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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
mysterious
i’m TRYING to enjoy mystery novels, but good god this was boring. perhaps if i was a bigger fan of the genre, this would be fun, as it’s incredibly meta and references iconic mystery tropes and novels. the large cast of characters was truly testing my godawful memory. not really for me, but it was a fine way to start spooky month
Call me a reliable narrator. Everything I tell you will be the truth, or, at least, the truth as I knew it to be at the time that I thought I knew it.
Oh I had fun with this one.
Oh I had fun with this one.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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
funny
mysterious
adventurous
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:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-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:
Complicated
Synopsis: Crime writer Ernest "Ernie" Cunningham looks back on his family's disastorous attempt at a reunion in an isolated ski lodge in NSW Australia after his brother's release from jail. With a snowstorm, bitter family relations, and ten commandments for crime writers to stick to, Ernie will find out that everyone in his family has killed someone.
Review: A surprisingly emotional and darker read than the cosy mystery I was expecting. Ernie was a fun narrator, with many fourth wall breaks and intentional spoilers scattered throughout the book. The solution was a little jarring and broke one or two of the crime writing commandments.
Review: A surprisingly emotional and darker read than the cosy mystery I was expecting. Ernie was a fun narrator, with many fourth wall breaks and intentional spoilers scattered throughout the book. The solution was a little jarring and broke one or two of the crime writing commandments.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment