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sobo31's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Death, Dementia, and Grief
Minor: Medical content, Rape, Drug use, Animal death, Gun violence, and Pregnancy
ndpmclean's review against another edition
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
What a fun story! It's certainly had some agatha Christie Miss Marple vibes going on, and it was interesting how everything was wrapped up. I feel like the sequel will continue off some of this story. I will seek out the sequel this year for sure.
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcohol, Dementia, Grief, Suicide, Murder, Chronic illness, and Child death
missgrangerr's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
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? No
4.0
Loved this! Premise alone I knew I would enjoy this book, however I didn’t expect to love the characters as much as I do. Looking forward to more books in this series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Grief, and Death
abicaro17's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Its ok. The characters are underdeveloped and boring. The plot only makes sense like half the time. There are some funny/cute moments but they're generally overshadowed by shitty plot or bad character arcs. This book had potential but its kinda a flop.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Blood, Murder, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Dementia, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Stalking, Suicide, and Violence
singalana's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Mutkikas ja elämänmakuinen “cozy crime”. Kirjaa voisi ehkä parhaiten kuvailla hyvän mielen dekkariksi. Kirjailija on minulle uusi tuttavuus, mutta jos tähän kirjaan tykästyy, sarjassa on julkaistu jo neljä osaa.
Torstain murhakerho kertoo Kentissä sijaitsevassa eläkeläiskylässä asuvasta neljästä ystävyksestä, jotka kokoontuvat joka torstai ratkomaan ratkaisematta jääneitä rikoksia. Kun kylässä tapahtuu murha, tarjoaa se mukavaa vaihtelua vanhojen tapausten kaiveluun.
Kirjassa on useita eri kertojia, joten lukija saa yllin kyllin perspektiivejä tapahtumien tarkasteluun. Lisäksi kertojan ääni on välillä myös kaikkitietävä, joten luvuissa päästään sukeltamaan usean hahmon pään sisälle. Pääasiassa seurataan neljää eläkeläiskylässä asuvaa iäkkäämpää miestä ja naista, sekä kahta poliisia. Hahmot ovat hyvin luotuja, ja jokaisella on omat erityispiirteensä.
Itse kirjassa riittää mysteerejä ratkottavaksi: sekä tuoreita että vanhoja. Välillä mysteerien juonenkäänteet ja niihin liittyvät hahmot tuppaavat menemään sekaisin, ja etenkin kirjan loppupuolella kun asiat alkavat selvitä, on syytä kiinnittää huomioita siihen kuka teki mitäkin. Tästä ja perspektiivien ajoittaisesta sekavuudesta rokotin vähän arvosanasta.
Hyvää kirjassa on hahmojen välinen ystävyys. Katkeransuloista on myös muistutus siitä, että kaikki meistä ovat kuolevaisia, ja kirjassa hyvästelläänkin useampi henkilö. Puolessa välissä juoni ehkä hieman laahasi, ja loppu oli ehkä turhankin monimutkainen. Kuitenkin koska pidin tästä osasta ja tämä on sarjan ensimmäinen kirja, voin antaa vielä seuraavallekin mahdollisuuden. Kaiken kaikkiaan kirja oli kuitenkin viihdyttävä, vaikka ei täysosuma ollutkaan.
Content Warnings
Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Medical content, Violence, Death, Murder, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Grief, and Dementia
trishsmelody's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
This was a good book, but not great for audiobook listeners. There are a ton of characters to keep track of, and many have similar sounding names, so they were easy to get mixed up. At the end of the book, I still found myself wondering who certain characters were, which is too bad because the story was definitely interesting and fun. It is just hard to get attached to any characters when you don’t know who they are.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Grief
themichellegray's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
sad
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
2.0
The premise of this story grabbed my attention more than anything in the actual book did.
There were far too many characters. Actually, each time you grasped who everyone was at least 2 more characters would be introduced. The writing style seemed to jump all over the place and constantly switched between perspectives making it extremely difficult to follow, especially via audiobook. I frankly didn't even care about the mystery or even bother guessing 'whodunit' because I was trying to constantly comprehend everything previously mentioned. Once all was revealed, it wasn't even impactful due to my constant confusions (and it of course featured multiple villainous monologues).
While I really didn't enjoy my overall experience reading this, I did manage to appreciate a few things which bumped my rating up to a 2. The humous tone helped to carry the story along and made a fairly dark book more light-hearted. I did enjoy the dynamic of the four main club members and specifically Elizabeth's shenanigans. And although the topics of death and grief could be heartbreaking I appreciated some of the conversations surrounding it.
I spent the majority of this audiobook wanting it to be over and if I hadn't been listening along with my husband it would've been an easy DNF. It's safe to say I won't be continuing on in the series.
There were far too many characters. Actually, each time you grasped who everyone was at least 2 more characters would be introduced. The writing style seemed to jump all over the place and constantly switched between perspectives making it extremely difficult to follow, especially via audiobook. I frankly didn't even care about the mystery or even bother guessing 'whodunit' because I was trying to constantly comprehend everything previously mentioned. Once all was revealed, it wasn't even impactful due to my constant confusions (and it of course featured multiple villainous monologues).
While I really didn't enjoy my overall experience reading this, I did manage to appreciate a few things which bumped my rating up to a 2. The humous tone helped to carry the story along and made a fairly dark book more light-hearted. I did enjoy the dynamic of the four main club members and specifically Elizabeth's shenanigans. And although the topics of death and grief could be heartbreaking I appreciated some of the conversations surrounding it.
I spent the majority of this audiobook wanting it to be over and if I hadn't been listening along with my husband it would've been an easy DNF. It's safe to say I won't be continuing on in the series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Murder, and Suicide
Moderate: Death and Grief
te_ss_i's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, Dementia, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Suicide
astoriareader's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
SYNOPSIS:
- Four residents of a nice retirement village meet to discuss unsolved crimes on Thursdays. The four residents are Elizabeth, Ron, Ibrahim, and Joyce, and they are all septuagenarians.
- When a real murder happens, the group works together to solve it.
MY THOUGHTS
- This was an excellent cozy mystery with a unique premise. I enjoyed all the characters, and the writing is great, too. The writing is witty & entertaining, and overall, it was a fun read.
- The story is mostly told in third person narrative, but some chapters, which are presented as Joyce’s diary entries, are first person POV.
- Charming, engaging read, and I adored all the members of the Thursday Murder Club. I hope I can find an equally amusing group when I am older & living in a retirement village.
- There’s lot of red herrings, and there are a lot of characters. It took me a little bit to get all the names straight.
TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️excellent cozy mystery with elderly folks as the main characters
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Suicide
Moderate: Dementia and Grief
ms_elchert's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia, Grief, Murder, Chronic illness, Death, and Medical content
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death