Yzabel / July 25, 2020

Sur les traces du coupable by Carbone
My rating: ★★☆☆☆

Blurb:

Lya va peut-être enfin connaître l’identité du chauffard qui l’a renversée la veille de ses 17 ans. Elle tient dans ses mains le dossier subtilisé dans le bureau de maître Martin de Villegan. C’est pour ce dossier qu’elle s’est faite embaucher comme stagiaire dans ce cabinet d’avo-cats. Tout ça pour ça. Mais Lya peut compter sur ses deux alliés fidèles, Adèle sa collègue dévouée et Antoine son meilleur ami. Sur le terrain, l’enquête pour la vérité vire à la série noire.

Review:

[I received a copy through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.]

I was a little less satisfied with this one than with volume one. It’s still a pleasant read, and I definitely like the artwork as much as I did originally, but after the cliffhanger on which volume 1 ends, I was expecting a little more in this one. Instead, what Lya finds leads to more questions (not necessarily a bad thing in itself), yet in the end, the additional answers she gets aren’t so interesting. At least for me, the latter probably stems from the fact we do get a name at last, but it doesn’t have much impact. (I’m trying hard not to spoil anything here, so let’s say that it’s akin to someone being super known/loved in certain circles, but if you’re not part of these circles/not interested in that person, you don’t feel emotionally involved in their lives.)