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This book will consume you.

August 10, 2015 by narfna 4 Comments

Oh, lordy. This book chewed me up and spat me out. This isn’t going to be one of those reviews where I say a lot. The book was too good, and too overwhelming. I could do it, but it might break me to try. And I’d rather not be broken. So instead, in this review, you will probably get a bunch of nonsense strung together in some stream-of-consciousness excuse for review writing. I DON’T EVEN FEEL BAD ABOUT IT. The Likeness is the second book […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: character study, dublin murder squad, identity, mystery, narfna, psychological suspense, psychological thriller, ptsd, Tana French, The Likeness

narfna's CBR7 Review No:115 · Genres: Mystery, Suspense · Tags: character study, dublin murder squad, identity, mystery, narfna, psychological suspense, psychological thriller, ptsd, Tana French, The Likeness ·
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Likeness? More like Highly Unlikely

April 26, 2014 by popcultureboy 1 Comment

Tana French made a lot of noise when her debut novel, In The Woods, hit shelves seven years ago. I finally read it last year and really enjoyed it. So much so that I bought the follow up novel almost right away but have only just read it. One of the joys of owning a Kindle and living with a bibliophile who has covered every available wall space of the flat with books is I’m always spoilt for choice. So that’s part of the reason for the delay in […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, crime, Fiction, murder, mystery, Tana French, The Likeness

popcultureboy's CBR6 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, crime, Fiction, murder, mystery, Tana French, The Likeness ·
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