adventurous challenging dark lighthearted mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I enjoyed the first book more than the second. It was more difficult to get into. I don’t think I really started getting into it until pretty far in. But I still enjoyed the guessing game despite losing once again. He is quite the rambler that I found my mind drifting. It was still pretty enjoyable read towards the end which personally saved it for me.
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Hilarious. Exciting. Shocking. I would read anything released by this author. 

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

What a letdown after "Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone!"
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: No
challenging emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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

Ernest and Julia are invited by the Australian Mystery Writers' Society to join them on the Ghan for its crime-writing festival. Ernest, who still feels pretty good about the success of his first novel, is currently having a hard time writing his second, and with its fast approaching due date is causing him some anxiety. The train is filled with authors and fans alike, but when murder strikes the authors band "together" to figure out who committed the crime.....and Ernest now has his topic for his second novel. 

When I first picked up the novel I thought "a murder on a train.....original," but I can say that Benjamin Stevenson has added his own twist and has kept it fun and unique. Like the first book, this novel is being written while Ernest is experiencing the events on the train. He continues to speak to the reader and adds little blurbs. 

The second Ernest Cunningham book was a fun, easy read and I would recommend it to anyone who likes a campy mystery novel. 
lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
Diverse cast of characters: Yes