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challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not terrible but a lot of conversation and not a lot of action until the last few chapters
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Murder
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A Haunting In Venice “Hallowe’en Party”
When a young girl is found murdered at a children’s Halloween party, Hercule Poirot is summoned to solve the mystery.
This book was one I challenged myself to read as I have never been very interested in mystery. The story was fun and fast paced and made for a great start to the fall season! I enjoyed how I was able to search for clues along with the story and I tried to guess who done it!
There are many points where I do feel that some of the conversations between some characters that I feel slow the book down. This does leave the reader with a chance to hunt for extra clues or to remind them of information that may have been forgotten earlier.
All in all this was a fun read and I encourage you to try and guess the ending!
When a young girl is found murdered at a children’s Halloween party, Hercule Poirot is summoned to solve the mystery.
This book was one I challenged myself to read as I have never been very interested in mystery. The story was fun and fast paced and made for a great start to the fall season! I enjoyed how I was able to search for clues along with the story and I tried to guess who done it!
There are many points where I do feel that some of the conversations between some characters that I feel slow the book down. This does leave the reader with a chance to hunt for extra clues or to remind them of information that may have been forgotten earlier.
All in all this was a fun read and I encourage you to try and guess the ending!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder
mysterious
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Suicide, Murder
It wasn’t my favorite Agatha Christie, unfortunately. I found a lot of the investigation boring and repetitive, and there was hardly any Halloween at all. :( There is also just so much “back in my day, people weren’t committing so many crimes”, which was particularly grating.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness
There is quite a bit of suggestion about people with mental illness having committed the crime, or the crime having to do with sexual stuff regarding children. None of this happens in the book, but it mentioned many times.
There is also a brief time at which it seems like pedophilia might be involved, but that also doesn’t happen.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This Hercule Poirot mystery is considered one of Christie's lesser offerings. However, I enjoyed it. I look forward to seeing how "A Haunting in Venice" has adapted it. This book is set in the English countryside, so the move to Venice will be interesting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Murder, Deportation
adventurous
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:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting
Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Xenophobia, Car accident
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder
Moderate: Infidelity, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia
Minor: Mental illness
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
According to experts (aka my friends who have read multiple Poirots), I should have started with a better Agatha Christie novel. I agree. I didn't haaaate this... it was just a bit of a slog. I wish Poirot had talked less, and done more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Murder
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Murder