The Fall

[dnf ~60%] just ignore grumpy old me. i've been in a bit of a reading slump lately with very few books capturing my attention (hence the millions of titles on my currently-reading shelf). but if i had to point to what exactly had me losing momentum, i couldn't keep track of all the characters - including a few who were introduced in a way that felt like i should've heard of/known them already - and my brief spark of interest in the MCs at their first meeting had petered out long before the quarter mark. there's heavy-handed use of the deceased spouse trope as a source of conflict in the new, potential relationship, but few details are offered that allow us to connect to Everett's guilt/grief.

so i'm going to briefly promote the german police procedural “Tatort Saarbrücken” instead, because i'm very happy to have it in my life now that a friend pushed me to watch it (even if we only get an episode a year)