There Should Have Been Eight | Nalini Singh | Penguin Random House | Pub : November 21, 2023 | Pages : 384 I had high expectations for this novel since I absolutely loved A Madness of Sunshine , but unfortunately, this wasn’t the book for me. It was a very slow burn, too slow for my taste. I was having a hard time pushing through, and it took me quite a while to finish. There are a lot of characters right in the beginning so I was getting a bit confused, maybe a character map would have helped in this case, but even with the multiple characters, I didn’t even like any of them, so it was hard to empathize or care what was happening to them. The other couple things I didn’t love was that the ending was somewhat predictable (maybe I’ve read too many mystery novels), and I still have remaining questions. The redeeming factors, for me, are the excellent writing, and the premise location. An isolated gothic mansion in the middle of nowhere, count me in! Nalini is such a great writer! I wi...
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