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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
Just as wonderful as the last, and the genre switching is no matter of mine when the writing is this good. In suspense all the way through as the reveals kept coming!
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Narration was good, but I wished I had read this. It was a great who-dunnit and the sci-fi aspect was neat! Lots of characters to keep up with though.
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Circular storyline with too many characters, a bland plot, and a dissatisfying ending.
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I would have given this book a higher rating, but it had several technical issues. There were a handful of typos and wrongly used words that were missed in editing. I feel like a book needs to have proper spelling and grammar as a bare minimum. The quality of the writing suffered from heavy exposition early on, and in the latter half of the book, the author was so heavy-handed with the mystery that it seemed like he had no faith in the reader to ask questions or be interested in what was going on.
As a story, I found it to be a really fun read. The Last Murder at the End of the World is a really fresh take on the classic murder mystery, and it had me guessing as to who was responsible up until the last few chapters. I think the way the sci-fi elements were added gave the story a unique feel, and having the narrator be a character who interacts with the other characters in the story was a brilliant choice. I wish I could give this book a higher rating, but The Last Murder at the End of the World reads like a last-minute draft that was submitted the day before a deadline, and after reading the author's note at the end, I understand why.
As a story, I found it to be a really fun read. The Last Murder at the End of the World is a really fresh take on the classic murder mystery, and it had me guessing as to who was responsible up until the last few chapters. I think the way the sci-fi elements were added gave the story a unique feel, and having the narrator be a character who interacts with the other characters in the story was a brilliant choice. I wish I could give this book a higher rating, but The Last Murder at the End of the World reads like a last-minute draft that was submitted the day before a deadline, and after reading the author's note at the end, I understand why.
dark
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
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:
Yes
An island is surrounded by a deadly fog that covers the rest of the earth. On the island live some villagers, and three elders, and an AI that lives inside their heads. I think it was this set-up that made me pick up this book, and yes, it's an intriguing setting and I think Turton combines it with a murder mystery tale in a satisfying way. But I felt quite detached from the story, probably because the AI which narrates a good deal of the story is detached from the characters, and so I found it hard to care about them and their travails.