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A review by bookoholic
The Botanist by M.W. Craven
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
How do you review a masterpiece?
Ok, I'm going to try to list all of the things I loved about the book without spoilers. Bear with me. It's not an easy job!
There's one crime sub-genre that I love to read the most, it's a locked room mystery. The unexplained and impossible at first, with a clever and simple resolution. Mike put TWO locked room mysteries in one book. It's the best combo I could have hoped for!
I'm totally #TeamTilly but the other character that I find fascinating, hilarious and incredibly smart is Estelle Doyle. Seeing her and Poe interacting, being into each other and pretending they're not is super cute. I've been waiting for several books for them to get together... but then Estelle is arrested for murder!!! On suspicion of killing her own father! Poe like a knight in shining armour will do everything to help her.
Tilly, my lovely dear girl made me giggle, snort and laugh out loud. If you're like her in real life, let's be friends! I'd love to have a Tilly in my life. I don't think I'll ever get bored of her. One of the best writing creations.
And the killer! It was one of the very few times I was actually hoping the murders will be successful. I know I shouldn't be rooting for the bad guy, but when you read what kind of people he kills... you'll understand! Obviously, he committed even worse crimes to get to the point of being completely successful, and that was a pure evil. 100% against it.
The way how the murders were committed was truly smart. I don't even want to think was is the author's browsing history. I wonder if the certain searches might have triggered some alarms ;)
On a serious note, I appreciated how the topic of alcoholism was treated. It shows the problem and the illness, and how the determination and the good medication and treatment can help people.
Oh, and I'm in it. But as you can see there are many other things that made it the best book I've read this year, and one of the best I've ever read in my life.
Ok, I'm going to try to list all of the things I loved about the book without spoilers. Bear with me. It's not an easy job!
There's one crime sub-genre that I love to read the most, it's a locked room mystery. The unexplained and impossible at first, with a clever and simple resolution. Mike put TWO locked room mysteries in one book. It's the best combo I could have hoped for!
I'm totally #TeamTilly but the other character that I find fascinating, hilarious and incredibly smart is Estelle Doyle. Seeing her and Poe interacting, being into each other and pretending they're not is super cute. I've been waiting for several books for them to get together... but then Estelle is arrested for murder!!! On suspicion of killing her own father! Poe like a knight in shining armour will do everything to help her.
Tilly, my lovely dear girl made me giggle, snort and laugh out loud. If you're like her in real life, let's be friends! I'd love to have a Tilly in my life. I don't think I'll ever get bored of her. One of the best writing creations.
And the killer! It was one of the very few times I was actually hoping the murders will be successful. I know I shouldn't be rooting for the bad guy, but when you read what kind of people he kills... you'll understand! Obviously, he committed even worse crimes to get to the point of being completely successful, and that was a pure evil. 100% against it.
The way how the murders were committed was truly smart. I don't even want to think was is the author's browsing history. I wonder if the certain searches might have triggered some alarms ;)
On a serious note, I appreciated how the topic of alcoholism was treated. It shows the problem and the illness, and how the determination and the good medication and treatment can help people.
Oh, and I'm in it. But as you can see there are many other things that made it the best book I've read this year, and one of the best I've ever read in my life.