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Agatha Christie

3.8 AVERAGE

mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
dark mysterious tense 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: No

Classic Christie and a nice easy weekend read. Not ultimately one of my favorites of hers, as the solution to the mystery felt more contrived and less plausible than most, but I personally LOVE the "dinner party where someone gets murdered" trope.
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lizclev's review

4.0
adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot

loved loved loved this story!! and i partly guessed the murderer! so im very happy to find a new agatha christie favorite before the new year 🥹😊

“‏A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing…”
mysterious medium-paced

Another solid Agatha Christie. Once again, I thought I had it figured out. Once again, I was wrong.

I guess it was okay. Compared to other Agatha Christie books, it seemed lacking.. but the end part was great.. the details were really minute and that's why it gets a 3 star
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lydiaaa's review

3.5
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: Yes