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A review by felynesandfiction
A Tine to Live, A Tine to Die by Edith Maxwell
1.0
My review is going to sound a little manic - perhaps a lot like this book.
I never like ripping into an author's first publication. It feels dirty to me. But this book left me with more frustration than any book I've read as of late.
The characters are bland and uninteresting, and SO much focus is on what they wear on any given day. I don't care what they wear to volunteer on the farm; unnecessary description isn't what makes a good read.
And the main character herself, Cam - oh sweet Jesus. She's irritating from the beginning. She willingly withholds evidence, "forgets" about it, then gets mad at the cops for their investigation & for interfering with her work? Like sis someone got murdered on your farm, of course life isn't going to go back to normal right after! And it took till what, half way through the book or more for her to go "guess I'll do it MYSELF"?? So arrogant and obnoxious.
And the entire racist farmers plot?? What. It left me with more frustration than answers. Why make an entire organization just to like....hint at it then never do anything with it? Just to prove the killer was racist? That wasn't necessary! Maybe the sequel goes into it more ...but I doubt it and I don't want to find out.
I already traded in my book, but one thing I noticed but never double checked, but it seems as though the foreign woman (who's name I've already forgotten! She's that interesting!) spoke perfectly fine English until it's brought up she is an immigrant - then her English is broken. How tacky.
My friend & I read this as our first book in our mini book club, and while we kind of want to read the second book since this one irritated us so much, I really don't know. It's a light read, it's something to pass the time, but it's more of a love to hate it read then something enjoyable. It's more fun to complain about it afterwards.
I never like ripping into an author's first publication. It feels dirty to me. But this book left me with more frustration than any book I've read as of late.
The characters are bland and uninteresting, and SO much focus is on what they wear on any given day. I don't care what they wear to volunteer on the farm; unnecessary description isn't what makes a good read.
And the main character herself, Cam - oh sweet Jesus. She's irritating from the beginning. She willingly withholds evidence, "forgets" about it, then gets mad at the cops for their investigation & for interfering with her work? Like sis someone got murdered on your farm, of course life isn't going to go back to normal right after! And it took till what, half way through the book or more for her to go "guess I'll do it MYSELF"?? So arrogant and obnoxious.
And the entire racist farmers plot?? What. It left me with more frustration than answers. Why make an entire organization just to like....hint at it then never do anything with it? Just to prove the killer was racist? That wasn't necessary! Maybe the sequel goes into it more ...but I doubt it and I don't want to find out.
I already traded in my book, but one thing I noticed but never double checked, but it seems as though the foreign woman (who's name I've already forgotten! She's that interesting!) spoke perfectly fine English until it's brought up she is an immigrant - then her English is broken. How tacky.
My friend & I read this as our first book in our mini book club, and while we kind of want to read the second book since this one irritated us so much, I really don't know. It's a light read, it's something to pass the time, but it's more of a love to hate it read then something enjoyable. It's more fun to complain about it afterwards.