In Pale Battalions
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Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Paperback
IN PALE BATTALIONS was the September 2013 pick in my neighborhood book club.
The mystery of what went on at Meongate Manor, and all the players who lived there pulled me along, but some parts were more compelling than others. The author used a very obvious (and at times laborious) technique of writing several stories within the story.
As the story progresses, there are several twists, some believable, but others? You guessed it! Not so believable. I think there was about one twist too many. Right up until the final pages.
I enjoyed and appreciated the scope of Leanora Galloway's backstory, but can't help but feel that none of the characters we learned about had much depth or substance. They all seemed rather hollow...so much so, that when the final page was turned, I was left wondering whether a single one of them had been worth the 350 pages....
Alas, if you enjoy mysteries written for mystery's sake, I can recommend this one. I give a C+.
The mystery of what went on at Meongate Manor, and all the players who lived there pulled me along, but some parts were more compelling than others. The author used a very obvious (and at times laborious) technique of writing several stories within the story.
As the story progresses, there are several twists, some believable, but others? You guessed it! Not so believable. I think there was about one twist too many. Right up until the final pages.
I enjoyed and appreciated the scope of Leanora Galloway's backstory, but can't help but feel that none of the characters we learned about had much depth or substance. They all seemed rather hollow...so much so, that when the final page was turned, I was left wondering whether a single one of them had been worth the 350 pages....
Alas, if you enjoy mysteries written for mystery's sake, I can recommend this one. I give a C+.
