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3.32 AVERAGE
3.32 AVERAGE
I feel like this one wanted to be top tier murder mystery with all the... things, but ended up being tedious and predictable, and way too long for a plot like this, honestly.
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved this book. I might pull it out often to read and enjoy the mystery again.
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I was given this book by my auntie, but it would have never been something I would have bought for myself.
All in all it’s a too easy and predictable read with a cast of absolutely annoying characters that keep acting like no human being would ever act in similar situations.
I finished it just to be sure my prediction, which happened by 20% completion of my reading, was actually correct.
All in all it’s a too easy and predictable read with a cast of absolutely annoying characters that keep acting like no human being would ever act in similar situations.
I finished it just to be sure my prediction, which happened by 20% completion of my reading, was actually correct.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Incest, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
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
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
mysterious
medium-paced
This was a two for one for me because my local book club chose this as our Christmas book this year and I had the audio from NetGalley. I didn’t fully know what to expect besides the standard idea of a locked room murder mystery with an inheritance on the line, but very quickly I found myself fully immersed into this story and did not want to put it down!
I would say that that first 50% or so is mostly background and set up, and the “games” really begin in the second half of the book. And the pacing for the 12 days of the “game” is really well done!
The audio narration was also superb, and each character fully came to life with their own distinct voice. So it was very easy to keep the large cast of characters straight in my mind.
I would say that that first 50% or so is mostly background and set up, and the “games” really begin in the second half of the book. And the pacing for the 12 days of the “game” is really well done!
The audio narration was also superb, and each character fully came to life with their own distinct voice. So it was very easy to keep the large cast of characters straight in my mind.
This book was awful. The plot was nice, but the characters were so bland. The author spent way too much time describing pointless things and the climax at the end was all over the place.
1/5
I don’t think I can say how much I despised reading this book. The characters were very dull, there was almost no backstory to any of them so I couldn’t be emotionally invested. The actual mystery was alright but there wasn’t a lot of excitement. I’m happy to be finished with this.
I don’t think I can say how much I despised reading this book. The characters were very dull, there was almost no backstory to any of them so I couldn’t be emotionally invested. The actual mystery was alright but there wasn’t a lot of excitement. I’m happy to be finished with this.