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Bez Tchu

Amy McCulloch

3.59 AVERAGE

erkane's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really enjoyed this book. I was hoping for a bit more of a twist in the end but overall it was a good read.

audbroad's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tayahmarie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense slow-paced

This story kept me immersed and engaged all throughout. I genuinely enjoyed learning about what it takes to successfully reach the summit of a mountain - I never knew how much careful preparation and planning goes into it, but it’s intense to say the least! Which makes sense since you’re essentially trying to reach points known as the ‘death zone’ 😟 . Additionally, I’ve always been fascinated by Mt. Everest and even more-so, the brave souls (despite the many horror stories) who continue to climb each year… I couldn’t think of anything worse tbh 😂

When it comes to the plot and its characters, I thought it and everyone were very entertaining. I appreciated the commentary on how women/POC climbers have to face additional barriers when up on the mountain. As for Cecily, I liked her enough, but I did think it took her way too long to catch onto obvious cues, nuances, and details especially as a journalist and that did bother me, lol.

Lastly the killer reveal and the twist, was pretty good! I thought I had everything figured out early on and in a way I did, but of course, there was more to it. The thought of being stuck on a mountain at high altitude with little to no tools WITH a killer loose is downright terrifying. It still gives me the chills when I think about it!

belinda31's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

I loved the setting for this book, it's very atmospheric. It was a very good read.

jaceebenefield's review against another edition

2.5

dark mysterious slow-paced

Loveable characters: No

Content Warnings

triceratopper's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I'll give the author props for a unique thriller concept: mountain climbing with an actual killer. People against the elements, and each other. But the pacing for this book was a mess, unfortunately. It started so slowly, the time at base camp seeming to drag on. The last 30 pages or so were a whirlwind, but that was the only time I was particularly thrilled, and getting to that point was a bit of a slog.