The Frozen People
Sep. 1st, 2025 10:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alobearMy dad recommended The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths - I don't normally read police/murder mystery books but he thought I'd be interested in this one because the police team travels back in time to help solve cold cases. I was indeed intrigued by the premise. And there were a lot of great characters. And the plot was largely engaging and fun.
The main problem I had with this book, though, was that it clearly didn't get a developmental edit at any point. I mean, time travel stories rarely make any sense and this one was even more ridiculous than most. BUT - there were also tons of background details, worldbuilding details, minor plot points and general bits and pieces that either made no sense or were completely internally inconsistent.
One non-spoilery example: at one point, it says 'Victorian men's clothing was both comfortable and practical', which is directly followed by a whole paragraph detailing how every item of clothing the character then puts on is either uncomfortable or impractical.
There were also multiple occasions where something would be referenced that directly contradicted something that had been mentioned earlier (which is particularly annoying in a police procedural story).
I really wasn't keen on the conclusion of the main case from this book, either - though I did really like how it set things up for future instalments - which is even more annoying because now I'm tempted to give the next in the series a go when it comes out...
The main problem I had with this book, though, was that it clearly didn't get a developmental edit at any point. I mean, time travel stories rarely make any sense and this one was even more ridiculous than most. BUT - there were also tons of background details, worldbuilding details, minor plot points and general bits and pieces that either made no sense or were completely internally inconsistent.
One non-spoilery example: at one point, it says 'Victorian men's clothing was both comfortable and practical', which is directly followed by a whole paragraph detailing how every item of clothing the character then puts on is either uncomfortable or impractical.
There were also multiple occasions where something would be referenced that directly contradicted something that had been mentioned earlier (which is particularly annoying in a police procedural story).
I really wasn't keen on the conclusion of the main case from this book, either - though I did really like how it set things up for future instalments - which is even more annoying because now I'm tempted to give the next in the series a go when it comes out...
