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The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

129 reviews

trippalli's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This starts out is a Sherlock Holmes style " who done it" but evolves into a philosophical reflection on life, evil, and forgiveness...a race to escape a bizarre philosophical prison, more like Sartre's "No Exit". 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, and Alcohol

lexi_cannistra's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Rape, Suicide, Death of parent, and Alcohol

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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? No

5.0

Honestly the beginning of the book is kind of slow and frustrating because you know nothing just as Aiden Bishop (the main character) knows nothing. He doesn’t even know his name. It picks up though and then it is a crazy ride.

I tried making multiple guesses about the things that were going to happen in the book but I was often wrong. There were a lot of twists and turns and I definitely did not see the final twist coming. 

When I started reading I thought it would be a four star book at most but it really delivered. When I got to the final day I was worried that all the plot holes would remain holes, but Turton made sure that everything got wrapped up in a neat, tidy bow. 

I loved this book and would read it again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Self harm, and Torture

Minor: Rape, Sexual content, and Medical content

folst015's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

lori_j's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

stilestastic's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

i didn’t know what was going on at any point in this book and i LOVED it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

kimmy0__0's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

I thought this was a very intriguing premise for a book. Until about half way through I didn't make any connections to what was happening and it was a little slow.

I figured out pretty early that this was some kind of prison system, but as for the actual murderer(s) this was a very tangled web.

Overall I thought it was a great read, especially for Agatha Christie book lovers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Violence, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Misogyny, Rape, Stalking, and Alcohol

nini23's review against another edition

mysterious

• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

Convoluted but not necessarily clever. The fat-shaming, oy! What happened to Phillip Sutcliffe discovered by Charles Cunningham to have the porcelain beak costume in his closet - no reaction whatsoever by Aiden when he meets Sutcliffe. A forgotten loose end? 

What I found interesting I wish the author had elaborated more upon:-
- the influence of the host's personality, impulses and thought patterns upon the mind occupying the body
- the class differences especially the indignities suffered by the maids, stablehands, butlers etc.

The sinister atmosphere is well set up though the answer to this locked door murder mystery puzzle is not something one could have figured out from the clues provided.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement and Classism

lauren_e_d's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was fascinating. Although it took me a little to understand, I really enjoyed it. The idea of waking up in 8 different bodies to solve the mystery is fascinating. There was a lot going on as the book progressed which made it difficult to understand at times, but I enjoyed seeing the different perspectives. I also enjoyed the reveals throughout the book as they kept it interesting even if they were slightly unexpected at times. Overall, the characters and storyline were really interesting. I would love to read this again for the first time, but I think it would be difficult to read it again, knowing how it ends. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Alcohol