Scan barcode
A review by meaustin
A Fatal Inversion by Barbara Vine
2.0
This was my second Vine book, the first was A Dark Adapted Eye. Because of my experience with the first book, I was expecting the slow start and the ambiguous references until the pace picked up. However, with the exception of perhaps the las 20 pages or so, the book really never picked up pace.
I also disliked all of the characters. They were well-written and developed, but I personally despised them all, especially Adam and Zosie - perhaps if I was a child of the 70s, I might better be able to understand and sympathize with them. I've also postulated that perhaps Vine didn't want us to like any of them - it's hard to see how someone really could.
The book slogged on. Characters didn't really change. I realized the truth about two of the book's biggest mysteries several pages before they occurred (albeit I was in the dark for most of the book - but it started to piece together quickly at one point and made it pretty easy to guess).
Overall, not something I'd recommend. Glad I read it for free.
I also disliked all of the characters. They were well-written and developed, but I personally despised them all, especially Adam and Zosie - perhaps if I was a child of the 70s, I might better be able to understand and sympathize with them. I've also postulated that perhaps Vine didn't want us to like any of them - it's hard to see how someone really could.
The book slogged on. Characters didn't really change. I realized the truth about two of the book's biggest mysteries several pages before they occurred (albeit I was in the dark for most of the book - but it started to piece together quickly at one point and made it pretty easy to guess).
Spoiler
Since I did dislike all of the characters, the end was pretty unsatisfying. All of these terrible people got away with it, and the only one who I for whatever reason felt slightly sympathetic for, died. I know the author may have meant it this way, but it still annoys me. Perhaps I'm a sucker for heroic characters and happy endings.Overall, not something I'd recommend. Glad I read it for free.