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chrisscorkscrew's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Not my favourite Agatha Christie - actually probably one of my least favourites! I just don’t like any of the characters which makes it really hard to like the book. It’s a reasonable mystery but that still makes it better than a lot of other books.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Suicide
Minor: Drug abuse
gillianengelbrecht's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder, Colonisation, War, Violence, and Death
Minor: Drug abuse
ekevka's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Sexism
Moderate: Drug use, War, and Sexual harassment
novi's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
The beginning wasn't very interesting, the premise is same old inheritance type of stuff. It started to pick up a bit when I reached around 30% of the book. The mystery got pretty interesting from there but the resolutions ended up being pretty far-fetched as usual. As with any other Agatha Christie's books, I didn't try to guess any of the resolutions (well because usually they ended up that far-fetched) but I had some thoughts about it and one of them turned out to be right.
I quite like the romance in this one, even though, once again, like other Agatha Christie's books, there's always some absurd insta-love which I hate but here there's a little bit of coming of age aspect in it and I can understand the attraction between the two characters involved. I actually relate quite a lot to the romance lol that's probably why I like it. But I vehemently disagree with the romance ending! It was fucked up.
Overall I quite enjoyed the book, the writing is neat and I finished it in 2 days, which was pretty quick.
I quite like the romance in this one, even though, once again, like other Agatha Christie's books, there's always some absurd insta-love which I hate but here there's a little bit of coming of age aspect in it and I can understand the attraction between the two characters involved. I actually relate quite a lot to the romance lol that's probably why I like it. But I vehemently disagree with the romance ending! It was fucked up.
Overall I quite enjoyed the book, the writing is neat and I finished it in 2 days, which was pretty quick.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Racial slurs, Xenophobia, and Death
Minor: Misogyny
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