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Hallowe'en Party

Agatha Christie

3.39 AVERAGE


It meandered a bit but that's ok it was still a good read.
adventurous medium-paced
mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

So here’s the thing. I am dumb. I thought this was a Halloween book, perfect for spooky season. Turns out it wasn’t, just a run-of-the-mill murder mystery. Didn’t hate it, it was a little basic in its formulation but I guess she is the GOAT so what do I know?
adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I am really disappointed. I have loved all of her books that I have read but this one I felt was more almost political. Most of it felt like she was putting across her views on children and how ‘psychotic’ they can be all of which was completely unnecessary. Maybe it was the views of people at that time but it felt like the same thing being said over and over. It was also more confusing and boring at some points. It had the potential to be an interesting story but fell short
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This was my first Agatha Christie book and I guessed the ending about a quarter of the way through. Quite disappointing and not worth the read.