Hello bookworms and welcome to my review of The Enigma of Room 622 by Joël Dicker! I was sent an ARC copy by HarperCollins Canada in exchange for an honest review. This book is currently available in stores. content warnings
Death, murder, death of parent, (mention of cancer, suicide, physical abuse) The Enigma of Room 622 follows the story of a murder that took place in Room 622 of the Hotel Verbier. Years later, while staying at the hotel, famous writer Joël Dicker begins to investigate the crime with fellow guest Scarlett. With a dual timeline in the past, we follow Macaire Ebezner, who after his father’s passing, is set to take over as president of the largest private bank in Switzerland. That is until the bank’s board reveals that they have other plans.
While this book started off a bit slow-paced, it gradually ramped up the action and left me on the edge of my seat! The mystery was intricately plotted and featured many twists and turns I couldn't see coming. In terms of the writing style, it matched perfectly with the overall vibe of the plot and grabbed my attention right away. We also follow a wide range of characters that we get to see grow and contribute to the story. It was exciting to learn the many secrets of each character and depending on what section you were reading, you could easily switch from rooting for them to hoping they'd be caught based on what was revealed. All of the characters felt lifelike and could have been based on real people. I really enjoyed trying to piece together the murder and the many other mysteries within this book, I couldn't get enough! I also listened to the audiobook and definitely recommend giving it a listen. The narrator did a fantastic job of giving personality and life to the story! I gave this book 4/5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. That's all for my review of The Enigma of Room 622 by Joël Dicker! I hope you enjoyed it! What’s the longest book you’ve ever read, and was it worth the read? Let me know in the comments below!
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Happy Thursday bookworms! Welcome to my review of Looking Up by Stephan Pastis! Thank you to Simon and Schuster for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review. This book comes out on October 10th! content warnings
Grief, death of a parent Looking Up is a middle-grade novel about Saint, a girl who is living with her mother in a poorer part of town. She’s sad to see her neighbourhood slowly disappearing and being replaced with fancy condos and coffee shops, but the last straw is when her favourite old toy store is demolished. So Saint decides to team up with Daniel, a boy who lives across the street (whose house is also at risk of being torn down) to save what’s left of their hometown.
Looking Up was a very sweet read! Saint was a fantastic main character! She's very intelligent so there were a lot of her thoughtful perspectives on life throughout the book. We get to follow her as she works through her emotions and grows along with it. The writing was easy to follow and Saint's perspective added quirky and endearing elements to the story. Speaking of, the humour was on point and definitely made me smile. I also loved the illustrations and found them to be very cute. They were another interesting element to the story that created a lot of depth. I think readers of all ages would enjoy this story. I gave this book 3.5/5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨. That's all for my review of Looking Up by Stephan Pastis! I hope you enjoyed it. What's your favourite reading snack or drink? Let me know in the comments below! |
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