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ritamelo's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 32%

Not in the Christmas mood in February. Besides, it's not one big mystery across the book but rather a collection of small ones. Maybe next December I'll try again.

This was a collection of short stories - the first of which was the titular story. The others all featured Poirot, apart from the last which was a Miss Marple book, and which I enjoyed the least. The Christmas Pudding story, if published separately, would have been a solid 4 star, but the collection was more like 3.5 stars, so I've rounded it down.
lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A collection of fun short stories - would have been a good Christmas read if I’d got round to finishing it earlier in the year rather than mid-August

This was so fast! I didn’t think this short story was that short! Haha feel like I shouldn’t count it towards my yearly book goal but… a win is a win. Was fun!
mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Quite fun to read. Also pleasantly surprised by the Miss Marple story, it's my first time hehe.
lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Hugely enjoyable collection of short stories loosely set around Christmas. Perfect!

3.5⭐️