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The Very Merry Murder Club
by Robin Stevens, Serena Patel
Overall rating of 3 stars.
For a book called ‘very merry murder club’ the number of murders are very limited. Across all 13 stories there is only a handful of murders. There’s some sinister mysteries and thrillers which are enjoyable but some of the stories are just bonkers with ludicrous writing and characters, whilst others try to pack far too much in into essentially a short story. If anything, this anthology leads with the best story first - Shoe-dunnit by Elle McNicoll and then the ones that follow go on a sort of rollercoaster from awful to good. I’d also say the reading age varies massively throughout the book which can make the stories feel disjointed and be hard to adjust to.
Some other stories I liked aside from Shoe-dunnit were The frostwilds, the ticking funhouse (although very annoyed this was not longer as it ends on a cliffhanger), Scrabble and murder and The coven at Christmas. I only wish that Robjn Stevens had written a story in this anthology as I love her work.
4.5/5 - Shoe-dunnit by Elle McNicoll
2/5 - It’s snow crime by Roopa Farooki
3/5 - The beast of bedleywood by Annabelle Sami
2/5 - The Christmas heist by Abiola Bello
2/5 - Cool for cats by Patrice Lawrence
3/5 - It takes a thief to catch a thief by Maisie Chan
4.5/5 - The frostwilds by Dominique Valente
4/5 - Scrabble and murder by Nizrana Farook
3.75/5 - The ticking funhouse by Benjamin Dean
3/5 - Ice and fire by Joanna Williams
3.5/5 - Silent night by Serena Patel
4/5 - No piste for the wicked by E L Norry
4.5/5 - The coven at Christmas by Sharna Jackson
For a book called ‘very merry murder club’ the number of murders are very limited. Across all 13 stories there is only a handful of murders. There’s some sinister mysteries and thrillers which are enjoyable but some of the stories are just bonkers with ludicrous writing and characters, whilst others try to pack far too much in into essentially a short story. If anything, this anthology leads with the best story first - Shoe-dunnit by Elle McNicoll and then the ones that follow go on a sort of rollercoaster from awful to good. I’d also say the reading age varies massively throughout the book which can make the stories feel disjointed and be hard to adjust to.
Some other stories I liked aside from Shoe-dunnit were The frostwilds, the ticking funhouse (although very annoyed this was not longer as it ends on a cliffhanger), Scrabble and murder and The coven at Christmas. I only wish that Robjn Stevens had written a story in this anthology as I love her work.
4.5/5 - Shoe-dunnit by Elle McNicoll
2/5 - It’s snow crime by Roopa Farooki
3/5 - The beast of bedleywood by Annabelle Sami
2/5 - The Christmas heist by Abiola Bello
2/5 - Cool for cats by Patrice Lawrence
3/5 - It takes a thief to catch a thief by Maisie Chan
4.5/5 - The frostwilds by Dominique Valente
4/5 - Scrabble and murder by Nizrana Farook
3.75/5 - The ticking funhouse by Benjamin Dean
3/5 - Ice and fire by Joanna Williams
3.5/5 - Silent night by Serena Patel
4/5 - No piste for the wicked by E L Norry
4.5/5 - The coven at Christmas by Sharna Jackson