And… another chapter at the end of which I was just going, “Mm… okay. Whatever.”
I think the problem here is that the author has a really convoluted story in mind and is afraid they’re not going to get a chance to let it unfold slowly (which is a very real possibility - the axe is ever-looming). But so they’re erring in the opposite direction - trying to reveal too many enticing details and hints and mysteries without enough context or breathing room. Which unfortunately also ups the chance that it’ll get axed before the whole story is told.
Hoping it settles down to a reasonable pace. And doesn’t get axed before the story gets told.
The story is interesting however like you said, the author needs to provide some time to build up the moments, a rapid fire of events means the impact of each situation feels less and less significant which is unfortunate and to the detriment of the overall story
I feel like I just skimmed a whole volume or something. We just bounced from one thing to the next. Especially when it comes to the resolution with that (now ex-) boyfriend. He made some vague statement and then we hand waved our way through several important points.
This is not giving me a good feeling going forward. A mystery story really relies on how things are revealed to the reader, and this series has almost stopped trying to make it engaging. The first couple chapters were done so well, but I get the feeling that they hadn’t really worked out the story past that point.
Yeah, I’m not sure what’s going on here, but it’s not good. For whatever reason, the author is revealing too many disparate plot points too quickly.
It makes sense that they don’t (yet) add up to reveal the secrets behind everything - that’s just a fundamental part of how mysteries work.
But they have to be connected in some way and they have to be revealed at a reasonable pace and just as part of the unfolding story, so that everything flows naturally, and that’s not what’s happening.
I still have hope for it, and if nothing else, the central mysteries are still intriguing. I just really hope it settles down.
