Looking over previous reviews, it appears that I’m in the minority for this one. I have no idea if it’s because this is the 2nd part to Some Choose Darkness (and I had no idea until the author’s note at the end), or if it’s just because there were so many redundancies and inconsistencies in this novel based on a read of it alone.
Rory is touted as this incredible puzzle solving partner of Lane, but does she actually solve anything? No, not really. It is explained that she “hears the souls of those who died” but does she hear anything in this book? Nope.
I swear to you at one point if I would have read the words “Dark Lord” one more time, I was going to put the book down and never pick it up again. And how many times do we need the crime scene explained, exactly? Because this was explained at least five too many times.
The dolls are... weird. And really, I understand it’s supposed to be part of Rory’s “quirks” but it’s just so out of synch with the rest of the story.
I really, really wanted to love this one, but I ended up finding more things to dislike than there were to enjoy about it. I did like the short chapters and the red herrings thrown in. The ending of the big mystery was just so absolutely dumb and strange that I can’t find it to be redeemable.
Rory is touted as this incredible puzzle solving partner of Lane, but does she actually solve anything? No, not really. It is explained that she “hears the souls of those who died” but does she hear anything in this book? Nope.
I swear to you at one point if I would have read the words “Dark Lord” one more time, I was going to put the book down and never pick it up again. And how many times do we need the crime scene explained, exactly? Because this was explained at least five too many times.
The dolls are... weird. And really, I understand it’s supposed to be part of Rory’s “quirks” but it’s just so out of synch with the rest of the story.
I really, really wanted to love this one, but I ended up finding more things to dislike than there were to enjoy about it. I did like the short chapters and the red herrings thrown in. The ending of the big mystery was just so absolutely dumb and strange that I can’t find it to be redeemable.