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A review by jesskreads
The Couple at the Table by Sophie Hannah
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 ββββ
π I recommend this if you love: a light, twisty murder, unreliable narrator and a closed circle of suspects!
π€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!
π 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?
πI 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: ββββ
Series or Standalone: Standalone
Tropes & Themes: vacation gone wrong, closed circle of suspects, dual timeline, whodunnit, police procedural, betrayal, obsession, plot twist, unreliable narrator
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π I recommend this if you love: a light, twisty murder, unreliable narrator and a closed circle of suspects!
π€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!
π 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?
πI 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: ββββ
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