I was just a little disappointed in this book, even though the premise of it sounded really good. Ava's twin sister Zelda is believed to be dead in a barn fire. Through a series of emails Ava receives (from whom she assumes is her dead sister), she starts believing that Zelda may well be alive and playing a game with her, where she needs to follow the clues from A - Z in order to find her. This book is being categorised as a mystery thriller - which to be fair, there is an element of mystery to the story - but it certainly didn't fill the thriller category with the expected twists and turns - it's much more a family saga book.
I totally disliked all of the characters (apart from maybe Wyatt who has a smaller role during the story) - not one of them I had any empathy for and considering they had just lost a daughter/twin sister quite tragically the lack of emotion was very strange.
However, I still enjoyed the actual storyline, whether it was a thriller or not and I liked the use of the emails to convey Zelda's part in the plot.
It's well written and very easy to follow. The only thing I found annoying was the constant reference to alcohol and the overuse of it by all the main characters. I wasn't bothered by the alcohol itself it was more the constant and I mean constant reference to it within the story.
Overall, "Dead Letters" by Caine Dolan-Leach is worth a read but just don't expect it to be the mystery thriller you're led to believe it is.
3 stars
I totally disliked all of the characters (apart from maybe Wyatt who has a smaller role during the story) - not one of them I had any empathy for and considering they had just lost a daughter/twin sister quite tragically the lack of emotion was very strange.
However, I still enjoyed the actual storyline, whether it was a thriller or not and I liked the use of the emails to convey Zelda's part in the plot.
It's well written and very easy to follow. The only thing I found annoying was the constant reference to alcohol and the overuse of it by all the main characters. I wasn't bothered by the alcohol itself it was more the constant and I mean constant reference to it within the story.
Overall, "Dead Letters" by Caine Dolan-Leach is worth a read but just don't expect it to be the mystery thriller you're led to believe it is.
3 stars