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Christmas is Murder by Val McDermid

belbookandacuppa's review

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

katylou95's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

nitroglycerin's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

mister_goldfish's review against another edition

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Before the last story in the collection I'd have said the book was a bit of a mixed bag, but enjoyable nonetheless. However, the last story is just horrible and angering. If you can't call a rape a rape then it shouldn't have been included. And there were a dozen much more clever ways the same outcome could have been engineered. A real shame.

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han_cat's review

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

8illy's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

One of the more treacherous reads. Val needs to buck up her ideas. Absolute challenge to get through. None the less - 9 down, 3 to go… #12in12

chloephillips2899's review against another edition

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Just wasn’t gripping and picking it up felt a bit of a chore. Not really my thing, but that’s not to say it won’t be amazing for others. 

joanna27's review

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

mclerce's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

A good way to start December: with a little Christmas and a lot of murder... 

jack_lavellan's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0