Negative Positive
Title: Just Missed Being Great
Review: This book engaged the reader from the first page. It was interesting and suspenseful, however it lacked continuity and its characters were somewhat nonsensical. The main character, Laurel, is presented as the typical heroine, sensible, cautious and level-headed. Her impulsive decision at the very end of the book, therefore, is completely out of character, and one gets the impression the author just wanted to wrap up loose ends by creating a convenient ending. The killer, once revealed, is a stereotypical sociopath, and the killer's reasons for murdering "The Six of Hearts" are cliche and silly. Although it seemed Thompson was deliberately obscure at times, the book was enjoyable to read.
Is the review positive or negative? 