new Joanne Harris - blueeyedboy

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anyone read / reading this? am struggling, don't think it is up to her usual standard although it is quite different. more in line with Gentlemen & Players, but that pulled me in quickly and this one is leaving me cold right now.

is it worth continuing?

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I liked it in the end, and took a while to get into it as well. It's def not her best though it does pick up (or did for me once I got used to the writing style)

Well there's a few hours of my life I'll never get back. It did pick up but I spent most of the book being either confused or bored.

Did anyone actually get what was happening, and if so, did you even care?

Oh no it was rubbish wasn't it! Complete let down. JH is one i always buy in hardback every time she has a new one out - but this was exactly that - boring and confusing. I turned over the last page thinking 'huh'? and am still none the wiser.

Just found this thread.

Glad it's not only me. About a third of the way in. Have no empathy or interest in any of the characters. Like MaP, I'm a bit confused too. The one thing that has kept me going is that the blurb promises an interesting plot twist at the end. Is it time to give up?

I started it last night- read 3 chapters and gave up.
It's going back to the library tonight!

Just been looking at reviews on Amazon. Seems to be a bit of a marmite love it/hate it book.

Some reviewers also mention that Joanne Harris struggled with the plot and had to do some rewrites.

One for the charity bag I think sadly. Shame as I've enjoyed all of her other books.