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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Without the endings it's a five, again. I thought the reveal was cool (maybe I should've caught on faster) but it didn't inherently make full sense to me that they'd just start working together and then it's all ok. But the rest of it was awesome.
I don’t like ships or this time period. But this confirms I will read (and likely love) anything Stuart Turton writes. An excellent novel. 1634 is a gross year though, ugh.
Not quite as good as The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle.
The biggest turn off for me from this book is that I was never convinced a demon could be involved. I always felt there would be a rationale solution. If the characters had begun to doubt their belief in pure logic or it really was a demon, this would've been fantastic.
Additionally, the super friends team up at the end felt forced and didn't seem to align with Arent's values. You're my best friend and I idolize you Pipps. Oh you lied to me about my first case permanently shaking my belief in myself and you murdered a shit ton of people and you don't care about all the accidental casualties involved? No worries, we're still best friends. Lets go murder more people because we decided to be judge, jury, and executioner.
That said, I really enjoyed the characters and a lot of the world building in this novel. I just felt the mystery and wrap up could've been handled more skillfully.
The biggest turn off for me from this book is that I was never convinced a demon could be involved. I always felt there would be a rationale solution. If the characters had begun to doubt their belief in pure logic or it really was a demon, this would've been fantastic.
Additionally, the super friends team up at the end felt forced and didn't seem to align with Arent's values. You're my best friend and I idolize you Pipps. Oh you lied to me about my first case permanently shaking my belief in myself and you murdered a shit ton of people and you don't care about all the accidental casualties involved? No worries, we're still best friends. Lets go murder more people because we decided to be judge, jury, and executioner.
That said, I really enjoyed the characters and a lot of the world building in this novel. I just felt the mystery and wrap up could've been handled more skillfully.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Insanely fun and funny murder mystery with one of the best endings. Highly recommend!