Malice mampu mengejutkanku dengan plot twist yang tidak terduga! 

 

Buku ini jauh dari sekadar novel misteri pembunuhan sederhana. 

Menemukan pelakunya bisa dibilang cukup mudah; tantangannya adalah mencari tahu motif kejahatannya, yang membuat cerita ini tidak seperti cerita detektif misteri pada umumnya. 

Aku semakin tertarik dengan buku ini, terutama ketika pelaku menolak untuk mengaku, yang membuat Detektif Kaga harus menemukan alasan sebenarnya sendiri. 

 

Tapi harus diakui, membaca dari sudut pandang Detektif Kaga cukup menantang. 

Di bab terakhir, ketika kebenaran terungkap, aku harus membaca beberapa baris berulang kali untuk memahami apa yang dia bicarakan karena cara berpikirnya yang begitu kompleks dan rinci. 

 

Malice mengeksplorasi beberapa tema yang memicu pemikiran, seperti kecemburuan, bullying, dan pentingnya berpikir kritis seperti yang dilakukan Detektif Kaga. 

 

Meskipun temponya kadang-kadang bisa lambat di beberapa bagian, Malice adalah novel misteri yang ditulis dengan baik dengan alur cerita yang menarik dan karakter yang kompleks dengan kepribadian yang rumit. 

 

⚠️ 𝐓𝐖: Bullying, pembunuhan, kematian hewan, pemerkosaan, kekerasan seksual, sekilas menyebut perselingkuhan, kecelakaan mobil, bunuh diri 

Karena pernah baca buku detektif Keigo Higashino sebelumnya, aku menemukan kesamaan, beliau ini suka nulis cerita di mana pelakunya diungkap di awal, jadi sisanya kita sebagai pembaca cukup nikmatin jejak-jejak perbuatan si karakter (yang dituduh sebagai tersangka), dan lagi-lagi ada plot twist di dalamnya. Sepanjang baca, emosi aku dibikin naik turun. Ada di tahap aku bingung harus kasihan, marah, sedih, atau nggak peduli sama kejahatan tersangka, karena adanya sebab-akibat juga, sedari awal aku seolah diarahkan untuk membenci satu karakter itu (DAMN AKU TERTIPU). Intinya selama baca buku ini aku banyak-banyak istighfar deh kayak CAPEEEKKK BANGETTTTT YA ALLAH but it's okay. 😀

Untuk gaya penulisan dan terjemahannya pun mudah banget untuk dinikmati dan dicerna oleh otakku, enjoy 100% selama baca (paling sesak napas aja dikit). Mancing mania. 👍🏻

This is very good. It's a mystery where you know fairly early on who did it, and the book is pulling back layers to figure out the why. It did a really good job leading me to revelations right before reveals only to pull the rug out from under me, until I was coming up with the wildest theories just to try to stay ahead of the book.
There were occasional comments that gave me pause, and the book has a very matter-of-fact way of talking about tragedy that was at times off-putting. But overall very good and a mystery I would definitely recommend.

WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT?!!!
that was my reaction when i finished this book :)
it’s like you’re fooling yourself lmaooo this is CRAZY!

Readers might start this book with expectations in mind, I know I did. Just be prepared for those expectations and theories to be challenged, altered and challenged again. 

Malice handles narrative manipulation and deception fairly well overall. The core of the book deals with character development, motivations, creation and interpretation. This may not be that interesting to readers who are not writers, but (as a writer as well) I enjoyed it.

The lead detective wonders through the present, the past and present while investigating the case and for an American used to the detectives who  hardly do the  bare minimum, I found it impressive. 

And at first, I wondered why the topic of sexual assault was being thrown around rather carelessly even if it did happen in the past and there was a current murder investigation underway.

As the book progresses, readers will begin to realize the turn of direction the author has laid down and I imagine being to question their own interpretation of the narrative.

I was going to give this book a lower rating than 4 stars because I was anticipating not liking the direction of the book. But I am glad I didn't give up on the story at the 75% mark. First hand accounts are always askew and bias whether intentional or not. 

And the motive behind ever action in this book proves to be more compelling than any might think.