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jamesmcevoy's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-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
4.5
flophillips31's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
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
rachellandrigan's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
jesskreads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
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? Yes
4.0
The Couple at the Table by Sophie Hannah ⭐⭐⭐⭐
📚 I recommend this if you love: a light, twisty murder, unreliable narrator and a closed circle of suspects!
🤔After reading "haven't they grown" by Sophie Hannah and loving it, I picked up this book to read! It started out slow paced but soon picked up, and I was saying "wait, what?" multiple times!
📖 6 couples visit a luxury retreat, hoping for a relaxing holiday, until Jane storms off during dinner and is found dead. Everyone is suddenly a suspect despite having solid alibis! The investigation runs cold, and Lucy, the ex-wife of Janes now widowed husband, wants answers and takes matters into her own hands to reopen the investigation. The question is, will they ever find out who killed Jane?
💭I love books with multiple povs, especially with a closed circle of suspects, it's great to see their individual perspectives! This was further helped with an unreliable narrator, leaving me guessing whodunnit until the end! It also followed a dual timeline with this changing to pre and post murder each chapter.
However, I didn't enjoy some chapters as they had multiple povs in them, which made it a bit confusing to follow at times! The ending was also quite rushed, and the final chapter left me a bit confused.
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Book Format: Physical
Number of Pages: 388
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Series or Standalone: Standalone
Tropes & Themes: vacation gone wrong, closed circle of suspects, dual timeline, whodunnit, police procedural, betrayal, obsession, plot twist, unreliable narrator
Instagram and Tiktok: jesswanders_andreads
📚 I recommend this if you love: a light, twisty murder, unreliable narrator and a closed circle of suspects!
🤔After reading "haven't they grown" by Sophie Hannah and loving it, I picked up this book to read! It started out slow paced but soon picked up, and I was saying "wait, what?" multiple times!
📖 6 couples visit a luxury retreat, hoping for a relaxing holiday, until Jane storms off during dinner and is found dead. Everyone is suddenly a suspect despite having solid alibis! The investigation runs cold, and Lucy, the ex-wife of Janes now widowed husband, wants answers and takes matters into her own hands to reopen the investigation. The question is, will they ever find out who killed Jane?
💭I love books with multiple povs, especially with a closed circle of suspects, it's great to see their individual perspectives! This was further helped with an unreliable narrator, leaving me guessing whodunnit until the end! It also followed a dual timeline with this changing to pre and post murder each chapter.
However, I didn't enjoy some chapters as they had multiple povs in them, which made it a bit confusing to follow at times! The ending was also quite rushed, and the final chapter left me a bit confused.
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Book Format: Physical
Number of Pages: 388
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Series or Standalone: Standalone
Tropes & Themes: vacation gone wrong, closed circle of suspects, dual timeline, whodunnit, police procedural, betrayal, obsession, plot twist, unreliable narrator
Instagram and Tiktok: jesswanders_andreads
curlywizz's review
mysterious
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? Yes
2.0
Very dull £ slow
melissa_who_reads's review
4.0
Listened to this one: enjoyed it very much, was dying to know the solution. I'd figured out who the killer was early on - but didn't figure out how the conundrum would be resolved. The only thing I didn't enjoy was the "American accent" for the American couple of the group ... it was a bit all over the place and took me out of the story: the narrator was otherwise lovely. I will read more of this series.
ingvild30's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
lexshv's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0