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The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
by Stuart Turton
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
If you love murder mysteries or the board game CLUE then you will like this book. It has a really interesting groundhog day premise and gives me Gatsby vibes at times. However, the book was long and slow until the last few chapters. The saving grace of this book was that the plot twists were so surprising, unexpected, and original. I think the pacing of the book was a bit off because, like I said, it was super slow until the end and then it ended super quickly. I'm also unsure what the theme or takeaway of the book is. Overall, I was happy to expand my reading into this genre but there is room for improvement.
Content Warnings
Minor: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder