The Likeness: A Novel

I enjoyed this suspenseful novel and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good mystery. A page turner!

Just finished this book and quite the story! Enjoyed it very much and the narration was excellent too. I thought the story kept you guessing and I could not stop it when it got to the end. Had to finish it. While it was not important to the book, I enjoyed the narrator singing in the few parts it was mentioned in the book. Not only a talented narrator, but she has a very pretty singing voice too.

This is the second book I’ve read in the series. I love the detailed storytelling because it helps me paint a detailed image in my mind and the mystery and suspense keep me hooked. I think that in this book, however, the author focused a little too much on the character development instead of the mystery/case so it lost my attention a couple of times. It wasn’t quite as on the mark for me as the first book but still an interesting read and story.

Tana French is quickly becoming one of my favorite new authors. This is the 3rd book I’ve read of hers. She has such a unique perspective with interesting, compelling, and complex stories interwoven around people so real, you think you could touch them. Her stories feel like a combination of a standard mystery novel and a piece of literature. There were some spots where she had some very interesting perspectives on life and the triumphs and tragedies of it all which I found myself thinking about much longer after I had read the words. The narrator is excellent too. She brought the characters to life splendidly. I highly recommend.