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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I love all of Christie’s Poirot and Marple stories. It was a very different reading experience being inside Anthony Cade’s head. Excellent plot twists.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Good and a nice diversion from Poirot and Marple. I actually read the Seven Dials Mystery first so it was nice to have the Battle origin story. Loved Cade, loved the dry humor!
Read Christie 2022: May, set in Europe and April, featuring adventure
Read Christie 2022: May, set in Europe and April, featuring adventure
The mystery was really fun to read, but the xenophobia and racism, not so much.
mysterious
medium-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
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, Murder, Classism
Minor: Sexism, Colonisation
Not her best, but very solid. Has the feel of Tuppence and Tommy and a little more predictable than usual. Fun to see many of the same characters in Chimneys & 7 Dials though!
To a modern reader, this wasn't really a detective novel. There is a murder or two but they're so insignificant and solving them takes a backseat while we're walked through the key romance of the story, which I wasn't really that into.
Also, I'm sorry but Christie's idea of a Balkan nation state is super cringey - she literally called it Herzoslovakia and had its citizens speak like Yoda ("war there may be" and "know this I do not").
There were exactly two enjoyable characters: Lord Caterham and Battle, although the latter could've been given more presence. 2.5/5
Also, I'm sorry but Christie's idea of a Balkan nation state is super cringey - she literally called it Herzoslovakia and had its citizens speak like Yoda ("war there may be" and "know this I do not").
There were exactly two enjoyable characters: Lord Caterham and Battle, although the latter could've been given more presence. 2.5/5