The Interpreter

This could have been such a good book. It had a good premise and the book started off well, but then it just went downhill.

The main character was very unlikeable and the decisions she made were ridiculous and implausible. For someone who didn't want to risk losing her adopted son, Revelle didn't half make some awful decisions!

The way the book ended was a disappointment to me too (I can't say too much without spoiling it for anyone who might want to read the book).

Thank you to PH (Pigeonhole) and Brooke Robinson for the chance to read this book.

free to read at the pigeonhole

bro, what? this was absolutely bonkers.

this story centers on revelle, a polyglot freelance translator who regularly does work helping the police and courts. through this she meets a childminder who is then murdered, and this kicks off the main plot of the book; one part trying to solve the murder of a woman she has met twice, and one part abusing her power as an interpreter and being caught out for it.

the story is interspersed with flashbacks throughout that are developed upon in order to add some context to her actions, but at the end of the day she's an absolutely horrible person.

this book is so easy to read, but the ending doesn't really feel deserved based on the buildup and I honestly didn't like one single character.