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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you to NetGalley and Mariner Books for an early release copy of Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret by Benjamin Steveson.
I enjoyed Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret a lot more then Everyone on This Train is a Suspect (the 2nd book in the series), this one was more thrilling and entertained me more but compared to the second book however there are still a few things I didn’t particularly like about this book. Ernest talking to the reader directly still takes me out of the book, he would talk to the reader about the events that already happened but he literally spoils what happens in the book before it happens. I feel the story would be a lot more surprising and thrilling if the narrator doesn’t spoil nearly exactly what has happened in the book.
I feel the writing is more complicated then it needs to be, the addition of unnecessary metaphors and confusing narration dialogues makes it a little confusing at times (the second book is definitely more confusing compared to this one). Ernest also in my opinion and his own does a lot, a lot, of guess work in here in order to solve the crime. The actually crime and how it happened, while it was interesting it was definitely far fetched.
I enjoyed Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret a lot more then Everyone on This Train is a Suspect (the 2nd book in the series), this one was more thrilling and entertained me more but compared to the second book however there are still a few things I didn’t particularly like about this book. Ernest talking to the reader directly still takes me out of the book, he would talk to the reader about the events that already happened but he literally spoils what happens in the book before it happens. I feel the story would be a lot more surprising and thrilling if the narrator doesn’t spoil nearly exactly what has happened in the book.
I feel the writing is more complicated then it needs to be, the addition of unnecessary metaphors and confusing narration dialogues makes it a little confusing at times (the second book is definitely more confusing compared to this one). Ernest also in my opinion and his own does a lot, a lot, of guess work in here in order to solve the crime. The actually crime and how it happened, while it was interesting it was definitely far fetched.
adventurous
challenging
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Another fun book in this series, short this time!
Liked the voice of the main character. Didn't like how forgettable the "clues" were and how the MC made it sound like it should be obvious.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No