It's been about four weeks since my birthday and I've finished my second book, The Dark Monk: A Hangman's Daughter Tale. I also just realized I'm behind on my reading schedule. For some reason I kept thinking I had 2.5 weeks per book, but it's actually 1.5 weeks per book. London finally had some great summer weather this week so I have been out enjoying it and subsequently been neglecting my book so it took me 2.5 weeks to read. When I did spend some time with the book, it was a quick read.
This is the second in a series by German author Oliver Pötzsch, so if you're interested in thriller/mystery novels with historical context check out The Hangman's Daughter first. I read it sometime last year so when I saw that there was a second (and a third coming) I thought, what the heck? I enjoyed the first one and since this whole book series thing is such a conspiracy I'm obviously suckered in to reading the second, third, and so on.
I don't usually read mystery novels, but I think I may try a couple more. This one takes place in 17th century Bavaria and although the story is fiction it is inspired by the author's actual family genealogy as notorious hangmen. In this book, the hangman, daughter, and crew investigate a murder that leads them chasing a treasure and possible religious conspiracy. There were definitely some times during the book where I was actually scared and screamed a little in excitement. There are some pretty creepy visuals and I guess I have a vivid imagination! The books have been translated to English so at times the language seemed too modern and maybe the affect was lost in translation. Also, some points get repetitive and obvious for a second book in a series - yes we know hangmen are frowned upon, they are the scum of society and no one likes to associate with them, but we don't need to be reminded in every chapter.
Overall, I enjoyed the book even though it's not a stellar read which means....
This is the second in a series by German author Oliver Pötzsch, so if you're interested in thriller/mystery novels with historical context check out The Hangman's Daughter first. I read it sometime last year so when I saw that there was a second (and a third coming) I thought, what the heck? I enjoyed the first one and since this whole book series thing is such a conspiracy I'm obviously suckered in to reading the second, third, and so on. I don't usually read mystery novels, but I think I may try a couple more. This one takes place in 17th century Bavaria and although the story is fiction it is inspired by the author's actual family genealogy as notorious hangmen. In this book, the hangman, daughter, and crew investigate a murder that leads them chasing a treasure and possible religious conspiracy. There were definitely some times during the book where I was actually scared and screamed a little in excitement. There are some pretty creepy visuals and I guess I have a vivid imagination! The books have been translated to English so at times the language seemed too modern and maybe the affect was lost in translation. Also, some points get repetitive and obvious for a second book in a series - yes we know hangmen are frowned upon, they are the scum of society and no one likes to associate with them, but we don't need to be reminded in every chapter.
Overall, I enjoyed the book even though it's not a stellar read which means....
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