When a professor is murdered the case remained unsolved. Years later a manuscript arrives but is this a story or a confession. This was a slow read for me

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for this arc in exchange for my review. still good all the same.

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for this arc in exchange for my review.

Although I found it a bit slow initially, I ended up really enjoying this book. I liked the format style of the book being split into three parts with each section being told from different perspectives. Definitely more of a murder mystery type book than a thriller but it does keep you guessing as to what really happened to the Professor.

Very enjoyable - 4 stars

I was intrigued by the premise of The Book of Mirrors and true to form it started off quite well but unfortunately it failed to hold my interest. It's unheard of that I would ever give up on a book but I almost gave up reading The Book of Mirrors. I persevered but didn't find it very rewarding so I can only come to the conclusion that this book just wasn't for me.

I liked the idea of an unsolved murder and an unpublished manuscript that may hold clues to what really happened that night in Professor Weider's house - a jealous rage, a work-related disagreement or a burglary gone wrong? The story is told from three different perspectives but each story only adds a little extra snippet to the story we already heard in the first part of the book. I actually think the third voice of the retired detective would have proven to be the most interesting, however, I had lost the will to live at this stage.

The writing is of a very high standard but it felt too caught up in the little details and it failed to draw me into the story. I didn't empathise with any of the characters and I found the pace very slow and tedious. The Book of Mirrors didn't make an impression on me at all and sadly I found it instantly forgettable.

I chose to read an ARC and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.

A very well written and tense page turner that looks at the role that memory plays in our lives and our perception of others. Thoroughly enjoyable and highly recommended.
*Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher*

A really good book. Well written and keeping the reader engrossed. Got a bit lost towards the end, but that may have been because I was reading so fast to find put how it ended!

This book is a solid, well-written and fast-paced thriller. The academic setting reminded me of 'The Shakespeare Secret' by JL Carrell and there are definitely similarities with Dan Brown's work here.

The book doesn't break any new ground but it's an enjoyable and easy to consume thriller that fans of this genre will appreciate.

I received a review copy of this book, which was probably the only reason I persevered to the end. I recently realised I had failed to provide a review, but then couldn't remember what this book was about. Not a glowing review! I read the first few chapters again and had a vague memory of it, then skimmed the rest of the book. It still didn't bring much back, but if I have read a book I loved and thought it was really good, then I have a great memory for books. All somewhat ironic as so much of this book is about memory.
In conclusion, although a lot of people may like this book much more than me, the best I can say is that the cover is great.
Sorry.

This novel may have been slow but I found it's mystery so enticing that I loved moving and learning with each character. So many theories run through this novel that you're never sure what to think, it's a great classic murder mystery.

It's only taken me almost a year to knock this book off my Netgalley shelf, but I finally got there! I'd seen lots of hype for this one at the beginning of 2017 but I still didn't feel inclined to pick it up back then. Now I've read it, I'm glad that I waited. I think this one would have disappointed me if I had read it in its prime due to its slow nature, but I can appreciate slow books far more now than I could back then.

Like so many other reviewers, I did think this one was pretty slow paced, but I actually quite liked that about the plot. A cold case of over 20 years isn't going to get solved overnight, so it was practical that it took a while to find out what really went on that night. I do think there were some sections of the book that were unnecessary and added to the slowness of the plot, for example when one narrator gets on a plane and there's a whole segment about an irrelevant salesman talking to him and flirting with a girl. That bit wasn't needed in any way for the plot to progress and did just feel like filler bumf, but I've read books with far worse filler scenes.

This story is told in a few different ways. It's told in the perspective of 3 different people and then also as a book within a book. I really liked the way this was laid out and think having the 3 different tones of voice gave the story some character it could have missed out on had it just stayed with the one narrator.

Each character in this was interesting in their own way, and I liked that each person had their own story to tell while also moving the main mystery along.

In terms of plot, this one wasn't the most innovative or astounding, but there was something enchanting about it. There were a few different theories as to Professor Weider's demise and I liked that it kept you guessing all along. I was actually quite surprised and impressed by the end of the book, the conclusion to the mystery was cleverly thought out and well executed.

Looking at the reviews of this book I think people are being a little harsh. There are lots of books that are slow mysteries but this one seems to be pissing people off more than most. I know it's down to everyone's own opinion but I don't see what the big issue with this one was. I enjoyed it.

Thanks to Netgalley and Arrow for giving me the opportunity to read this in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to netgalley for a chance of sampling this author's work. This was an entertaining read and kept me enthralled until the end. Recommended.

I saw this book in the book store here in the Netherlands and kept looking at it due to the intriguing cover and description. Books about books are always so interesting. I was really happy that I got approved on Netgalley to read the book.
This story is a great puzzle and it is very exciting. The book Peter Katz is receiving is well written and captures his interest immediately. The writing style and the story grab the readers attention immediately.
The story is told by three people and the most of Peter Katz his part is the book and thus Richard Flynn his story he is still a very important part in the story. In trying to get the rest of the book Peter involves a journalist, John Keller. He picks up the narrative and his chapters are really interesting. He does a lot of the investigation and his chapters are the great puzzle. Soon he gets to involved and it breaks him up. He decides to stop investigating and carries over the papers to Roy Freeman. Roy was one of the police officers involved in the original investigation. Back in the time he had some trouble and he cannot escape the feeling he did not see everything. He is happy he gets a new chance to investigate the story and eventually he is able to tie up most of the loose ends.
There was not much difference between the voices of the different man which was a bit disturbing during the story especially when there was communication between the different characters. I would have loved a few chapters from Lauren Baines her point of view. This book is well written and entertaining.

The book of mirrors was a really interesting read and the plot was fantastic. However, there was just no 'oomph'. I found it could be slow in places and I ended up getting annoyed when the perspective switched between characters because it was usually when something interesting was about to happen and when the perspective changed the narrative lost all momentum.
Everything about the book was well done, the story, the writing and the characters, however I just felt that it could have been so much more than it was.

Gripping read from the start. Real page turner! Highly recommended

Although the story was a good idea I must admit I found it quite hard to read but did persevere. It wasn't a page turner for me although in a strange way I did enjoy it

I really wanted to like this but there was something about the prose style that was really not to my taste. So much so that unfortunately this is a DNF for me. There was something stilted and passive about almost every aspect of the novel. There was so much unnecessary and awkwardly formed detail that added nothing to what should have been an interesting premise. Perhaps with more editing this could've appealed more to me.

The Book of Mirrors is exactly what I look for in a thriller: a great concept, brilliantly executed, smarter than it seems and knotty enough to keep you guessing. Like the best stories about memory, it leaves the reader wondering what's true and what isn't

Unable to review as I couldn't finish the book sorry.

I tried to read this book twice and failed - the style and story failed to engage me.

This is an intriguing book which you would probably describe as a thriller with a lot of psychology thrown in. It asks the question of how reliable is your memory? Is your version of an event accurate or are you remembering in the way which is best or more comfortable for you? Have you created a false memory?

The book opens with a literary agent receiving a partial manuscript from an unpublished writer in which he describes the murder of a famous psychology lecturer which happened 25 year ago. The book is then divided into three parts told by three different narrators: the agent; a journalist and a retired police officer. There were plenty of twists and turns and I found it a satisfying read.

Thank you to the publisher for a complimentary copy via NetGalley.

Intriguing plot with fascinating characters who keep you interested. I did however feel the story ended quite abruptly and felt a little rushed to get to a conclusion.