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The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont

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sophie_theresia_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I have no words. This story was everything and even more than I expected when I picked it up. It was so much more than just a mystery novel and I'd definitely check out trigger warnings beforehand - I did not expect that dark of a backstory really. I really enjoyed the story built around the vanishing of Agatha Christie, which really happened, becoming something that could've been, but we never will know for sure. Will definitely look more into that vanishing now I'm deeply invested!

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ah102's review

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dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

This novel captured my attention from the beginning. It had twists and turns, some more predictable than others. The themes cause you to reflect on what is truly important in life.

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feebles640's review against another edition

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mysterious sad slow-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? Yes

4.0

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beatriks's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

3.5

Not my favorite book, I began to like it more towards the end. The last quarter was quite entertaining.

The audiobook-version had a bit too much talking with different voices. That is probably a matter of taste.

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archaicrobin's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

1.5

While the writing was great and the audiobook was wonderful, I still found this book to be incredibly boring. The Christie Affair is a fictional take on a real life event in which author Agatha Christie went missing for about two weeks before being found at a resort under another woman’s name.

This novel attempts to explain why Agatha left, what she was doing, and why she came back. Told from the perspective of her husband’s mistress, The Christie Affair tries to humanize the other woman and explain why she’s breaking up the Christie marriage. The vibes were great, the writing was great, and it touched on the abuses that occurred in Ireland around the early 1920s but despite all these amazing things the book was just so dull to me.

The twist that people rave about was dumb in my opinion and while I love reading about this time period, the story was just too slow to keep me interested. I had to switch the audiobook to twice the speed just to finish it.

The Christie Affair was another Reese’s book club pick that fell short for me. If you’re a huge Agatha Christie fan or really like king drawn out time period dramas with very little mystery this one might interest you, but for me it was a let down.

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jessgreads's review

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challenging emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Rating: ⭐⭐✨⬜⬜

Title: The Christie Affair

Author: Nina de Gramont

Genre: Historical Fiction

Setting: London, England

Month Read: February 2022

Book Type: Hardcover

Publication: 2022

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Pages: 311

*Book of the Month Selection

TRIGGER WARNING-

Abuse / Infidelity / Murder / Kidnapping / Trauma / Religious Abuse / Rape

"Perhaps a woman has a different kind of measuring stick. For when it might be acceptable, or even necessary, to commit a murder."

No Spoiler Summary:

The Christie Affair is a fiction take on Agatha Christie's mysterious 11 day disappearance told in the POV's of Agatha, and her husband's mistress, Nan. You follow both women through the days before, during, and slightly after the disappearance takes place. You also follow Nan through her past, filled with trauma, treachery, and abuse.

Review:

I'm not quite sure how I felt about this novel, and I think the completely fabricated storylines sort of lost me a bit more than I thought they would. For fans of Agatha, I think this misses the mark quite a bit on being a good mystery novel, and Nan's stakes in this seem incredibly far fetched (and a little forced.)

Nan's past was an incredibly hard part of this book to get through, for me, and I could have probably just read an entire book about this and enjoyed it a lot more. The Irish Catholic religion and the harm they did to unmarried women is disgusting, and as a newer Mom this sent me into rages. I cannot imagine what all of these women went through, and it just hurts so much to know that religion, and those who upheld it, caused people so much pain.

I wish we got to know Archie more, besides just being the man in the center of these two women.I feel like he was really underdeveloped and one sided, and I left the novel unsure why anyone even wanted him in the firs place.

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briannareads1342's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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ninjamuse's review

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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