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Das Tal, Season 1 #1
Das Spiel
Eine hippe Einweihungsparty im Bootshaus: So feiern die Freshmen ihre Ankunft im Solomon-College. Doch dann beobachtet der stille Robert das Unfassbare: Ein Mädchen läuft in tiefer Nacht in den See. Sie wird von einem merkwürdigen Strudel erfasst und ertrinkt. Robert versucht zu helfen - doch er hat keine Chance. Am nächsten Morgen glaubt ihm niemand seine Geschichte, obwohl tatsächlich ein Mädchen spurlos verschwunden ist. Aber Lisa kann nicht in den See gelaufen sein. Denn Lisa sitzt seit ihrer Geburt im Rollstuhl...
298 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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Krystyna Kuhn
42 books64 followersKrystyna Kuhn wurde 1960 als siebtes von acht Kindern in Würzburg geboren. Sie studierte Germanistik, Slawistik und Kunstgeschichte in ihrer Heimatstadt sowie in Göttingen, Moskau und Krakau. Nach dem Studium schrieb Kuhn zwar schon Bücher, aber keine Romane, sondern Fachbücher für kaufmännische Software. 2001, nach Arbeiten als Herausgeberin und Redakteurin, erschien ihr erster Roman „Fische können schweigen“, gefördert durch das Literaturhaus München. Sie schreibt vorallem Krimis und Thriller, seit 2007 erscheint die Reihe "Das Tal". Kuhn lebt mit Mann und Kind in der Nähe von Frankfurt.
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July 4, 2015
"Das Spiel" hat mich wirklich positiv überrascht! Tolles Setting, stabile Charaktere und ein grossartiger Spannungsbogen. Die Serie werde ich definitiv weiter verfolgen, Band 2 liegt schon bereit! Bin gespannt ob es an den guten ersten Teil anknüpfen kann!
March 2, 2022
Bis etwa zur Mitte des Buches fand ich die Geschichte sehr langatmig. Die Charaktere Julia und vor allem Robert fand ich sehr interessant.
Zum Ende hin wurde die Geschichte wieder spannender und das Ende fand ich gut.
Ich werde die Fortsetzung auf jeden Fall lesen.
Zum Ende hin wurde die Geschichte wieder spannender und das Ende fand ich gut.
Ich werde die Fortsetzung auf jeden Fall lesen.
July 12, 2018
I love this series in spite of its little weaknesses :)
February 9, 2016
Okay, voglio fare una piccola recensione quindi scriverò diretta quello che mi è piaciuto e quello che ho detestato,1, 2,3, let's go
Cosa mi è piaciuto:
- La trama mi ha incuriosito molto.
- La scrittura dell'autrice è molto scorrevole
- il libro (per quante pecche abbia) ti tiene incollato fino all'ultima pagina perchè tu vuoi conoscere il finale della storia e scoprire chi è il colpevole
- Il mistero: io amo le storie dove c'è un mistero da trovare o un assassino, non riesco a farne a meno
Cosa non mi è piaciuto:
- Tutto il resto
- Clichè OVUNQUE e non sto scherzando. "Triangolo" amoroso? c'è. Lei si innamora del tipo misterioso e tenebroso? c'è. Instant-love? C'è. C'è un omicidio e lei crede che sia stato il tipo misterioso di cui si è innamorata? c'è. Si scopre che non è stato l'amore misterioso ma il ragazzo di cui non ti saresti mai aspettata perchè è buono con tutti? c'è.
- I personaggi non sono presentati bene, e descritti in modo superficiale
- il no sense finale (Loro trovano una tomba del padre di lei nella foresta vicina al college, sottoscrivo che il college è sperduto in mezzo alle montagne, quando il padre è morto a Londra.... va bene.. ) e non si spiega niente. Forse nei prossimi? Ma ehi, credete davvero che finiranno la serie? Ovvio che no.
- L'ex della protagonista si chiama Kristian, quello attuale Chris... Originalità ALEE
- L'autrice e i colpi di scena non vanno d'accordo, okay forse uno o due mi sono piaciuto ma il resto.... no signore!
Cosa mi è piaciuto:
- La trama mi ha incuriosito molto.
- La scrittura dell'autrice è molto scorrevole
- il libro (per quante pecche abbia) ti tiene incollato fino all'ultima pagina perchè tu vuoi conoscere il finale della storia e scoprire chi è il colpevole
- Il mistero: io amo le storie dove c'è un mistero da trovare o un assassino, non riesco a farne a meno
Cosa non mi è piaciuto:
- Tutto il resto
- Clichè OVUNQUE e non sto scherzando. "Triangolo" amoroso? c'è. Lei si innamora del tipo misterioso e tenebroso? c'è. Instant-love? C'è. C'è un omicidio e lei crede che sia stato il tipo misterioso di cui si è innamorata? c'è. Si scopre che non è stato l'amore misterioso ma il ragazzo di cui non ti saresti mai aspettata perchè è buono con tutti? c'è.
- I personaggi non sono presentati bene, e descritti in modo superficiale
- il no sense finale (Loro trovano una tomba del padre di lei nella foresta vicina al college, sottoscrivo che il college è sperduto in mezzo alle montagne, quando il padre è morto a Londra.... va bene.. ) e non si spiega niente. Forse nei prossimi? Ma ehi, credete davvero che finiranno la serie? Ovvio che no.
- L'ex della protagonista si chiama Kristian, quello attuale Chris... Originalità ALEE
- L'autrice e i colpi di scena non vanno d'accordo, okay forse uno o due mi sono piaciuto ma il resto.... no signore!
April 22, 2013
After the first chapter or so, I was fully prepared to hate this one. But to my surprise, as the novel wore on and more things started to happen, I found myself almost enjoying it. The writing wasn't brilliant, to be honest -- though I am unable to tell whether that is the author, or the fact that it has been translated from German to English. It's hard to tell what, if anything, had to be changed to accommodate the English language, so I'm not sure I can really comment on that aspect of the story too much. The thing that irked me was the 'surprise' element of the story, where the killer was revealed. I didn't find it particularly shocking but nonetheless, it was an enjoyable read. I found Robert in particular to be an interesting character, and wished that there had been more chapters in his point of view rather then Julia's, as she was a pretty stereotypical character.
July 3, 2012
Aký príbeh vás čaká?
Julia a Robert Frostovci sa prihlásia na prestížnu vysokú školu Grace College, ktorá leží v Údolí, odrezanom od populácie. Ťaží ich hrozivé tajomstvo z minulosti, pred ktorou sa snažia utiecť. Hneď po príchode zisťujú, že každý študent má tajomstvo, ktoré nechce, aby vyplávalo na povrch. No keď sa po zmiznutí jednej študentky zapojí do pátrania aj polícia, Julií a jej kamarátom neostáva nič iné, len sa pokúsiť dievča nájsť a zabezpečiť tak, aby tajomstvá zostali aj naďalej pochované.
Dve knihy v jednej
Na Hru som sa tešila odkedy som vedela, že má vyjsť a tak som bola veľmi rada, keď sa mi pred pár týždňami dostala do rúk. Zaujímavé je, že mám pocit, akoby som čítala dve knihy, hoci to tak nebolo. Príbeh je napísaný v tretej osobe, čo mne osobne vôbec nevadí, ale niekedy som mala problém zžiť sa s postavami. Kniha je zameraná na súrodencov Juliu a Roberta. Úvod sa veľmi pomaly rozbiehal a ja som chcela knihu po päťdesiatich stranách odložiť. Teraz viem, že by som urobila obrovskú chybu. Prvá polovica sa neskutočne vliekla. Takmer nič sa tam neudialo, až som mala pocit, že takto to bude pokračovať aj naďalej. Ale potom akoby uťalo a príbeh sa zmenil o 180 stupňov, akoby na úplne inú knihu. Kapitoly boli popretkávané akciou, napätím a ja som bažila po tom, dozvedieť sa stále viac.
Modrá je dobrá
Obálka hýri sýtymi farbami a hneď na prvý pohľad zaujme. Mňa najviac zaujali prekrásne odtiene modrej, ktoré mi vyčaria úsmev na tvári, vždy keď sa na knihu pozriem. Niektorí nemusia byť obálkou tak ohúrení ako ja, ale kombinácia sýtej oranžovej, žltej, bielej a odtieňov modrej vytvára pastvu pre oči. Dizajnérovi obálky skladám veľkú poklonu za jeho dielo.
Slovenská verzia
Je zaujímavé, že originál tejto knihy je v nemčine. Veľmi ma teší, že sa v knihe nevyskytli žiadne preklepy a zbytočné chyby, ktoré by čitateľa odradili. Pani prekladateľka si dala na preklade záležať a je to aj cítiť. Kniha sa čítala veľmi dobre a plynulo.
Ako to napísala spisovateľka?
Štýl písania Krystyny Kuhn je veľmi svieži a príjemný. Síce jej opisy mi až tak dobre nesadli, ale keď sa oprela do akcie, dostala kniha ten správny nádych napätia.
Rebelka, tajomná ... jednoducho Julia
Julia pre mňa predstavuje obyčajné dievča, ktoré má svoje starosti aj radosti. V jej veku sa vzoprela rodičom a robila im naprieky. Bolo pre mňa veľkým pozitívom, že Julia počúva dobrú hudbu. Myslím si, že väčšina čitateľom, by sa dokázala s ňou zžiť, pretože aj ona robí chyby, má pochybnosti a taktiež sa správa ako väčšina mladých dospievajúcich žien. Krystyna má u mňa obrovské plus za vykreslenie jej charakteru.
A tí ostatní?
Všetky postavy majú svoj vlastný a osobitný charakter. Nájdete tu ukecanú Debbie, záhadnú Kattie, maniaka Benjamina a mnoho ďalších postáv, ktoré stoja za povšimnutie. Autorka nám predstavila obyčajných vysokoškolákov, ktorí žijú bežný internátny život. Vykreslila ich realisticky. Každý si dokáže nájsť postavu, do ktorej sa dokáže vcítiť.
Nebezpečné, tajomné . . . Údolie
Ako by ste sa cítili, ak by vás vzali na miesto, kde jediná osoba, ktorú poznáte je váš brat a ste odrezaní od vonkajšieho sveta? Presne také je Údolie. Tajuplné, nebezpečné, v istých veciach zvrátené. Najbližšiu civilizáciu nájdete vzdialenú dve hodiny cesty autom. V Údolí vás prekvapia náhle zmeny počasia a nevysvetliteľné javy prírody.
Slovko na záver
Hra bola veľmi dobrým útekom zo sveta fantastiky, ktorý som ocenila. Táto kniha je prvá, ktorú som od tejto nemeckej spisovateľky čítala. Trochu cítiť, že jej štýl nie je ešte v tomto žánri vypísaný, ale to sa postupom času zmení. Kniha dostala odo mňa 4 hviezdičky, pretože verím, že pokračovanie bude ešte o kúsok lepšie. Vyjde už o pár týždňov pod názvom Katastrofa vo vydavateľstve SLOVART.
Julia a Robert Frostovci sa prihlásia na prestížnu vysokú školu Grace College, ktorá leží v Údolí, odrezanom od populácie. Ťaží ich hrozivé tajomstvo z minulosti, pred ktorou sa snažia utiecť. Hneď po príchode zisťujú, že každý študent má tajomstvo, ktoré nechce, aby vyplávalo na povrch. No keď sa po zmiznutí jednej študentky zapojí do pátrania aj polícia, Julií a jej kamarátom neostáva nič iné, len sa pokúsiť dievča nájsť a zabezpečiť tak, aby tajomstvá zostali aj naďalej pochované.
Dve knihy v jednej
Na Hru som sa tešila odkedy som vedela, že má vyjsť a tak som bola veľmi rada, keď sa mi pred pár týždňami dostala do rúk. Zaujímavé je, že mám pocit, akoby som čítala dve knihy, hoci to tak nebolo. Príbeh je napísaný v tretej osobe, čo mne osobne vôbec nevadí, ale niekedy som mala problém zžiť sa s postavami. Kniha je zameraná na súrodencov Juliu a Roberta. Úvod sa veľmi pomaly rozbiehal a ja som chcela knihu po päťdesiatich stranách odložiť. Teraz viem, že by som urobila obrovskú chybu. Prvá polovica sa neskutočne vliekla. Takmer nič sa tam neudialo, až som mala pocit, že takto to bude pokračovať aj naďalej. Ale potom akoby uťalo a príbeh sa zmenil o 180 stupňov, akoby na úplne inú knihu. Kapitoly boli popretkávané akciou, napätím a ja som bažila po tom, dozvedieť sa stále viac.
Modrá je dobrá
Obálka hýri sýtymi farbami a hneď na prvý pohľad zaujme. Mňa najviac zaujali prekrásne odtiene modrej, ktoré mi vyčaria úsmev na tvári, vždy keď sa na knihu pozriem. Niektorí nemusia byť obálkou tak ohúrení ako ja, ale kombinácia sýtej oranžovej, žltej, bielej a odtieňov modrej vytvára pastvu pre oči. Dizajnérovi obálky skladám veľkú poklonu za jeho dielo.
Slovenská verzia
Je zaujímavé, že originál tejto knihy je v nemčine. Veľmi ma teší, že sa v knihe nevyskytli žiadne preklepy a zbytočné chyby, ktoré by čitateľa odradili. Pani prekladateľka si dala na preklade záležať a je to aj cítiť. Kniha sa čítala veľmi dobre a plynulo.
Ako to napísala spisovateľka?
Štýl písania Krystyny Kuhn je veľmi svieži a príjemný. Síce jej opisy mi až tak dobre nesadli, ale keď sa oprela do akcie, dostala kniha ten správny nádych napätia.
Rebelka, tajomná ... jednoducho Julia
Julia pre mňa predstavuje obyčajné dievča, ktoré má svoje starosti aj radosti. V jej veku sa vzoprela rodičom a robila im naprieky. Bolo pre mňa veľkým pozitívom, že Julia počúva dobrú hudbu. Myslím si, že väčšina čitateľom, by sa dokázala s ňou zžiť, pretože aj ona robí chyby, má pochybnosti a taktiež sa správa ako väčšina mladých dospievajúcich žien. Krystyna má u mňa obrovské plus za vykreslenie jej charakteru.
A tí ostatní?
Všetky postavy majú svoj vlastný a osobitný charakter. Nájdete tu ukecanú Debbie, záhadnú Kattie, maniaka Benjamina a mnoho ďalších postáv, ktoré stoja za povšimnutie. Autorka nám predstavila obyčajných vysokoškolákov, ktorí žijú bežný internátny život. Vykreslila ich realisticky. Každý si dokáže nájsť postavu, do ktorej sa dokáže vcítiť.
Nebezpečné, tajomné . . . Údolie
Ako by ste sa cítili, ak by vás vzali na miesto, kde jediná osoba, ktorú poznáte je váš brat a ste odrezaní od vonkajšieho sveta? Presne také je Údolie. Tajuplné, nebezpečné, v istých veciach zvrátené. Najbližšiu civilizáciu nájdete vzdialenú dve hodiny cesty autom. V Údolí vás prekvapia náhle zmeny počasia a nevysvetliteľné javy prírody.
Slovko na záver
Hra bola veľmi dobrým útekom zo sveta fantastiky, ktorý som ocenila. Táto kniha je prvá, ktorú som od tejto nemeckej spisovateľky čítala. Trochu cítiť, že jej štýl nie je ešte v tomto žánri vypísaný, ale to sa postupom času zmení. Kniha dostala odo mňa 4 hviezdičky, pretože verím, že pokračovanie bude ešte o kúsok lepšie. Vyjde už o pár týždňov pod názvom Katastrofa vo vydavateľstve SLOVART.
July 14, 2011
It was actually quite good! Much better than I expected, full of suspense and constantly kept me on the edge of thewhat's going to happen next... lots of chapter cliffhangers that make you stay awake half the night. BUT... the ending let it down. I was so disappointed with it that I had to downgrad it to a three. It felt rushed and not really thought-out (I realise it's getting picked up again in the next installment), just a quick solution that seemed a little too convenient and contrived. Shame really as it was great otherwise.
December 8, 2024
Irgendwas zwischen 3,5 und 4 ⭐
May 16, 2025
Solider Auftakt für eine Reihe. Die Charaktere wurden gut eingeführt, aber mit Potential für mehr Tiefe, die Handlung war in sich abgeschlossen und ein größeres Mysterium welches als übergreifende Handlung über alle Bände diehnen kann wurde eingeführt. Auch wenn das Buch mich zu keinem Zeitpunkt komplett mitgerissen hat, war ich gut unterhalten und freue mich zu erfahren wie es weitergeht.
December 10, 2011
1? 1,5? 2?
Vediamo se la notte porta consiglio...
Rieccoci qui. Lunga riflessione (?) mi ha portato a concludere che la crisi ha colpito duro anche la narrativa. Non posso spiegarmi in altro modo i tagli enormi che questo libro deve aver subito. Deve, perché mi rifiuto di credere che l'autrice abbia volontariamente glissato sui passaggi logici, mozzando senza pietà sviluppi di trama e caratteriali.
Probabilmente sono viziata. O lo sono stata, quanto meno. La mia prima adolescenza letteraria è stata coccolata dalle pregevoli collane Junior della Mondadori. Storie per ragazzi, sì, ma non per questo meno degne di essere definite storie. Thriller per ragazzi, sì, ma non per questo meno degni di una trama e una caratterizzazione psicologica inattaccabili.
Putroppo, invece, Il Segreto del Grace College crolla su tutti i fronti. Le premesse non era affatto malvagie: il campus inespugnabile e vagamente inquietante (versione moderna della stanza chiusa), un morto, ricatti sullo sfondo, misteri che si intrecciano. Ma poi tutto deraglia di fronte all'attuale sviluppo della storia:
1. Caratterizzazione. Who are thou? E' l'aspetto che ho trovato più irritante. Julia continua a parlarci della differenza tra la lei del passato e la lei del presente. Io vorrei gentilmente chiderle, quale differenza? Si definisce come la cocca di tutti, eppure non c'è un momento in cui si percepisca questo suo nuovo aspetto. I suoi sbalzi di umore e pareri sono inquietanti. Nel giro di dieci secondi passa dal "di lui non posso né potrò fidarmi mai" al "non sarò al sicuro con nessuno come lo sono con lui". E quando dico dieci secondi - e senza che nulla succeda nel mezzo - non scherzo.
2. Sviluppo di trama. O meglio, quando la polizia è persino più imbecille della media. Che l'hanno chiamata a fare la polizia? Io avrei potuto fare un lavoro migliore. Che poi il nostro gruppo decida allegramente e in comunità di nascondere prove alla polizia stessa (senza motivo, dovrei aggiungere) porta solo a un grande perché?
3. Gestione dei misteri. Passare 3/4 di storia con Julia (e l'autrice) che tenta disperatamente di nascondere il suo passato quando è piuttosto ovvio fin da pagina 5 quello che deve essere successo (per lo meno a grandi linee) è imbarazzante. Avere Robert che fornisce la soluzione del secondo mistero a metà libro circa senza che nessuno degli altri se ne accorga è deprimente.
Se a questo aggiungiamo una traduzione così-così (fantastica la scena in bagno con Debbie quando - presumbilmente dimenticandosi del doppio significato di "sie" in tedesco - Julia pensa a sé stessa come a un "loro" invece che una "lei"), un ritmo soporifero nella prima parte, personaggi con la profondità di una pozzanghera, non vi sorprenderà se leggere il seguito è molto, molto, molto in basso nella lista delle mie future letture. Sconsigliato.
(E la notte ha portato consiglio: da 2 a 1... chi dice che dopo una notte di riposo si è tutti più buoni? ;) )
Vediamo se la notte porta consiglio...
Rieccoci qui. Lunga riflessione (?) mi ha portato a concludere che la crisi ha colpito duro anche la narrativa. Non posso spiegarmi in altro modo i tagli enormi che questo libro deve aver subito. Deve, perché mi rifiuto di credere che l'autrice abbia volontariamente glissato sui passaggi logici, mozzando senza pietà sviluppi di trama e caratteriali.
Probabilmente sono viziata. O lo sono stata, quanto meno. La mia prima adolescenza letteraria è stata coccolata dalle pregevoli collane Junior della Mondadori. Storie per ragazzi, sì, ma non per questo meno degne di essere definite storie. Thriller per ragazzi, sì, ma non per questo meno degni di una trama e una caratterizzazione psicologica inattaccabili.
Putroppo, invece, Il Segreto del Grace College crolla su tutti i fronti. Le premesse non era affatto malvagie: il campus inespugnabile e vagamente inquietante (versione moderna della stanza chiusa), un morto, ricatti sullo sfondo, misteri che si intrecciano. Ma poi tutto deraglia di fronte all'attuale sviluppo della storia:
1. Caratterizzazione. Who are thou? E' l'aspetto che ho trovato più irritante. Julia continua a parlarci della differenza tra la lei del passato e la lei del presente. Io vorrei gentilmente chiderle, quale differenza? Si definisce come la cocca di tutti, eppure non c'è un momento in cui si percepisca questo suo nuovo aspetto. I suoi sbalzi di umore e pareri sono inquietanti. Nel giro di dieci secondi passa dal "di lui non posso né potrò fidarmi mai" al "non sarò al sicuro con nessuno come lo sono con lui". E quando dico dieci secondi - e senza che nulla succeda nel mezzo - non scherzo.
2. Sviluppo di trama. O meglio, quando la polizia è persino più imbecille della media. Che l'hanno chiamata a fare la polizia? Io avrei potuto fare un lavoro migliore. Che poi il nostro gruppo decida allegramente e in comunità di nascondere prove alla polizia stessa (senza motivo, dovrei aggiungere) porta solo a un grande perché?
3. Gestione dei misteri. Passare 3/4 di storia con Julia (e l'autrice) che tenta disperatamente di nascondere il suo passato quando è piuttosto ovvio fin da pagina 5 quello che deve essere successo (per lo meno a grandi linee) è imbarazzante. Avere Robert che fornisce la soluzione del secondo mistero a metà libro circa senza che nessuno degli altri se ne accorga è deprimente.
Se a questo aggiungiamo una traduzione così-così (fantastica la scena in bagno con Debbie quando - presumbilmente dimenticandosi del doppio significato di "sie" in tedesco - Julia pensa a sé stessa come a un "loro" invece che una "lei"), un ritmo soporifero nella prima parte, personaggi con la profondità di una pozzanghera, non vi sorprenderà se leggere il seguito è molto, molto, molto in basso nella lista delle mie future letture. Sconsigliato.
(E la notte ha portato consiglio: da 2 a 1... chi dice che dopo una notte di riposo si è tutti più buoni? ;) )
July 29, 2011
„Kennst Du das Gefühl, dass die Gegenwart so absurd ist, dass man die Vergangenheit plötzlich mit ganz anderen Augen betrachtet?“
Die Geschwister Robert und Julia werden von Alex, ihrem Betreuer und Collegestudenten am Flughafen abgeholt. Ihre Reise führt sie in das Tal, einem abgelegen Ort in den Wäldern Kanadas. Beide kommen extra aus London, um ihre Vergangenheit zu verarbeiten.
Doch das Tal kommt ihnen schnell merkwürdig vor, denn in dem Tal gibt es nichts weiter als das College, den Campus, den Lehrern und anderen Studenten.
Das Tal scheint wie ausgestorben zu sein. Man hört weder Vögelzwitschern, noch andere Tiere.
Recht schnell hat Robert eine schreckliche Vorahnung: „Dieser Ort ist böse!“
In der zweiten Collegewoche bekommen die neuen Studenten, auch Freshmen genannt, eine Einladung zu einer Bootsparty. Was jedoch merkwürdig ist: Während alle ihre Einladung per Email erhalten, erhält Julia diese per SMS. Aber wie kann das sein, wenn niemand ihre Nummer kennt? Wer ist der mysteriöse Absender?
Trotz aller Zweifel gehen Julia und Robert mit ihren neuen Freunden auf die Party, doch schon der Weg zum Bootshaus ist sehr mysteriös, denn sie müssen dafür u.a. extra über Zäune klettern. Julia glaubt, dass es eine Mutprobe sein könnte.
Doch dann geschieht das Unglück.
Robert glaubt, dass ein Mädchen in den See gesprungen ist und springt direkt hinterher, um sie zu retten. Doch niemand sonst hat dieses Mädchen gesehen. Als Robert auch noch erklärt, dass das Mädchen blaue Haare und einen grünen Badeanzug trägt, werden die Zweifel an seinen Aussagen immer größer. Selbst Julia kann ihren Bruder nicht mehr glauben.
Noch mysteriöser wird es, als Angela Finder, die Chefredakteurin der Grace Zeitung verschwindet. Denn eines ist sicher: Angela kann nicht in den See gesprungen sein, denn sie sitzt im Rollstuhl…
Wer ist das mysteriöse Mädchen und wo ist Angela Finder?
Krystyna Kuhn hat mit „Das Tal“ einen tollen Start einer Buchreihe geschaffen, die den Leser sofort in seinen Bann zieht.
Obwohl ich nicht gerade ein Fan von Thrillern bin, konnte ich das Buch kaum aus den Händen legen.
Die Charaktere und die Schauplätze sind sehr interessant und gefallen mir gut.
Vor allem der scheue Robert ist besonders interessant. Seine Gedanken sind durch sein mathematisches Denken nachvollziehbar, aber auch gleichzeitig verwirrend.
Der Schreibstil gefällt mir ebenfalls sehr gut.
Zwar war der Anfang etwas langatmig und zu detailliert beschrieben, jedoch stört das zum Ende hin nicht mehr, denn genau diese Details sollte der Leser immer im Hinterkopf behalten.
Auch das Cover ist wunderschön und sehr passend. Das Grace College wirkt auch auf dem Cover sehr mystisch. Die pinken Verschnörkelungen sind ein weiteres Highlight.
Der Klappentext ist ebenfalls gelungen und die Geschichte hält, was sie verspricht.
Zum Glück erscheint bald der zweite Band „Die Katastrophe“.
Unbedingt lesen!
Die Geschwister Robert und Julia werden von Alex, ihrem Betreuer und Collegestudenten am Flughafen abgeholt. Ihre Reise führt sie in das Tal, einem abgelegen Ort in den Wäldern Kanadas. Beide kommen extra aus London, um ihre Vergangenheit zu verarbeiten.
Doch das Tal kommt ihnen schnell merkwürdig vor, denn in dem Tal gibt es nichts weiter als das College, den Campus, den Lehrern und anderen Studenten.
Das Tal scheint wie ausgestorben zu sein. Man hört weder Vögelzwitschern, noch andere Tiere.
Recht schnell hat Robert eine schreckliche Vorahnung: „Dieser Ort ist böse!“
In der zweiten Collegewoche bekommen die neuen Studenten, auch Freshmen genannt, eine Einladung zu einer Bootsparty. Was jedoch merkwürdig ist: Während alle ihre Einladung per Email erhalten, erhält Julia diese per SMS. Aber wie kann das sein, wenn niemand ihre Nummer kennt? Wer ist der mysteriöse Absender?
Trotz aller Zweifel gehen Julia und Robert mit ihren neuen Freunden auf die Party, doch schon der Weg zum Bootshaus ist sehr mysteriös, denn sie müssen dafür u.a. extra über Zäune klettern. Julia glaubt, dass es eine Mutprobe sein könnte.
Doch dann geschieht das Unglück.
Robert glaubt, dass ein Mädchen in den See gesprungen ist und springt direkt hinterher, um sie zu retten. Doch niemand sonst hat dieses Mädchen gesehen. Als Robert auch noch erklärt, dass das Mädchen blaue Haare und einen grünen Badeanzug trägt, werden die Zweifel an seinen Aussagen immer größer. Selbst Julia kann ihren Bruder nicht mehr glauben.
Noch mysteriöser wird es, als Angela Finder, die Chefredakteurin der Grace Zeitung verschwindet. Denn eines ist sicher: Angela kann nicht in den See gesprungen sein, denn sie sitzt im Rollstuhl…
Wer ist das mysteriöse Mädchen und wo ist Angela Finder?
Krystyna Kuhn hat mit „Das Tal“ einen tollen Start einer Buchreihe geschaffen, die den Leser sofort in seinen Bann zieht.
Obwohl ich nicht gerade ein Fan von Thrillern bin, konnte ich das Buch kaum aus den Händen legen.
Die Charaktere und die Schauplätze sind sehr interessant und gefallen mir gut.
Vor allem der scheue Robert ist besonders interessant. Seine Gedanken sind durch sein mathematisches Denken nachvollziehbar, aber auch gleichzeitig verwirrend.
Der Schreibstil gefällt mir ebenfalls sehr gut.
Zwar war der Anfang etwas langatmig und zu detailliert beschrieben, jedoch stört das zum Ende hin nicht mehr, denn genau diese Details sollte der Leser immer im Hinterkopf behalten.
Auch das Cover ist wunderschön und sehr passend. Das Grace College wirkt auch auf dem Cover sehr mystisch. Die pinken Verschnörkelungen sind ein weiteres Highlight.
Der Klappentext ist ebenfalls gelungen und die Geschichte hält, was sie verspricht.
Zum Glück erscheint bald der zweite Band „Die Katastrophe“.
Unbedingt lesen!
January 18, 2012
Súrodenci Julia a Robert prichádzajú do Grace College neskôr, než ostatní. Nikto nevie, odkiaľ sa vzali, prečo meškajú, ani čo ich dohnalo k tomu, aby sa prihlásili na síce prominentnú ale tajomnú školu, takmer úplne odtrhnutú od civilizácie. Zdá sa však, že Julia a Robert nie sú jediní, ktorí skrývajú tajomstvo. V Údolí sa začínajú diať čudné veci - neznáme dievčatá s modrými vlasmi skáču do jazera a nikdy sa nevynoria a študenti miznú bez stopy. Všetko nasvedčuje tomu, že na na Grace College sa odohrala vražda. Ale čo sa dá narobiť, ak neexistuje žiadne telo ani žiaden dôkaz? Ešte stále je tu však záhadný videozáznam, ktorý zachytil jedinú sekundu čohosi, čo následne muselo byť zmazané. Bol v údolí skutočne zavraždený človek, alebo je to všetko iba obyčajná hra?
Hra je dielo nemeckej autorky Krystyny Kuhn, odohrávajúce sa v Amerike. Keď sa mi do rúk dostane nejaká kniha, väčšinou som zvyknutá dohľadať si o nej na internete čo najviac informácií, nejaké recenzie alebo aspoň názory a hodnotenia čitateľov. V tomto prípade som prežívala zdrojovú krízu, nakoľko takmer všetky recenzie na Hru sú písané v nemčine, z ktorej ja rozumiem žalostne málo. Čiže do čítania som sa s výnimkou niekoľkostranovej slovenskej ukážky vrhala takmer úplne na slepo a bez extrémnych očakávaní.
Je pravda, že prvá tretina sa knihy sa vlečie - deje sa toho síce veľa, ale prakticky nič podstatné, trvá hodnú chvíľu, kým začne prvá akcia. Stretávame hromadu nových postáv: Robertových a Juliiných spolubývajúcich, ich starších mentorov, niektorých učiteľov a redaktorku v školskom časopise. Striedajú sa dvaja rozprávači, z väčšej časti príbeh rozpráva Julia ale sem tam sa objaví aj Robertova perspektíva. Aby som to zhrnula, prvá tretina knihy je asi taká záživná, ako tento odstavec, čo som práve napísala.
To sa však zásadne mení ako dej postupuje. Jedna udalosť odrazu spúšťa lavínu ďalších a ďalších, príbeh sa zamotáva a atmosféra potemnieva, hlavne vďaka veľmi živému ( a strašidelnému!) opisu Údolia, Zrkadlového jazera alebo hory s názvom Prízrak. Už sme tu mali YA dystópiu, YA duchárčinu, YA horor a Krystyna Kuhn načŕta znovu niečo nové a originálne - YA detektívku. Zápletka prvého dielu série je síce podstatne premyslenejšia než jej trošku antiklimaktické rozuzlenie, ale zároveň sa nám v úplnom závere príbeh opäť zaplieta a čitateľ zisťuje, že kniha Hra je očividne súčasť čohosi oveľa väčšieho, premakanejšieho a záhadnejšieho, a že to najšokujúcejšie nás ešte pravdepodobne iba čaká v ďalších dieloch. Skutočne musím povedať, že samotný záver knihy ma nechal sedieť ešte niekoľko minút s otvorenými ústami a veľmi silnou potrebou začať okamžite čítať druhý diel - Katastrofu.
Hru by som odporučila každému, kto má chuť čítať pre zmenu o niečom inom než o upíroch, vlkolakoch či ustavičnom čarovaní, no napriek tomu nepohrdne trochou tajomna. Nečakajte detektívku a lá Agata Christie, no priemerne náročný čitateľ by určite nemal byť sklamaný.
Hra je dielo nemeckej autorky Krystyny Kuhn, odohrávajúce sa v Amerike. Keď sa mi do rúk dostane nejaká kniha, väčšinou som zvyknutá dohľadať si o nej na internete čo najviac informácií, nejaké recenzie alebo aspoň názory a hodnotenia čitateľov. V tomto prípade som prežívala zdrojovú krízu, nakoľko takmer všetky recenzie na Hru sú písané v nemčine, z ktorej ja rozumiem žalostne málo. Čiže do čítania som sa s výnimkou niekoľkostranovej slovenskej ukážky vrhala takmer úplne na slepo a bez extrémnych očakávaní.
Je pravda, že prvá tretina sa knihy sa vlečie - deje sa toho síce veľa, ale prakticky nič podstatné, trvá hodnú chvíľu, kým začne prvá akcia. Stretávame hromadu nových postáv: Robertových a Juliiných spolubývajúcich, ich starších mentorov, niektorých učiteľov a redaktorku v školskom časopise. Striedajú sa dvaja rozprávači, z väčšej časti príbeh rozpráva Julia ale sem tam sa objaví aj Robertova perspektíva. Aby som to zhrnula, prvá tretina knihy je asi taká záživná, ako tento odstavec, čo som práve napísala.
To sa však zásadne mení ako dej postupuje. Jedna udalosť odrazu spúšťa lavínu ďalších a ďalších, príbeh sa zamotáva a atmosféra potemnieva, hlavne vďaka veľmi živému ( a strašidelnému!) opisu Údolia, Zrkadlového jazera alebo hory s názvom Prízrak. Už sme tu mali YA dystópiu, YA duchárčinu, YA horor a Krystyna Kuhn načŕta znovu niečo nové a originálne - YA detektívku. Zápletka prvého dielu série je síce podstatne premyslenejšia než jej trošku antiklimaktické rozuzlenie, ale zároveň sa nám v úplnom závere príbeh opäť zaplieta a čitateľ zisťuje, že kniha Hra je očividne súčasť čohosi oveľa väčšieho, premakanejšieho a záhadnejšieho, a že to najšokujúcejšie nás ešte pravdepodobne iba čaká v ďalších dieloch. Skutočne musím povedať, že samotný záver knihy ma nechal sedieť ešte niekoľko minút s otvorenými ústami a veľmi silnou potrebou začať okamžite čítať druhý diel - Katastrofu.
Hru by som odporučila každému, kto má chuť čítať pre zmenu o niečom inom než o upíroch, vlkolakoch či ustavičnom čarovaní, no napriek tomu nepohrdne trochou tajomna. Nečakajte detektívku a lá Agata Christie, no priemerne náročný čitateľ by určite nemal byť sklamaný.
September 9, 2012
All right, first of all, I did not like this book. It was tooooo long, tooooo boring and tooo predictable. In the beginning I already knew that Alex wasn't a good guy and that he would cause some trouble. Second, this so-called mysterie wasn't interesting and exiting at all. Everytime I looked at the pagenumbers and wished that I was done. But no, the pages were suddenly longer. The clock was tikking. Each tick very slow: 200 pages to go, 178 pages to go, 135 pages to go. Well, I think you get the point. Third, that romance between Chris and Julia was suddenly there. Poef! Chris likes Julia and he wants her to tell him everything about her. And when she doesn't, he gets mad. Jee, what a nice guy. And Julia what kind of girl is she? All the way through this book Julia kept saying that she wasn't THAT girl anymore. Her new self. Everybody's darling. Then I thought to myself: Who is that old Julia then? And who is she now? What is the difference between those two girls? And these questions were building a big wall of irritation. I couldn't believe that my teacher literature recommended me this book. I couldn't believe that books like this could break through and get high recommendations. Where are all the good writers?! And seriously, what kind of ending was that? Uhhh,
I'm going to stop right now, I'm getting a bit crabby and I don't want to ruin my afternoon. Soo, In short: This book sucks!
PS: I only read this book because my teacher recommended me it and the title was soo good. THE Game. And of course because the word GAME is in it. Ever since I read the HUNGER GAMES, I wanted to read every book with the word game in it. I know, weird, but yeah, live is too short to be normal.
I'm going to stop right now, I'm getting a bit crabby and I don't want to ruin my afternoon. Soo, In short: This book sucks!
PS: I only read this book because my teacher recommended me it and the title was soo good. THE Game. And of course because the word GAME is in it. Ever since I read the HUNGER GAMES, I wanted to read every book with the word game in it. I know, weird, but yeah, live is too short to be normal.
October 26, 2021
Das Tal (zumindest die ersten drei Teile) zählt zu den wenigen Buchreihen, die ich immer wieder lese, auch wenn ich mittlerweile nicht mehr in die "Teenie"-Zielgruppe gehöre. Das Buch hat sicherlich seine Schwächen (z. B. sprachlich nicht immer gewandt), aber das macht die Story nicht weniger spannend. Zu allererst gefällt mir das Setting in einem abgelegenen Internat in den Rocky Mountains (ja, klischeehaft, aber das ist ja nicht immer das schlechteste). Die bedrückende Stimmung wird meiner Meinung nach super rübergebracht und Ideen, wie dass das Tal nicht auf Google Earth zu finden ist, fand ich richtig cool. Die Figuren sind sogar erfrischend realitätsnah (auch wenn sie ein dunkles Geheimnis haben). Die Jugendlichen verhalten sich, wie man es von Jugendlichen erwarten würde, was leider in YA-Romanen oft nicht der Fall ist, in denen sich Jugendliche wie kleine Erwachsene verhalten. Der Plot ist wirklich super, ich finde ihn jedes Mal wieder spannend und die Auflösung war auch nicht zu offensichtlich. Ich kann das Tal als spannende Lektüre für zwischendurch wirklich empfehlen, allerdings war für mich nach Teil 3 Schluss, denn danach wurden plötzlich übernatürliche Elemente in die Geschichte eingebaut, die in einem haarsträubenden Finale enden, das man sich nicht antun sollte! Da die Bücher in sich abgeschlossen sind, mindert das aber nicht die gute Bewertung für Teil 1!
March 6, 2012
4.5
Julia ve kardeşi Robert karanlık bir geçmişi arkalarında bırakarak yüksek bir vadide bulunan Grace kolejine gelirler. Okulda yeni öğrenciler için verilen partide Robert göle atlayan bir kız görür , göl sanki kızı kendine çekmiştir. Ama kimse ona inanmaz kız kardeşi bile. Bu olay Grace koleji ile ilgili saklı gerçekleri yavaşça araştırmaya iter Robert i. Okul Google Earth den bulunamıyor , erişim yasağı yazısı çıkıyordur.
Robert in vizyonları sırasında attığı çığlıklar tüm öğrencilerin dikkatini çekiyordur ve Julia ile ilgilenen Chris ise geçmişlerini öğrenmek istemektedir. Julia parti sırasında kendine atılan mesajı araştırırken kendini çok büyük bir tehlikeye atar.
Vadi tehlikeli ve "kötü"dür.
*Kitapta çok fazla sır var ; birini çözmeye çalışırken yeni sırlar ortaya çıkıyor. Sizi daha fazla meraka sürüklüyor ve kitabı elinizden bırakamıyorsunuz. Alman yazarlar pek tercihim olmasa da kitabı çok beğendim. Bu serinin ilginç bir özelliği de yazarın kitapları sezon olarak nitelendirmesi. Oyun kitabı 1. sezon 1. bölüm :)
Julia ve kardeşi Robert karanlık bir geçmişi arkalarında bırakarak yüksek bir vadide bulunan Grace kolejine gelirler. Okulda yeni öğrenciler için verilen partide Robert göle atlayan bir kız görür , göl sanki kızı kendine çekmiştir. Ama kimse ona inanmaz kız kardeşi bile. Bu olay Grace koleji ile ilgili saklı gerçekleri yavaşça araştırmaya iter Robert i. Okul Google Earth den bulunamıyor , erişim yasağı yazısı çıkıyordur.
Robert in vizyonları sırasında attığı çığlıklar tüm öğrencilerin dikkatini çekiyordur ve Julia ile ilgilenen Chris ise geçmişlerini öğrenmek istemektedir. Julia parti sırasında kendine atılan mesajı araştırırken kendini çok büyük bir tehlikeye atar.
Vadi tehlikeli ve "kötü"dür.
*Kitapta çok fazla sır var ; birini çözmeye çalışırken yeni sırlar ortaya çıkıyor. Sizi daha fazla meraka sürüklüyor ve kitabı elinizden bırakamıyorsunuz. Alman yazarlar pek tercihim olmasa da kitabı çok beğendim. Bu serinin ilginç bir özelliği de yazarın kitapları sezon olarak nitelendirmesi. Oyun kitabı 1. sezon 1. bölüm :)
March 26, 2017
ok, ich kann hier die selben dinge anmerken die ich wohl bei fast jedem jugendbuch kritiseren kann - warum müssen da überhaupt love interests sein? und wie kann ein typ, der sich so krass creepy verhält, überhaupt legitim als love interest gelten?? was bitte soll denn immer diese gegenüberstellung "stark geschminkte mädchen = böse und zickig vs. natürlich schöne mädchen = gut, lieb, ~authentisch~"??? - aber die tatsache, dass ich letzte nacht die ersten drei bände der reihe nahezu ohne pinkelpause verschlang, zeigt, dass sie mich definitiv gepackt haben.
jetzt sitze ich in der unibib und will arbeiten, aber ich habe den nächsten band auch schon runtergeladen und arghhh. online-büchereien sind schlecht für menschen, die alle ihre gelüste immer sofort befriedigen wollen.
anyway, die 4 sterne reflektieren weniger die qualität des buches an sich als meine freude darüber, mal wieder so krass gefesselt worden zu sein. vielleicht schreibe ich irgendwann eine reflektierte rezension zu der reihe, aber jetzt muss ich die restlichen bände verschlingen wie 1 tüte chips.
jetzt sitze ich in der unibib und will arbeiten, aber ich habe den nächsten band auch schon runtergeladen und arghhh. online-büchereien sind schlecht für menschen, die alle ihre gelüste immer sofort befriedigen wollen.
anyway, die 4 sterne reflektieren weniger die qualität des buches an sich als meine freude darüber, mal wieder so krass gefesselt worden zu sein. vielleicht schreibe ich irgendwann eine reflektierte rezension zu der reihe, aber jetzt muss ich die restlichen bände verschlingen wie 1 tüte chips.
March 24, 2012
Vayy cidden iyiydi. Bu kardeşlerin sakladığı sırrın ne olduğunu bir hayli merak ettim çünkü yazar abla bunu kitabın sonlarında açıklıyor anca. Kitap gayet güzel bir gerilim örneğiydi. Ölü bir kız var, tabi katil de var ama öyle kanlı bıçaklı değil, tamamen planlı bir cinayet söz konusu burada. Hal böyle olunca tadından yenmiyor tabi. Sayfaları çevirdikçe merakınız giderek artıyor, mekan ıssız deyim yerindeyse in cin top oynuyor çünkü hayvanlara rastlamıyorsunuz (felsefecinin köpeği hariç, tabi bir de şu meçhul kuş var) ortam o kadar klostrofobik ki istemeseniz de kurguya daldığınızda geriliyorsunuz. Dibi görünmeyen göl, uçsuz bucaksız ağaçlar, kasvetli bir bina... ne ararsanız var. Kitabı ciddi anlamda beğendim, gözüm kapalı tavsiye edebilirim.
February 12, 2013
Baştan sona merak uyandıran bir kitaptı.Grace Koleji dünyadan soyutlanmış, kuş uçmaz kervan geçmez denilen bir yerde. Julia ve erkek kardeşi buraya geliyorlar. Tabi bu andan itibaren niye burayı seçtikleri, garip durumları, açıklamadıkları sırları hep merak konusu oluyor ki diğer arkadaşları da bir garipti. Ben açıkçası bilim-kurgu şeklinde bir şey bekliyordum, vadinin durumu başkası tarafından kontrol edilen, hava olayları bile ayarlanan (açlık oyunlarındaki gibi)bir yer gibi geldi. Ama gizem, cinayet ve sırlarla dolu bir kitaptı. Julia çok donuk geldi bana, kardeşiyle de hiç ilgilenmedi :P Ancak kitabın sonunda bir şeyleri öğrenebiliyoruz. Güzeldi ama 5 niye vermedim bilmiyorum... Bir şey eksikti hissi var malesef :/
December 27, 2016
Haha, das Hörbuch mal eben an einem Tag durchgesuchtet. Super gelesen von Franziska Pigulla (die Stimme von Galileo etc) Ich mag den Stil und das Setting! Die Auflösung war jetzt nicht mega, aber durch den Cliffhanger gebe ich dem zweiten Hörbuch noch einen Versuch :) Sonst an sich ein netter Jugendkrimiauftakt.
April 7, 2012
Akože, všetko dobre, len ten koniec ma nas*al. Dokopy som sa nič nedozvedela a ešte je to taká namotávka na ďalší diel! Šťastie, že mám pokračovanie doma, inak by som si asi obúchala hlavu o stenu. :D:D
January 1, 2015
Zo začiatku zvláštne, potom lepší priemer, ale druhá polovica knihy ma úplne dostala, a koniec vystrelil rovno do druhého dielu!!!
June 6, 2015
Ich finde die Geschichte unglaublich cool und kann es gar nicht erwarten, Band 2 zu lesen *-*
November 9, 2025
Around the beginning of the 2010s everyone in Germany was hyping Krystyna Kuhn’s „The Valley“ series centred around students at remote and elitist Grace College in Canada. I stumbled across the series quite recently and decided to give the first instalment, “The Game”, a shot. It’s very unusual for German or for non-English speaking author’s books in general to be translated to English so there must have been something here that people thought might attract readers all over the world. I kind of understand but I also kind of don’t.
This book is unusual, that’s for sure. It was first published at the height of the YA Thriller trend in 2010 but even seven years later the novel doesn’t feel dated. There are some pop culture references but the book could’ve come out yesterday, it aged quite well which can’t be said for a lot of other YA novels from around that time.
LIAR, LIAR
What makes this book so unusual is it’s setting. It’s YA fiction, the heroes are all about seventeen and eighteen years old, but they’re college students, not in High School anymore and the book deals with some mature topics like heavy partying and sex that a lot of YA omits. For many older teenagers these things are part of growing up which is why I liked that they were included here and displayed as fairly normal teenage and college student behaviour without glossing over the ugly parts.
Grace College is remote in the extreme sense of the word: It’s situated in a lonely valley somewhere in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, half a day’s trip away from the next small town. The only way to get out is to take a bus that only comes on Saturdays. I loved it for being so different from your usual YA small town setting. There’s something dreadful about the place that’s apparent from page one and I kept finding myself wishing for Julia to leave immediately before something bad happens. But of course she does not leave and of course something bad happens.
The book’s main protagonist is seventeen year old London born student Julia Frost who arrives at Grace College together with her brother Robert. They’re running away from something but Julia won’t tell us what they’re hiding from. This was a bit of a bother to be honest and it’s one of the main quibbles I had with “The Game” so let’s get it out of the way. Julia is an unreliable narrator. I liked the idea of this and it could have worked extremely well if it had been executed better. Krystyna Kuhn is an okay writer. She’s great with plots but her writing is just okay. Julia is basically lying to the reader and keeps omitting important information which becomes apparent quite early on. If this had been done better it would probably have kept me guessing what she tries to hide from the reader and why but the way it played out here it got extremely frustrating after a while. That’s because as far as the reader knows Julia has no reason to lie.
She has no reason to hide her past from the reader and you keep wondering why the hell she does it other than to keep the reader invested in the story. The secret of Julia’s past is an extremely clunky plot device. It’s unnecessarily dragged out. All it would have needed to make it more believable was some kind of reason for Julia to not want to remember her past. It’s clear why she hides it from the other students at her new college but she basically hides it from herself and consequently from the reader as well. I kept asking myself why and if I had gotten an answer, a reason, this could have been pretty cool. It’s the sole reason I was disappointed in the ending because the answer to this question never was delivered.
SHE DOESN’T EVEN GO HERE
The actual plot of “The Game” makes up for that disappointment though. This book gets you invested in Julia’s story and fate really fast. And I mean really fast. Julia arrives at college and a few days later is invited to a party on the shores of Lake Mirror, the mysterious lake Julia was told to stay away from due to freak swirls and weird weather phenomena in the area. Julia and her roommates go to the party anyway, duh. Once there Robert witnesses a girl nobody has seen before dive headfirst into the water. A few days later a different girl is found dead in the water near the lake’s shore – Angela, who is wheelchair-bound and can’t have reached the rocky path she fell from alone. So someone must have killed her.
The English edition’s blurb is really vague but this is basically the plot. An unknown girl dives into Lake Mirror, but Angela is found drowned. As far as we know there is no supernatural element to the “Valley” series but the way Lake Mirror, Grace College, nearby Mount Ghost and Angela’s death are described and woven into the story, you get a feeling there’s something really weird going on at Grace College and this feeling of dread is what keeps you invested. Interestingly enough this book also delves into psychological and mathematical terrains like game theory (hence the title) and there are some chapters told from Robert’s point of view. Robert is extremely intelligent, a prodigy, who mostly thinks in mathematical equations and the small insights into the way he sees Grace College and the world were really interesting to read.
Julia sets out to find out about the mysterious girl, because nobody believes her brother has actually seen her. I liked this because it rang so true to me. Robert is different, people think he’s weird so they spread the rumour that he made the mystery girl up for attention. I loved this part of the story. Julia does doubt Robert now and then but her love for her brother is really strong and she wants to protect him at all costs. I like stories centred around siblings a lot and this was very well done. Julia uncovers some secrets but she mostly uncovers new questions. I liked that. There are enough answers given to make you feel satisfied with the novel’s ending and the new questions that arise feel natural and make you really want to know what happens next. I haven’t read book two, “The Crash”, yet but I’m already looking forward to it.
As a side note I might have to warn you that they stopped translating this series into English after book two. I think “The Game” is still worth a read if you’re interested but you might not be able to get all the answers in the end. It’s a shame, really, but I guess the books didn’t sell as well in English as they seem to have in Germany. If you’re into YA Thrillers you might still want to give “The Game” a shot. It gives you enough answers in the end to not leave you hanging even if there is a minor cliff hanger.
AS WHITE AS THE PEAK OF MOUNT GHOST
I didn’t like everything about this book, obviously. I’ve already mentioned the slightly botched take at an unreliable narrator but there’s more: I’m not really okay with the author killing off the only disabled character in the book. Angela seems to be the only student in a wheelchair or otherwise physically impaired at Grace College and she’s the murder victim. As far as representation goes, “The Game” kind of falls flat. There is one character of colour, Katie, who is the main heroine of book two but she’s the only one mentioned. I don’t always mind the lack of diversity in fiction as much as I do when it comes to “The Game”. Grace College’s students are supposed to be America’s most intelligent young people and they’re basically all white, able bodied and straight. That kind of thing leaves a bad taste in my mouth. If this was any old community college I wouldn’t mind as much but I don’t like the implication that America’s most intelligent teenagers apparently don’t include people of colour, disabled kids or gay people.
I also thought it was a shame that Krystyna Kuhn chose Debbie, Julia’s roommate who is seriously a horrible person, as the only chubby girl in the book who is also constantly described as plain and not as pretty as the others. This bothered me quite a bit since it plays into old stereotypes of equating physical attractiveness with goodness. Debbie is a horrible person but at least I still found her somewhat realistic in her horribleness. I don’t want to spoil anything but in the end I even felt sorry for her even though she is a homophobic, racist mess of a character. I liked however that her behaviour wasn’t condoned by the other characters and Julia actively dislikes Debbie and doesn’t take shit from her at all. Neither does Katie, who is Asian. Katie was my favourite character but I also liked Julia and Robert quite a lot as well as Julia’s other friends. I don’t really mind Debbie being there since she’s basically the archetype of the preppy elitist racist snob you would expect at a school like Grace College, I’m just not really cool with her horribleness reflecting in her looks as well. That’s just weirdly shallow for a book that actively does not condone Debbie’s shallow behaviour.
The other character I could not stand was Chris and of course he’s Julia’s love interest. This book was first published in 2010 at the height of the Twilight hype and I guess we need to keep that in mind when regarding Chris’s arsehole behaviour. He’s a dick, sorry for my French there. He doesn’t respect Julia’s boundaries at all, he keeps nagging her, he’s mean to her basically all the time. He gets angry when he doesn’t get his way but Julia falls for him anyway. There’s no chemistry there, it practically happens over night which is a crying shame because Krystyna Kuhn actually knows how to write teenagers in love. In the beginning of the book Julia is still trying to get over her ex-boyfriend Kristian. She remembers him sometimes and that worked really well. Her love for Kristian and her sadness over having to leave him behind were believable. Her crush on Chris wasn’t. Not at all. Also, what is it with all the people named Chris, Krystyna?
EVERYBODY’S DARLING AND MR. FLORIDA
My last point of criticism is the writing. As I’ve stated above it isn’t bad. It’s okay. It can be quite repetitive though and especially towards the end of the book it kept getting too much. The author keeps referring to Katie as “the Korean” which got me rolling my eyes. A lot. We are told she’s Asian right in the beginning, why does Kuhn keep mentioning it? Likewise Alex, a friend of Julia’s, is referred to as Mr. Florida about a hundred times. Julia herself is Everybody’s Darling and then there’s a guy named David, who isn’t even that important, but every time he has page time, he’s called Good Guy. It was funny once, it got on my nerves when it happened for the tenth time.
“The Game” was a worthwhile read all in all. I do understand the hype but somehow I also don’t. The book grabs you and pulls you under like the freak currents of Lake Mirror. It’s incredibly atmospheric, the mystery plot works very well and keeps you guessing until the last page. The characters are mostly interesting and likable, the murder mystery is well done and Kuhn knows how to get the reader invested in the secrets of Grace College. But, and this is a big BUT, the novel is seriously flawed. The writing is okay but sometimes clunky and Julia doesn’t work as an unreliable narrator, which is unfortunate since the book depends on it. In the end “The Game” is an unusual YA thriller, quiete an entertaining read, but it lacks the something more it could have easily had with a bit more work. If you like YA thriller literature and don’t mind that the series’ last two books were never published in English, be sure to grab it. There are some cliff hangers but it does work as a stand-alone. I’ll get back to you about book two as soon as I’ve read it.
This review can also be found at The Bookabelles book blog!
This book is unusual, that’s for sure. It was first published at the height of the YA Thriller trend in 2010 but even seven years later the novel doesn’t feel dated. There are some pop culture references but the book could’ve come out yesterday, it aged quite well which can’t be said for a lot of other YA novels from around that time.
LIAR, LIAR
What makes this book so unusual is it’s setting. It’s YA fiction, the heroes are all about seventeen and eighteen years old, but they’re college students, not in High School anymore and the book deals with some mature topics like heavy partying and sex that a lot of YA omits. For many older teenagers these things are part of growing up which is why I liked that they were included here and displayed as fairly normal teenage and college student behaviour without glossing over the ugly parts.
Grace College is remote in the extreme sense of the word: It’s situated in a lonely valley somewhere in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, half a day’s trip away from the next small town. The only way to get out is to take a bus that only comes on Saturdays. I loved it for being so different from your usual YA small town setting. There’s something dreadful about the place that’s apparent from page one and I kept finding myself wishing for Julia to leave immediately before something bad happens. But of course she does not leave and of course something bad happens.
The book’s main protagonist is seventeen year old London born student Julia Frost who arrives at Grace College together with her brother Robert. They’re running away from something but Julia won’t tell us what they’re hiding from. This was a bit of a bother to be honest and it’s one of the main quibbles I had with “The Game” so let’s get it out of the way. Julia is an unreliable narrator. I liked the idea of this and it could have worked extremely well if it had been executed better. Krystyna Kuhn is an okay writer. She’s great with plots but her writing is just okay. Julia is basically lying to the reader and keeps omitting important information which becomes apparent quite early on. If this had been done better it would probably have kept me guessing what she tries to hide from the reader and why but the way it played out here it got extremely frustrating after a while. That’s because as far as the reader knows Julia has no reason to lie.
She has no reason to hide her past from the reader and you keep wondering why the hell she does it other than to keep the reader invested in the story. The secret of Julia’s past is an extremely clunky plot device. It’s unnecessarily dragged out. All it would have needed to make it more believable was some kind of reason for Julia to not want to remember her past. It’s clear why she hides it from the other students at her new college but she basically hides it from herself and consequently from the reader as well. I kept asking myself why and if I had gotten an answer, a reason, this could have been pretty cool. It’s the sole reason I was disappointed in the ending because the answer to this question never was delivered.
SHE DOESN’T EVEN GO HERE
The actual plot of “The Game” makes up for that disappointment though. This book gets you invested in Julia’s story and fate really fast. And I mean really fast. Julia arrives at college and a few days later is invited to a party on the shores of Lake Mirror, the mysterious lake Julia was told to stay away from due to freak swirls and weird weather phenomena in the area. Julia and her roommates go to the party anyway, duh. Once there Robert witnesses a girl nobody has seen before dive headfirst into the water. A few days later a different girl is found dead in the water near the lake’s shore – Angela, who is wheelchair-bound and can’t have reached the rocky path she fell from alone. So someone must have killed her.
The English edition’s blurb is really vague but this is basically the plot. An unknown girl dives into Lake Mirror, but Angela is found drowned. As far as we know there is no supernatural element to the “Valley” series but the way Lake Mirror, Grace College, nearby Mount Ghost and Angela’s death are described and woven into the story, you get a feeling there’s something really weird going on at Grace College and this feeling of dread is what keeps you invested. Interestingly enough this book also delves into psychological and mathematical terrains like game theory (hence the title) and there are some chapters told from Robert’s point of view. Robert is extremely intelligent, a prodigy, who mostly thinks in mathematical equations and the small insights into the way he sees Grace College and the world were really interesting to read.
Julia sets out to find out about the mysterious girl, because nobody believes her brother has actually seen her. I liked this because it rang so true to me. Robert is different, people think he’s weird so they spread the rumour that he made the mystery girl up for attention. I loved this part of the story. Julia does doubt Robert now and then but her love for her brother is really strong and she wants to protect him at all costs. I like stories centred around siblings a lot and this was very well done. Julia uncovers some secrets but she mostly uncovers new questions. I liked that. There are enough answers given to make you feel satisfied with the novel’s ending and the new questions that arise feel natural and make you really want to know what happens next. I haven’t read book two, “The Crash”, yet but I’m already looking forward to it.
As a side note I might have to warn you that they stopped translating this series into English after book two. I think “The Game” is still worth a read if you’re interested but you might not be able to get all the answers in the end. It’s a shame, really, but I guess the books didn’t sell as well in English as they seem to have in Germany. If you’re into YA Thrillers you might still want to give “The Game” a shot. It gives you enough answers in the end to not leave you hanging even if there is a minor cliff hanger.
AS WHITE AS THE PEAK OF MOUNT GHOST
I didn’t like everything about this book, obviously. I’ve already mentioned the slightly botched take at an unreliable narrator but there’s more: I’m not really okay with the author killing off the only disabled character in the book. Angela seems to be the only student in a wheelchair or otherwise physically impaired at Grace College and she’s the murder victim. As far as representation goes, “The Game” kind of falls flat. There is one character of colour, Katie, who is the main heroine of book two but she’s the only one mentioned. I don’t always mind the lack of diversity in fiction as much as I do when it comes to “The Game”. Grace College’s students are supposed to be America’s most intelligent young people and they’re basically all white, able bodied and straight. That kind of thing leaves a bad taste in my mouth. If this was any old community college I wouldn’t mind as much but I don’t like the implication that America’s most intelligent teenagers apparently don’t include people of colour, disabled kids or gay people.
I also thought it was a shame that Krystyna Kuhn chose Debbie, Julia’s roommate who is seriously a horrible person, as the only chubby girl in the book who is also constantly described as plain and not as pretty as the others. This bothered me quite a bit since it plays into old stereotypes of equating physical attractiveness with goodness. Debbie is a horrible person but at least I still found her somewhat realistic in her horribleness. I don’t want to spoil anything but in the end I even felt sorry for her even though she is a homophobic, racist mess of a character. I liked however that her behaviour wasn’t condoned by the other characters and Julia actively dislikes Debbie and doesn’t take shit from her at all. Neither does Katie, who is Asian. Katie was my favourite character but I also liked Julia and Robert quite a lot as well as Julia’s other friends. I don’t really mind Debbie being there since she’s basically the archetype of the preppy elitist racist snob you would expect at a school like Grace College, I’m just not really cool with her horribleness reflecting in her looks as well. That’s just weirdly shallow for a book that actively does not condone Debbie’s shallow behaviour.
The other character I could not stand was Chris and of course he’s Julia’s love interest. This book was first published in 2010 at the height of the Twilight hype and I guess we need to keep that in mind when regarding Chris’s arsehole behaviour. He’s a dick, sorry for my French there. He doesn’t respect Julia’s boundaries at all, he keeps nagging her, he’s mean to her basically all the time. He gets angry when he doesn’t get his way but Julia falls for him anyway. There’s no chemistry there, it practically happens over night which is a crying shame because Krystyna Kuhn actually knows how to write teenagers in love. In the beginning of the book Julia is still trying to get over her ex-boyfriend Kristian. She remembers him sometimes and that worked really well. Her love for Kristian and her sadness over having to leave him behind were believable. Her crush on Chris wasn’t. Not at all. Also, what is it with all the people named Chris, Krystyna?
EVERYBODY’S DARLING AND MR. FLORIDA
My last point of criticism is the writing. As I’ve stated above it isn’t bad. It’s okay. It can be quite repetitive though and especially towards the end of the book it kept getting too much. The author keeps referring to Katie as “the Korean” which got me rolling my eyes. A lot. We are told she’s Asian right in the beginning, why does Kuhn keep mentioning it? Likewise Alex, a friend of Julia’s, is referred to as Mr. Florida about a hundred times. Julia herself is Everybody’s Darling and then there’s a guy named David, who isn’t even that important, but every time he has page time, he’s called Good Guy. It was funny once, it got on my nerves when it happened for the tenth time.
“The Game” was a worthwhile read all in all. I do understand the hype but somehow I also don’t. The book grabs you and pulls you under like the freak currents of Lake Mirror. It’s incredibly atmospheric, the mystery plot works very well and keeps you guessing until the last page. The characters are mostly interesting and likable, the murder mystery is well done and Kuhn knows how to get the reader invested in the secrets of Grace College. But, and this is a big BUT, the novel is seriously flawed. The writing is okay but sometimes clunky and Julia doesn’t work as an unreliable narrator, which is unfortunate since the book depends on it. In the end “The Game” is an unusual YA thriller, quiete an entertaining read, but it lacks the something more it could have easily had with a bit more work. If you like YA thriller literature and don’t mind that the series’ last two books were never published in English, be sure to grab it. There are some cliff hangers but it does work as a stand-alone. I’ll get back to you about book two as soon as I’ve read it.
This review can also be found at The Bookabelles book blog!
August 4, 2021
Súrodencov Juliu a Roberta Frostovcov ťaží veľké tajomstvo. Aby pred ním unikli, prihlásia sa na prominentnú Grace College v tajuplnom údolí kanadských hôr. Na večierku pre prvákov je Robert jediným svedkom skoku neznámeho dievčaťa do zradných vôd jazera. Aj keď pri pokuse o jej záchranu takmer zahynie, po dievčati niet ani stopy. Na druhý deň sa do pátrania zapojí aj polícia. V tú noc totiž zmizla aj ďalšia študentka - prominentná šéfredaktorka školského časopisu Angela Finderová. Jej telo objaví na dne jazera práve Julia so spolužiakmi, čo spustí lavínu záhadných udalostí a odkryje tajomstvá nejedného študenta v podivnej Grace College.
Knihu som si ešte veľmi dávno kúpila v jednom maličkom kníhkupectve v susednom meste za smiešne 3€, nakoľko kníhkupectvo sa bohužiaľ rušilo. Pred kúpou som nemala najmenšie potuchy o existencii tejto knihy. Na knihe ma pri kúpe zaujala jej obálka a trochu aj anotácia. Odvtedy prešlo veľa času a ja som sa k nej konečne dostala. Kniha bola pre mňa priemerná, nenadchla, no ani nesklamala.
Názov a obálka
Názov pomerne sedí. Dej knihy sa odohráva v údolí, no spojitosť s hrou mi nie je celkom jasná. Obálka je nádherná, všetko spolu ladí a vyzerá dobre aj zblízka, aj zďaleka. Klobúk dole pred osobou, ktorá túto obálku navrhla.
Anotácia
S anotáciou už taká spokojná nie som. Po prečítaní knihy som zistila, že anotácia prezrádza dej takmer do polovice knihy, ešte k tomu aj hlavné zvraty a zápletku. Je mi jasné, že išlo o pokus načrtnúť dej knihy, no podľa mňa anotácia prezrádza až príliš veľa a môže to pokaziť dojem pri čítaní.
Dej
Nápad na knihu bol zaujímavý, zo začiatku príbehu som aj miestami mala husiu kožu. No postupne ma dej začal v určitých pasážach nudiť. Autorka sa skorej zamierala na opisy miest a pocitov ako na aktívny dej. Vo väčšine iných kníh mi to takto vyhovuje, no tu mi autorkin štýl písania prišiel priemerný a tak mi opisy skôr prekážali. Kniha má iba 277 strán, no ja som mala pocit, že by sa dala skrátiť a v niektorých miestach bola zbytočne natiahnutá. Žiadny zo zvratov ma nedostal, vývoj deja ma zaujímal, no nezáležalo mi, akým smerom sa vyberie. Tu z časti viním aj anotáciu, ktorá hneď niekoľko z kľúčových momentov odhalí. Celkovo hodnotím dej a jeho dynamiku neutrálnym priemerom.
Postavy
Čo sa týka postáv, oceňujem autorkinu myšlienku viacerých kľúčových postáv. Poradila si s tým bez toho, aby nejakú odstrčila na vedľajšiu koľaj. No popravde žiadna z nich mi neprirástla k srdcu. Svojím spôsobom som ich mala rada, ale ich osud mi bol viac menej ukradnutý.
Julia a Chris
Tejto romantickej linke asi nikdy nepochopím. Medzi Chrisom a Juliu neboli žiadne scény, ktoré by nejako naznačovali Chrisove pocity a on jej zrazu vyzná lásku? A po jej odmietnutí sa urazí? Nie, ďakujem. Nechápem, z čoho a kedy ich vzťah vznikol. Reálne si len autorka povedala, nech sa páči, tu máte romantickú linku, aby ste sa nesťažovali. Za mňa celý tento krok bol úplne odveci.
Ak hľadáte mystery knihu, ktorá je pomerne predvídateľná a môžete u nej kompletne vypnúť, toto je kniha pre vás. Inak by som bohužiaľ knihu asi neodporúčala. Síce nebola zlá, no myslím si, že v tomto žánri je veľa o mnoho lepších kníh ako táto.
Knihu som si ešte veľmi dávno kúpila v jednom maličkom kníhkupectve v susednom meste za smiešne 3€, nakoľko kníhkupectvo sa bohužiaľ rušilo. Pred kúpou som nemala najmenšie potuchy o existencii tejto knihy. Na knihe ma pri kúpe zaujala jej obálka a trochu aj anotácia. Odvtedy prešlo veľa času a ja som sa k nej konečne dostala. Kniha bola pre mňa priemerná, nenadchla, no ani nesklamala.
Názov a obálka
Názov pomerne sedí. Dej knihy sa odohráva v údolí, no spojitosť s hrou mi nie je celkom jasná. Obálka je nádherná, všetko spolu ladí a vyzerá dobre aj zblízka, aj zďaleka. Klobúk dole pred osobou, ktorá túto obálku navrhla.
Anotácia
S anotáciou už taká spokojná nie som. Po prečítaní knihy som zistila, že anotácia prezrádza dej takmer do polovice knihy, ešte k tomu aj hlavné zvraty a zápletku. Je mi jasné, že išlo o pokus načrtnúť dej knihy, no podľa mňa anotácia prezrádza až príliš veľa a môže to pokaziť dojem pri čítaní.
Dej
Nápad na knihu bol zaujímavý, zo začiatku príbehu som aj miestami mala husiu kožu. No postupne ma dej začal v určitých pasážach nudiť. Autorka sa skorej zamierala na opisy miest a pocitov ako na aktívny dej. Vo väčšine iných kníh mi to takto vyhovuje, no tu mi autorkin štýl písania prišiel priemerný a tak mi opisy skôr prekážali. Kniha má iba 277 strán, no ja som mala pocit, že by sa dala skrátiť a v niektorých miestach bola zbytočne natiahnutá. Žiadny zo zvratov ma nedostal, vývoj deja ma zaujímal, no nezáležalo mi, akým smerom sa vyberie. Tu z časti viním aj anotáciu, ktorá hneď niekoľko z kľúčových momentov odhalí. Celkovo hodnotím dej a jeho dynamiku neutrálnym priemerom.
Postavy
Čo sa týka postáv, oceňujem autorkinu myšlienku viacerých kľúčových postáv. Poradila si s tým bez toho, aby nejakú odstrčila na vedľajšiu koľaj. No popravde žiadna z nich mi neprirástla k srdcu. Svojím spôsobom som ich mala rada, ale ich osud mi bol viac menej ukradnutý.
Julia a Chris
Tejto romantickej linke asi nikdy nepochopím. Medzi Chrisom a Juliu neboli žiadne scény, ktoré by nejako naznačovali Chrisove pocity a on jej zrazu vyzná lásku? A po jej odmietnutí sa urazí? Nie, ďakujem. Nechápem, z čoho a kedy ich vzťah vznikol. Reálne si len autorka povedala, nech sa páči, tu máte romantickú linku, aby ste sa nesťažovali. Za mňa celý tento krok bol úplne odveci.
Ak hľadáte mystery knihu, ktorá je pomerne predvídateľná a môžete u nej kompletne vypnúť, toto je kniha pre vás. Inak by som bohužiaľ knihu asi neodporúčala. Síce nebola zlá, no myslím si, že v tomto žánri je veľa o mnoho lepších kníh ako táto.
August 21, 2017
Actual rating 3.5
LIKES
- I like the mystery elements of this story. There's not enough YA mystery I don't think.
- I also loved that it took place at boarding school! And in Canada!
- I liked the second half of this book. I could do without the first. I found there was a lot more going on and we actually started getting some hints about what was happening with this murder. We were in the complete dark in the first half.
- I found all the characters pretty interesting. They certainly all had very different personalities. I liked how Julia didn't trust anyone which made me skeptical about all the characters. It made the story fun not knowing who did what.
DISLIKES
- The translation was pretty bad. I mean it was still easy to understand and everything but there were little things that drove me crazy. Like British terms were used sometimes but American terms other times. It wasn't consistent.
- Again, this could be a translation issue but there was no research done about Canada. They kept mentioning the state police and were don't even have states here. Poutine was also mentioned a lot but in BC it's not as common and this book made it seem to be.
- I found the beginning of this book really slow. The author was trying not to give us too many details to keep it interesting which worked in the end but not in the first half. It was easy for me to put it down.
LIKES
- I like the mystery elements of this story. There's not enough YA mystery I don't think.
- I also loved that it took place at boarding school! And in Canada!
- I liked the second half of this book. I could do without the first. I found there was a lot more going on and we actually started getting some hints about what was happening with this murder. We were in the complete dark in the first half.
- I found all the characters pretty interesting. They certainly all had very different personalities. I liked how Julia didn't trust anyone which made me skeptical about all the characters. It made the story fun not knowing who did what.
DISLIKES
- The translation was pretty bad. I mean it was still easy to understand and everything but there were little things that drove me crazy. Like British terms were used sometimes but American terms other times. It wasn't consistent.
- Again, this could be a translation issue but there was no research done about Canada. They kept mentioning the state police and were don't even have states here. Poutine was also mentioned a lot but in BC it's not as common and this book made it seem to be.
- I found the beginning of this book really slow. The author was trying not to give us too many details to keep it interesting which worked in the end but not in the first half. It was easy for me to put it down.
November 25, 2025
Healing my inner child mit einem Sprung in meine Kindheit und diesem re-read 😂😭
Ich hab die Serie zwar nie zu Ende gelesen dafür immer wieder als Hörbuch später angefangen haha aber now is my time. Und es ist noch genauso überzogen und bisschen cringy wie ich es in Erinnerung hatte. Aber dafür lieb ich es doch. Auch wenn die Protagonistin mir n bisschen too much mysteriös und deep is aber ey ich muss ja auch nicht mit ihr befreundet sein oder in einer Wohngemeinschaft leben.
Btw danke an mein schlechtes Gedächtnis dass ich wirklich den Täter einfach vergessen hab lol. Iwie hatte ich auch im Kopf dass sie noch mehr Interesse a David hat und nicht nur dem anderen (ich hab einfach seinen Namen vergessen rip) aber vllt kommt das ja noch?
Naja auf jeden Fall kann ich es nach 10 Jahren empfehlen es nochmal zu lesen 😂👍🏻
Ich hab die Serie zwar nie zu Ende gelesen dafür immer wieder als Hörbuch später angefangen haha aber now is my time. Und es ist noch genauso überzogen und bisschen cringy wie ich es in Erinnerung hatte. Aber dafür lieb ich es doch. Auch wenn die Protagonistin mir n bisschen too much mysteriös und deep is aber ey ich muss ja auch nicht mit ihr befreundet sein oder in einer Wohngemeinschaft leben.
Btw danke an mein schlechtes Gedächtnis dass ich wirklich den Täter einfach vergessen hab lol. Iwie hatte ich auch im Kopf dass sie noch mehr Interesse a David hat und nicht nur dem anderen (ich hab einfach seinen Namen vergessen rip) aber vllt kommt das ja noch?
Naja auf jeden Fall kann ich es nach 10 Jahren empfehlen es nochmal zu lesen 😂👍🏻
January 27, 2020
der anfang (und eigentlich erste hälfte des buchs) war langwierig und deshalb langweilig, aber letzte hälfte geht es besser—gab mehr fragen und geheimnisse, trotzdem hat der mörder mich nicht überrascht. insgesamt ein ok buch und ich will das nächste auch lesen.
February 18, 2025
Hab ich das hörbuch im Halbschlaf gehört und die hälfte verpasst?
Ja
Hat's was dran geändert dass das Buch wild in a bad way ist?
Nein
Re-read weil mir randomly eingefallen ist dass diese Reihe existiert
Ja
Hat's was dran geändert dass das Buch wild in a bad way ist?
Nein
Re-read weil mir randomly eingefallen ist dass diese Reihe existiert
August 12, 2019
Leider hat es mir nicht gefallen. Die Charaktere waren flach (und ich mochte keinen einzigen) und es haben sich auch einige Logikfehler eingeschlichen...
May 11, 2021
2,5 🌟
War einfach nicht meine Geschichte.
War einfach nicht meine Geschichte.
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