I finished In the Woods. All I can say is that I pretty much had it all deduced from the start, which my mind can work in overdrive and I grew up on reading mysteries, so I generally come up with some theory early on when reading mysteries and sometimes I get it right. I didn't terribly mind not having any surprises, but I did mind that the author apparently assumes she's so clever that no one reading would have solved her mystery ahead of time. She has the audacity to have the narrator of the book (the detective) break the 'fourth wall' so to speak and actually tell the reader near the end that they (they reader) didn't figure it out ahead of time. I literally rolled my eyes reading that and if I weren't holding an electronic device would've thrown the book across the room.
Aside from that though, the book was all right, and if you don't solve things early on then I don't think you'd mind all that. I loved the setting, the characters were interesting (aside from some tropes I could've done without), and for a police force (garda) mystery, the 'procedural' and forensic investigative aspects that I'm not as interested in were there but toned down in favour of the good mystery aspect. I might be interested in reading another of hers to see if she can do a better job putting me off the scent next time.
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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl
I am currently listening to Olive Kitteridge. I probably should have watched the HBO series instead. The narration by Kimberly Farr is excellent, but the book is boring with a few sparks of interest. I like Olive's character but not so much the other people in town.
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I've been wanting to try Olive Kitteridge for a long time. Your review makes me less enthused about it.