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pageturner777's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
What a let down. There’s so much to slog through just to get to the end which was an incredibly sloppy & rushed finish. I think it’s a cool concept and I was very excited about it. I kept pushing through the book because I was really hopeful the ending would have a twist that would wrap everything up or explain. Nope. To everyone that DNF, you didn’t miss anything.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Fatphobia, and Rape
asaugustine's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A fun, immersive mystery that kept me reading (or, in my case, listening, as the audio book narration was great.) I agree with other reviews that this book engages in unnecessary amounts of fatphobia with character descriptions that are offensive and, frankly, just inaccurate portrayals of living in a larger body.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia
juliule's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This was well written and at times interesting but too convoluted to be really satisfying. I also docked an extra half point for the gross and unnecessary fatphobia
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia
opal17's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia
ambarleti's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Drug use, Ableism, Suicide, Fatphobia, Murder, and Child death
Moderate: Child abuse
turrean's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
A marvel! This was a tightly plotted, tense, thrilling puzzle.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Torture, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Fatphobia, Gore, and Suicide
yashika_2008's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Child death
Minor: Sexual harassment and Infidelity
itzbrianna's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle had a great idea behind this book. Having to solve a murder that reoccurs the same day while the protagonist is in the body of a different host is a great and interesting idea for a book. The plot sounded fun which is why I jumped at the chance to read this. However, despite wanting to like this book, the very first chapter just didn’t hook me.
It was hard to care about any of the characters and especially the protagonist. I was only interested in the main mystery so anything that ventured off of it seemed pointless. And this book was way longer than it needed to be.
I enjoy long books that have strong character development and interesting storylines to keep you hooked. But this novel wasn’t that. The writing made it hard for me to stay engaged. Not to mention the blatant ableism and fatphobic commentary throughout the book.
The concept as a whole would’ve been great had it not been for those things. It’s an ok novel and if you enjoy drawn out mysteries with this kind of writing style you’d enjoy this. I, however, did not.
It was hard to care about any of the characters and especially the protagonist. I was only interested in the main mystery so anything that ventured off of it seemed pointless. And this book was way longer than it needed to be.
I enjoy long books that have strong character development and interesting storylines to keep you hooked. But this novel wasn’t that. The writing made it hard for me to stay engaged. Not to mention the blatant ableism and fatphobic commentary throughout the book.
The concept as a whole would’ve been great had it not been for those things. It’s an ok novel and if you enjoy drawn out mysteries with this kind of writing style you’d enjoy this. I, however, did not.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia and Ableism
Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, and Murder
aliciajoelle's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
3.0
Pretty tedious and confusing to read, and full of fatphobia. The premise was interesting, just wish it followed through.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia and Murder
lila_still_reads's review against another edition
1.0
read this deep in my ED and boy howdy this didn’t help
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia