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The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont

25 reviews

readingthroughinfinity's review

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

Thanks to Midas PR and the publisher for sending me a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

Read my full review here: https://readingthroughinfinity.com/20... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Miscarriage, and Infidelity

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death, Pregnancy, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: War

tiff_reads_'s review

dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual violence, Rape, Miscarriage, and Sexual harassment

briannareads1342's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, Murder, Misogyny, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Racism, Pregnancy, and Pedophilia

chemicalbookdragon's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexism, War, Rape, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

jukietoss's review

emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

I really like the concept of telling a story of Agatha Christie's 11-day disappearance, and I thought the story de Gramont conjured was quite compelling. It incorporated both romance and mystery in really satisfying ways. Where it fell down for me was in how it executed that narrative: the book's structure was really disjointed which made it hard to stay engaged. I understand what de Gramont was trying to do and why she told the story asynchronously, but the way it played out was disruptive and led to some reveals that felt premature or repetitive. De Gramont didn't just look backward in time to contextualize the present--she also did a lot of foreshadowing or explicitly naming what would take place years into the future. I found these forward-looking reveals distracting. The stories from the past were important to the story, but I think they could have been incorporated or examined more elegantly. 

That said, the overall story was fun, and there were glimmers of ambience that showed really strong world-building and the ability to sweep the reader away. These were often interrupted by other locations or time periods, but I enjoyed the moments of respite where I could get swept up in Christie's story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Pregnancy, Murder, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Child death, and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicide, War, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Infertility