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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
challenging
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was fine as a novella I think. There was something about the tone of this one that oddly felt very smug? Like the author was proud of coming up with a mystery that was hard to solve but theoretically could be, and like……. honestly the solution is so esoteric and cheesy that you’d have to make pretty insane leaps of logic to solve as a reader. And not cheesy-fun like cheesy as in wow, that’s what they’re going with? really? It felt a bit like an Agatha Christie rip off combined with some extremely silly elements. The Christmas writing thing was shockingly dumb to me. It felt very much like the ending was trying to take any twist so that it would be shocking, when that wasn’t satisfying.
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Another entry into Ernest’s canon! Love this sleuthing Aussie and his wacky hijinx mysteries. The addition of a Christmas story that doesn’t disrupt the plot of the main novels, in the style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle or Agatha Christie is a very welcome flourish. Just as funny, just as engaging and just as surprising as his other books.
funny
mysterious
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
I love this series! I hope to see more of Ernest.
4.5 rounded up
I continue to enjoy the characters and writing style in this series. The ending felt a bit rushed on this one, more of a follow up with Erin would've been nice, for example.
I continue to enjoy the characters and writing style in this series. The ending felt a bit rushed on this one, more of a follow up with Erin would've been nice, for example.
dark
mysterious
medium-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:
Complicated