Reviews

Death Sets Sail by Robin Stevens

maddynewman's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

eleanor23's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.5

i like how they solved everything in one day and when eventually revealed we are given no clues as to daisy or hazels thought process towards the solution, so when revealed to not just the people on the boat, it is also revealed to us. loved the plot and the characters and the idea of the breath of life is funny and creates an interesting motive for the suspects.

fitton128's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sophie_fantasy321's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This book made cry 😭

dasher_h's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

emperor_e's review against another edition

4.0

I loved this book so much. I just wish it wasn’t the last one

m4knae0ntop's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

caramellensauce's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

chelseapinkard's review against another edition

3.0

3 stars  - I enjoyed this! Twas rather predictable, and it’s middle grade/YA so I didn’t click with the pacing and writing style as I might have with an adult murder mystery novel. Naturally I only picked it up because it’s basically Agatha Christie’s Death On The Nile in middle grade form! 

wonderlake's review against another edition

And there we have it, the final mystery solved. 

We are told quite early on into the book that Daisy is going to die. ie. Theodora dies on one day and we are told that before the end of the next day Daisy will be dead too. However, naturally it is a very long day full of questioning and detection. 
So we neared the end of the novel, almost seemingly running out of pages, I mean you couldn't just have Daisy die and then The End. There would have to be chapters on how everyone was sad, and then starting to go about their Daisy-less lives.

So of course there had to be another 'twist' 
Felt a bit sad that Lavinina, Beanie etc didn't really feature. 
I was quite fd up of Daisy by the end. She wasn't heroic, she was a narcissist. Everone is her pawn. Is May going to be a 'Daisy in disguise'? She already seems that way, although maybe that's because she's being the "naughty little sister" trope