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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not the sort of book I normally read, but I really liked it! At first I thought I would get lost with the endless barrage of information, and tbh I did a little bit, but I was able to keep up with it more than I expected. My version had a name list of many characters and a map of the house at the front of the book, which was essential!
Since I definitely missed many details the first time, I think it would be interesting to reread some time.
Since I definitely missed many details the first time, I think it would be interesting to reread some time.
What a great read! A whodunnit murder mystery with a fantastical element, I loved it!
TW: fat-phobia, murder, implied sexual assault
TW: fat-phobia, murder, implied sexual assault
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a really enjoyable and original time travel twist on the tired closed-room mystery novel. Loved the concept and the execution for the most part, but despite the fun, it had some strange logic--for instance, why did it take so long for Aidan to learn the rules? And how is it that in 30 years no one noticed Michael with the gun? Also a tropey villain-explains-it-all ending that kinda got on my nerves. Still, I thought it was a pretty cool book.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I enjoyed this - I didn't find it as confusing as some reviewers have suggested. it is an excellent take on the country house murder mystery - stuffed full of unreliable narrators...a mysterious plague doctor and more twists and turns than you can imagine. Really excellent - one for a reread to see what I missed I think....
And a reread was good - it is a clever, intriguing mystery
And a reread was good - it is a clever, intriguing mystery
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is unlike any other book I have ever read. The best overall description I can give it is, for those of my generation, "imagine Bill Murray's 'Groundhog Day' in hell." For those younger: "'50 First Dates' in hell, but neither Drew Barrymore nor Adam Sandler remembers the 'meet cute.'" The book opens to a scene that leaves the reader just as confused and shaken as the protagonist. And, it takes the reader a chapter or two to figure out what in the heck is supposed to be happening. The concept is fascinating: replay the day on loop, from a different character's perspective each time. This goes along with two completely different levels of suspense: The protagonist and the reader both know there is a murder to solve. And, they also know that if it is not done within a certain framework, the whole show is going to reset itself and start from the beginning. Halfway through the book, I would have given it 5 stars for sheer genius. But, the approach to the ending seemed to begin to twist too tightly on itself. Plus, a moral? After what we were just pulled through at breakneck speed?
Still a highly recommended read.
Still a highly recommended read.