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The Christmas Guest

Peter Swanson

3.56 AVERAGE


Rating: 4.5 stars (rounding up to 5)
Format:

SHOOK TO MY CORE.

I really loved this novella. I didn’t see the twist and it was entertaining straight through to the end.

For book club. Good, creepy and makes you think.

Such a great one night read and a testament to how well you can tell a story in 100 pages or less. I would recommend this to any and all mystery fans.
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

3.75 ⭐️ (Rounded up to 4 for Goodreads) alrighty for Annabella this was pretty solid. I usually struggle with novellas because I’m almost always left feeling like something was missing but this delivered on a good mystery. My biggest critique of this was the portion that was written as diary entries. I get they were supposed to be from the POV of a college-age girl but they were cringey. Once we got back into the normal story-telling I had a much better time and really enjoyed the twists the author managed to put in there—even with it only being 96 pages. Also can someone tell me what they think of the last line?? Is the author saying what I think he’s saying because then I’m confused lol.

3.5 ⭐rounded up

This was a great, dark holiday murder mystery. This has twists I will be journaling because I MUST remember but don't want to spoil for you.

Singing carols, English pubs, idyllic estate fully decorated for the holiday, and visits from traumas of Christmas past.

Well done! Only knocked off .5 because the first 15-20 pages were slow and in a 96 page novella it was very noticeable.

this was everything it needed to be for me. satisfyingly festive, satisfyingly mid ✨