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Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson
36 reviews
ashthigs7's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Love this series! It’s a refreshing addition to the mystery genre. Lots of familiar elements with its own twists on the narrative. Hope there’s a third!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Sexual assault, Rape, Vomit, and Blood
lmatthysse's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Blood and Alcoholism
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit
baconlettuce19's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit, Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Car accident and Child death
mj_86's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, and Rape
Minor: Vomit
libraryoflanelle's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
If you’re in the mood for a fast-paced, funny, and cleverly written whodunnit, look no further. I'd recommend this one along with the previous book, "Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone". They are not sequels in the traditional sense, but I'd recommend reading both for the full experience and to be in on the inside jokes.
I've found myself leaning towards the Mystery genre a lot less in the last few years, but still sometimes find myself in the mood for one. This one definitely quenched my thirst for a silly, fun mystery that still kept me gripped and often unable to predict what was happening. I absolutely love how Benjamin writes our narrator Ernest's voice in an upfront, fun-loving way, with a running commentary on the mystery genre as a whole.
I don’t tend to specifically seek out humour in my books, but when it's done well, it really gets me. Our narrator Ernest has such a fun sense of humour, and the way he breaks the fourth wall makes you feel even more in on the joke as a reader.
Overall, this book was a super fun and mysterious time, which is exactly what it set out to be. I personally preferred this one to the previous book (likely due to my love for Agatha Christie), but would recommend both!
Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher Michael Joseph for the e-arc. All opinions are my own.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Rape, Suicide, Drug use, Murder, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident
katharina90's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.0
The novelty of the writing style had worn off a bit but I still found it entertaining.
The plot I wasn't impressed with and had trouble keeping the characters straight for much of the book.
Once again the audiobook narrator did a fantastic job.
The plot I wasn't impressed with and had trouble keeping the characters straight for much of the book.
Once again the audiobook narrator did a fantastic job.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, and Child abuse
carolynlovesbooks's review
adventurous
funny
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
If you loved Everyone in my Family Has Murdered Someone and liked it, you'll love this one. Quirky, snarky characters, funny reliable narrator (Ernest Cunningham), publishing messes, and murders.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Sexual assault
neighbor_reads's review
mysterious
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Murder
Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Child death, and Rape
emdav5's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault
jordanlgilbert's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
4.5! (maybe 4.75....????) Better than the first one!! The second of the series, somehow both very meta and also a classic locked room mystery at the same time?? The format of the narrator talking to the reader is done so well here and really had me trying to figure everything out before the reveal, which I did (yes a brag) but in a way that felt really satisfying because it wasn't obvious and even through that I was still surprised at so many pieces of the reveal and the actual ending!! Assuming (hoping...) that there will be more and definitely looking forward to them!
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault