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A review by honeyreads1066
The Night Shift by Alex Finlay
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I did expect this book to be a lot more than it was.
This book follows 3 people, a detective a therapist and a lawyer as they navigate a murder eerily similar to one that happened 15 years earlier.
I did really like the plot, I thought it was original and interesting and I was invested in the connections between both crimes. Despite that, I felt like there wasn't a lot of emphasis on the crimes and the links and the murders themselves.
The sections about Mr Nirvana got on my nerves and I'm not gonna lie I did just skip all of them except the last one because I just was not interested.
One thing I did love was the twists at the end. They made a lot of sense and didn't come out of nowhere for shock value. You could see through the book how exactly this happened.
On the other hand, the ending itself for me felt very rushed, it seemed like all the action happened in the last 15 pages and then the book ended. Even the epilogue felt like it was glossed over.
Overall, while I wouldn't read it again, it's a decent read.
This book follows 3 people, a detective a therapist and a lawyer as they navigate a murder eerily similar to one that happened 15 years earlier.
I did really like the plot, I thought it was original and interesting and I was invested in the connections between both crimes. Despite that, I felt like there wasn't a lot of emphasis on the crimes and the links and the murders themselves.
The sections about Mr Nirvana got on my nerves and I'm not gonna lie I did just skip all of them except the last one because I just was not interested.
One thing I did love was the twists at the end. They made a lot of sense and didn't come out of nowhere for shock value. You could see through the book how exactly this happened.
On the other hand, the ending itself for me felt very rushed, it seemed like all the action happened in the last 15 pages and then the book ended. Even the epilogue felt like it was glossed over.
Overall, while I wouldn't read it again, it's a decent read.
Moderate: Violence and Murder