Review of 'THE SEMESTER OF OUR DISCONTENT' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Readers follow Lila as she takes up the mantle of her new position of English Professor at the snobby and prestigious Stonedale University.
Unfortunately for her, she stumbles upon the dead body of a not-so-liked head of the department and as more faculty members are murdered, Lila works to discover who is killing off the English department faculty.
The problem I had with the book is the fact that there was a subplot of mysterious things going on at the college besides the deaths of in the English department. Given that this mystery was some-what tied into the reason why the killings were being done, I felt rather cheated as a reader because I feel the best mystery stories are those where all the clues are there and it's up to the protagonist (and reader) to put it together.
This was a light and easy read. I'm giving the book …
Readers follow Lila as she takes up the mantle of her new position of English Professor at the snobby and prestigious Stonedale University.
Unfortunately for her, she stumbles upon the dead body of a not-so-liked head of the department and as more faculty members are murdered, Lila works to discover who is killing off the English department faculty.
The problem I had with the book is the fact that there was a subplot of mysterious things going on at the college besides the deaths of in the English department. Given that this mystery was some-what tied into the reason why the killings were being done, I felt rather cheated as a reader because I feel the best mystery stories are those where all the clues are there and it's up to the protagonist (and reader) to put it together.
This was a light and easy read. I'm giving the book 3.5 stars because I felt the author cheated the reader.