Book Review: Crusader

Crusader by Edward Bloor

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I liked the story behind Crusader, but I think there was just too much filler; I was really only interested in about two-thirds of the book. The most interesting part was when the main character, Roberta, was beginning to put the pieces of her mother's murder together, but unfortunately this only came into play during the last few chapters. As a side note, I found it very hard to believe that a 16-year-old solved a murder that the police couldn't, especially since the murderer had unique features that could have easily been investigated. I did, however, really like the main character. Roberta seemed kind of one-dimensional and wishy-washy at times, but really she was just quiet and independent as a result of her neglectful father. She's very easy to find sympathy for due to her poor living situation.



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