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Nine Lives

Peter Swanson

3.38 AVERAGE

melisbs's review

4.0

Well I have thoughts on the end and I wish it would have explored how the purpose of the list ended up being kind of unfulfilled. Can’t really say it any better without major spoilers. But I liked it.

cedeneault's review

3.75
mysterious tense fast-paced
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nikkisobell's review

4.0
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

This was a fast-paced, plot-driven thriller.   There's a lot of characters to follow, but it's easy enough to keep track of who is who as all the characters are very different.  The last chapter of the book was weird and unnecessary, and it really did not make sense with the plot line of that character.  But it was a novel that kept the pages turning and the killer was a secret right up until intentionally revealed! 

philippa_08's review

4.0

4 - trying to grasp all the different characters to begin with was a little confusing, but this one was excellently paced with the tension building throughout. I caught some of the twists but not all and didn't want to put this one down until I'd finished it.
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livmont's review

2.75
dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

a very fun mystery with a nod — obvious but also mentioned quite literally in the novel — to my favorite Agatha Christie novel, And Then There Were None. Nothing overly special as you don't get o know any character because that's not entirely the point. More focused on the mystery and pay-off of it all, but I enjoyed that each
character + their death was given a moment to stand out.
ultimately not very memorable, but enjoyable if you like mysteries without a ton of depth. 

stephadu's review

4.0

Honestly, surprisingly good. I liked the premise, the story telling, the plot, and how quick it was. Also I’m still rooting for Caroline and Ethan. My two complaints are that wow some of these characters were characterized in very extreme and weird ways (especially with regard to sex) and that the last chapter was unnecessary.
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: Yes
mysterious medium-paced

jjrhea's review

4.0
mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Similar plot to Agatha Christie’s book And Then There Were None; interesting murder mystery where you don’t know the killer til the end!

maryjohanna's review

2.0

Listened thru it twice, but kept losing my attention