Shadow of the Lions

so-so

This one took a while for me to get into and then once I did, it didn‘t exactly take me where I wanted to go, but I suppose that I still enjoyed the read

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Julz422

Shadow of the Lions: A Novel | Christopher Swann

Ouch said the Richmonder š™

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Julz422

Shadow of the Lions | Chris Swann

New library read!

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Laughterhp

Shadow of the Lions: A Novel | Christopher Swann

bailed

So boring!!! I just couldn‘t read anymore! Didn‘t even make it 60 pages...

Life‘s too short and I have too many other books I want to read!

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tricours

Shadow of the Lions: A Novel | Christopher Swann

pan

It‘s almost impressive how uninteresting this book managed to be. It tries to be so many things, and when it went all action movie towards the end I lost any respect I could have had for it. Furthermore, not only has this book got a judgmental tone (for a while there it felt like a Don‘t do drugs kids! ad), it also has a ridiculously stupid MC.

Foxyfictionista I've never heard of this book, but that's a great review! š¤£ 7y

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tricours

Shadow of the Lions: A Novel | Christopher Swann

Audiobook cooking (a rarity since I don‘t cook) (borscht). This book is such a bore. Those daily deals fool you quite often.

LauraBeth Your mise en place is on point though š€ 7y

Tamra Oh, too bad! But I do like your pic! 7y

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Ashley_Morgan

Shadow of the Lions: A Novel | Christopher Swann

so-so

Meh. This book had a promising first half, and a disappointing ending. The writing was nice and the characters were fleshed out nicely but story resolution didn't do it for me.

Whodunit85 Same - the whole second half just didn't fit with the first for me at all. It felt like a completely different (and less interesting) book. 6y

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Kimberlone

Shadow of the Lions: A Novel | Christopher Swann

so-so

I haven't been much for writing reviews lately because my reading has been so sporadic and rather unimpressive. I did finish this tonight while my boyfriend played GTA.

I was hoping for a campus novel mystery in the vein of The Secret History and If We Were Villains, but it ended up more as a generic thriller with too many elements thrown in (corporate espionage, national security, drug trafficking, etc). Not bad, but not what I expected.

Kimberlone ^^ this is also a plug to find me on Goodreads if so inclined. Same username! 7y

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MrBook

Shadow of the Lions: A Novel | Christopher Swann

#TBRtemptation post 7! It's been almost 10 years since Matthias graduated from the elite Blackburne School, returning as an English instructor after a novelist's career. He delves into the mystery of his former roommate's disappearance after a senior-year argument. A local retired cop helps figure out what happened to his former friend, Fritz, and how Fritz's family may have played a role. A noir-ish literary thriller. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook šˇ

WhatDeeReads This sounds good! 7y

Kimberlone Got this on Overdrive! Excited to start reading š„ 7y

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FountainBookstore

Shadow of the Lions | Chris Swann

pick

For lovers of early Pat Conroy. A twisty mystery about the disappearance of a student from a boys boarding school in Virginia, this is a great read with a lot of literary merit as well. Well-done debut!

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