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kspears's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-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? It's complicated
4.5
This is my second read of 7 1/2 Deaths. I enjoyed coming in with an understanding of how the day proceeds and the rules of the world, so to say.
The moral of second chances and redemption hits me hard in the emotions.
I do wonder, though, how come Millicent Derby was the only one to put it together? Wouldnt the cook and Cunningham be aware as well?
The moral of second chances and redemption hits me hard in the emotions.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Drug use
ntronzo's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This was the third time I’ve picked up this book because I just had such a hard time getting into it. I finally finished it due to a mix of physical book and audiobook reading (the audiobook was SO slow and 1.5x speed was a normal pace). In theory I liked this book. I did like the concept and the last quarter of the book is probably rate it a 3.5-3.75, but it just felt SO long. In the end a lot of the details were important, but it felt so tedious to get there. I also would’ve liked a little bit more at the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Fatphobia
carolinekiiing's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
It was free on Kindle, and that about sums up how I feel about the book. It started out super slow, and I understand the reason why, but the first 75 pages were still certainly a slog. I didn’t feel a particular closeness to any of the characters except for Evelyn, but that totally changed in the end. The Evelyn we came to know wasn’t all too important ironically, and most of the reveals surrounding her murder were either corny as hell or involving a totally irrelevant character just so that the author could say they trick me. The laws of the universe are clumsily explained through some Act III dialogue dump, which feels like the author forgot this was something they had to explain until way too late. Also- Insane fatphobia??? The only fully sympathetic character was just constantly assaulted by the author, as if his weight was some sort of moral failing despite the fact that he is disabled. Weird take, Stuart.
I liked the gothic setting and an interesting twist on the Groundhog Day troupe, but it wasn’t enough to distract from the weird shit. It’s a kinda fun read when it’s not being annoying or weird, I guess.
I liked the gothic setting and an interesting twist on the Groundhog Day troupe, but it wasn’t enough to distract from the weird shit. It’s a kinda fun read when it’s not being annoying or weird, I guess.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Drug use, Misogyny, Torture, Blood, Grief, and Stalking
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
CW: this is a murder mystery-esque, so there are themes of violence, death and murder throughout the novel. Drug use, animal cruelty and torture are mentioned in short detail. There are very brief mentions of rape and sexual harassment through the lens of one character, but it is not central to the plot nor often repeated. Also, the fatphobia is actually worse than anything else, so strap on for that.hdjojo00's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
A very good book with huge twists and turns. Not what expected but better than I imagined. ✨
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Murder
paladinpals's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Child death and Sexual assault
Minor: Drug use
jillbarkhouse's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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? Yes
4.0
i’ve been looking forward to reading this for a while! it’s a groundhog’s day-esque story with body swapping, time travel, and non-linear storytelling. it does take some getting used to because it follows the same day from many perspectives, so you have to reorient yourself each time there’s a switch. it’s a very clever mystery, that i had no hope of solving on my own! it’s definitely a book you have to give your full attention to, but i recommend if you’re in the mood for a magical realism mystery.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, and Violence
chelseazhao's review against another edition
I only got this far because I was listening to the audiobook while out on errands.
I did not like the writing. It was too descriptive and old fashioned.
I did not like the characters.
I was lost for so much of this because we don’t really get into some plot until over 2 hours (on 2x speed) in.
I hated the heavy handed fatphobia.
I’m done.
I did not like the writing. It was too descriptive and old fashioned.
I did not like the characters.
I was lost for so much of this because we don’t really get into some plot until over 2 hours (on 2x speed) in.
I hated the heavy handed fatphobia.
I’m done.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Violence, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Child death and Fire/Fire injury
clovetra's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
i really don’t know how i finished this. or why. i have never been this baffled by a book. and i mean baffled in a bad way.
the plot is insanely complicated to the point i had no idea what the fuck was happening. isn’t the point of mystery novels to allow your reader to semi-follow the mystery? guess this book didn’t get the memo. the concept itself is neat, but it instead results in way too many players, too many strings to keep ahold of, and by the end, none of them really come together in a nice little bow. instead they come together like when you cut your wrapping paper too short and instead just cut a square and stick it overtop to hide the fact you fucked up your measurements. trying to keep track of not only every character, but every host, every changeable event, everyone’s roles throughout the day, and what has happened for 8 days straight is exhausting. i as a reader should not have to almost make a fucking mind map to grasp your plot. there’s a fine line between interestingly complex and confusing to the point i think sherlock holmes would have an aneurysm trying to solve what in the fuck was happening here for 507 pages.
the characters were boring. nobody interested me. i didn’t care if evelyn was saved, i didn’t give a shit about anna, and i really didn’t care about aiden. cmon now after 500 pages i should care about our main character. but i dont!
the explanation for this time loop is…. boring and under explained. the explanation in general was ok, but it literally was just touched on and we moved on. every single goddamn explanation beyond blackheath sucked.
this book tried to do about 75 different things all at once, and it resulted in 75 underbaked, poorly explained and downright unnecessary plot points. not to mention by the end the explanation of the “murder” did not pay off, and instead i just sat there being like ‘oh…. ok whatever.’ like it was not stupid, i just felt for how much was going on and the sheer complexity, the reveal was so boring and simple.
this book pissed me off. i would like to come back to it one day in the future to see if i can actually follow what the fuck is going on, but i doubt i could, because you need to literally be a MENSA to follow this plot.
and before anyone asks “why did you give this two stars if you very clearly hated it?” because it still managed to interest me enough to want to find out how the murder unfolded. sue me.
the plot is insanely complicated to the point i had no idea what the fuck was happening. isn’t the point of mystery novels to allow your reader to semi-follow the mystery? guess this book didn’t get the memo. the concept itself is neat, but it instead results in way too many players, too many strings to keep ahold of, and by the end, none of them really come together in a nice little bow. instead they come together like when you cut your wrapping paper too short and instead just cut a square and stick it overtop to hide the fact you fucked up your measurements. trying to keep track of not only every character, but every host, every changeable event, everyone’s roles throughout the day, and what has happened for 8 days straight is exhausting. i as a reader should not have to almost make a fucking mind map to grasp your plot. there’s a fine line between interestingly complex and confusing to the point i think sherlock holmes would have an aneurysm trying to solve what in the fuck was happening here for 507 pages.
the characters were boring. nobody interested me. i didn’t care if evelyn was saved, i didn’t give a shit about anna, and i really didn’t care about aiden. cmon now after 500 pages i should care about our main character. but i dont!
the explanation for this time loop is…. boring and under explained. the explanation in general was ok, but it literally was just touched on and we moved on. every single goddamn explanation beyond blackheath sucked.
this book tried to do about 75 different things all at once, and it resulted in 75 underbaked, poorly explained and downright unnecessary plot points. not to mention by the end the explanation of the “murder” did not pay off, and instead i just sat there being like ‘oh…. ok whatever.’ like it was not stupid, i just felt for how much was going on and the sheer complexity, the reveal was so boring and simple.
this book pissed me off. i would like to come back to it one day in the future to see if i can actually follow what the fuck is going on, but i doubt i could, because you need to literally be a MENSA to follow this plot.
and before anyone asks “why did you give this two stars if you very clearly hated it?” because it still managed to interest me enough to want to find out how the murder unfolded. sue me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Medical content and Death of parent
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
brnnede's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
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? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Fatphobia, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Blood
katyrdn's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism