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5.56k reviews for:

Magpie Murders

Anthony Horowitz

3.88 AVERAGE

mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

had so much fun reading this one BUT the ending was dragged out and disappointing :/

Read at Mom's suggestion, this wasn't what I expected. For one, it was significantly longer - due to being about a book within a book. I forgot about the outer book after a few chapters, I don't think I liked the editor a whole lot. She was fine but I didn't connect.  Which is maybe surprising given her book-loving, marriage viewpoint (at first), and her questioning. I also didn't connect with Atticus Pund. 

Interesting story. I'm of two minds about mixing the real and fictional stories. Hm. Overall, I think I would say it was a bit long for the substance. I also kind of wanted Alan Conway to have a ghostwriter - it would explain the vastly different writing styles. 
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Enjoyed the twisty tale of a book with in a book.

First book I’ve read of this author
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: No

2.5 rounded up to 3

I wanted to like this book, I really did. But it went on for far too long! At some point, I just wanted it to end. I just wanted it to give me the name of the killer already. Also, the exposition in the “real” story was preposterous.

Very cleverly written. Really enjoyed this.

Clever in it's way but it dragged for me. Glad to finally be done it.