Review of Duplicity
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Review of Duplicity
[Following is a volunteer review of "Duplicity" by Fin C Gray.]
Duplicity by Fin C. Gray is dark, thrilling, and gripping. It consists of 294 pages and it has themes of family, love, crime, and religion. The author showcases the life of a family and how it falls apart through his writing.
The story follows Tom and his son Daniel. Tom has a loving wife, a daughter, and a son, a perfect family anyone could hope for but soon everything starts falling apart. The author manages to show how can a family member’s death can affect everyone in the family. All the characters were strong and flawed in their own way.
The characters were dark and unforgiving but their story is made me sympathize with them. Tom was self-centered and unsympathetic but his love for Alison is what made him vulnerable. Daniel was strong in his own way but in his search for someone who can love him and accept him for who he is, he lost himself completely.
Waqar's character was the most complicated for me. While he was shown as soft-spoken and calm on one hand, on the other hand, you can notice he is manipulative and a little aggressive person. His character till the end of the story kept me thinking if he really loved Daniel or he was only taking advantage of his love for him.
The story was gripping and dark right from the start till the end. The story kept me wondering what made the characters like this, it kept me full of questions. Just when I would get answers to my question, the story would leave me with more questions that would make me keep reading. The story is well-executed, and the amount of thriller and mystery within the family was just right. The characters were driving the story forward.
While the story was serious and dark from the start, the atmosphere turned darker and grimmer in the second half giving no time to break free from the roller-coaster of emotions.
The story was slow-paced with alternate timelines between past and present. Despite the author making use of two timelines at the same time, the pace was never disrupted. The story was consistent yet flowing. And the end was hard-hitting for me and my most favorite part.
There was nothing I liked least about the book. I would rate Duplicity 4 out of 4 stars for its solid characters, plot, and execution. The story contained profanity, violence, and sexual content which makes it suitable for only people above the age of 16. I also found some typos, otherwise, the book looked professionally edited without any grammatical error.
I would recommend this book to people wh dark stories with flawed characters. The story would be good for people who seek a moderate amount of thriller and mystery.
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Duplicity
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Duplicity by Fin C. Gray is dark, thrilling, and gripping. It consists of 294 pages and it has themes of family, love, crime, and religion. The author showcases the life of a family and how it falls apart through his writing.
The story follows Tom and his son Daniel. Tom has a loving wife, a daughter, and a son, a perfect family anyone could hope for but soon everything starts falling apart. The author manages to show how can a family member’s death can affect everyone in the family. All the characters were strong and flawed in their own way.
The characters were dark and unforgiving but their story is made me sympathize with them. Tom was self-centered and unsympathetic but his love for Alison is what made him vulnerable. Daniel was strong in his own way but in his search for someone who can love him and accept him for who he is, he lost himself completely.
Waqar's character was the most complicated for me. While he was shown as soft-spoken and calm on one hand, on the other hand, you can notice he is manipulative and a little aggressive person. His character till the end of the story kept me thinking if he really loved Daniel or he was only taking advantage of his love for him.
The story was gripping and dark right from the start till the end. The story kept me wondering what made the characters like this, it kept me full of questions. Just when I would get answers to my question, the story would leave me with more questions that would make me keep reading. The story is well-executed, and the amount of thriller and mystery within the family was just right. The characters were driving the story forward.
While the story was serious and dark from the start, the atmosphere turned darker and grimmer in the second half giving no time to break free from the roller-coaster of emotions.
The story was slow-paced with alternate timelines between past and present. Despite the author making use of two timelines at the same time, the pace was never disrupted. The story was consistent yet flowing. And the end was hard-hitting for me and my most favorite part.
There was nothing I liked least about the book. I would rate Duplicity 4 out of 4 stars for its solid characters, plot, and execution. The story contained profanity, violence, and sexual content which makes it suitable for only people above the age of 16. I also found some typos, otherwise, the book looked professionally edited without any grammatical error.
I would recommend this book to people wh dark stories with flawed characters. The story would be good for people who seek a moderate amount of thriller and mystery.
******
Duplicity
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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