Emma Reads Crime

I tend to go into books blind however I was so confused while reading this that I did actually read the blurb. This gave me no more clarification and I continued on reading, being confused until I DNF’d it around the 25% mark.

The book is written in a diary format including some of the text being crossed out like it could have been in a real diary entry which was pretty cool. However, I think that’s the only positive thing I have to say about the book!

When you read around the crossings out, the text doesn’t actually make sense and it was so difficult to read!

I appreciate I have a pretty average vocabulary but the story is filled with more complex language compared to other books I usually read so I was constantly having to look up the meanings of words and it really broke the reading flow. I don’t know if this is a book issue or a translation issue.

I was going to push through with this book as it’s less than 200 pages but I had a cheeky look at the reviews and they weren’t glowing so I am confident I made the right decision.

It was a real shame as this was one of my most anticipated reads for 2025 but hey, you can’t love them all!

If you like the sound of this, it is available on Amazon here.

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