Dez the Bookworm's Reviews > Death of a Bookseller

This is a solid 3.5 for me. Slow burn that makes the blood run cold…this one was definitely a dark read.

The story took quite awhile to ramp up - sometimes I don’t mind that if it really plays into the storyline, but this one really took longer than I think necessary. The storyline itself I thought was decent and the authors writing style made for the most uncomfortable reading sections (but not in a bad way if you like the dark stuff). It was just super gruesome/gory/disgusting at times fo me. The other thing that was lacking was the development of secondary characters. Had that been better, it would have really added to the storyline for me.

You have a typical antagonist and protagonist on the surface, but the mystery, secrets and true-crime touches really make this one more fun for me than anything. This is a mix of psychological thriller / podcast obsession / amateur sleuth vibes with a slow unraveling of “things are not always as they appear”.