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Blue Monday by Nicci French

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As the family (my mother, my sister and my nice) are reading this in German translation and are all quite fond of the series, I tried it in english.
Not a book for me, ok-ish, and as I have another book by Nicci French, Secret Smile (already bought), I will look into that, but probably not read more by her.
If you are into lots of inner musings by the MC, this might be the book for you, Frida Klein is a rather interesting character and I like her style of living.
The book takes place in the UK (London again, big yawn), with a lot of walking by foot taking place and a few rather good descriptions of places, but somehow that did not grip me as it did in other books taking place in the UK. Also, due to the timeframe (no smartphones) and the MC not even owning a mobile phone, not a lot of technology.
The crime-story is not very suspenseful and the investigation takes too long.

So, 2 nice unexpected twists near the end could not save this for me, barely 3 stars for a first in a series I will not recommend and most probably not visit again.

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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2.0

Ok I was excited to start this new mystery series. People I like, such as Jen Campbell and April from Getting Hygge with It, had recommended it highly. Unfortunately, I found it difficult to get into and Frieda Klein was a little clueless and lost in her head. She missed so many things that were so obvious. Granted she is doing what most of us do at the beginning...assuming everything is normal. However, for a book, by the time things get interesting I had it all figured out and then they let the perp get away!! Disappointing. Not sure if I will continue the series.