. Everyone seems to have some huge secret they are trying to hide, but at the same time agonizing over weather or not they should reveal their secret. It just dragged for me and then in the end the guilty got away.
This book is set before the first book in the Forbidden Iceland series and Detective Elma is only mentions at the end as being a replacement detective joining the team.