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A review by magicant
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
5.0
How do I even begin to recommend this book? I had no idea how bonkers this book could get, I am still at a loss on how a book like this could even EXIST! It was the most captivated I have ever been reading a book ever since my multi-year hiatus of reading ended. I want to say, the amount of things that Stuart Turton would have had to plan out in advance would be so extensive I can't even imagine how he could have written this.
There was no way to guess where this book would be going, a mystery true to it's name all the way till the last few pages. I thought multiple times, maybe it had finally gotten figured out, but I was only further and further from the truth. This is the first mystery novel I ever read, and definitely after such an introduction, it won't be my last.
Anyway, pushing away from just general praises, this book is about a murder, big surprise, one that the main character, Aiden Bishop goes through multiple hosts to try to figure it out. But by going through all these people, he loses himself more and more, his thoughts and memories mingling with those of his hosts and him fighting against the natures of his hosts while he tries to figure out the truth.
First thing I would like to start with is the difference between the hosts and their effect on Aiden in how he acts and talks, and you can see how drastically it increases over the course of the book. There's never a moment where you think its the same character just in a different body, you never forget who they are in, and who that person was before Aiden inhabited that body.
Stuart gives us a lot of description about the areas that we venture into, using words I never even knew of existing, I have to admit this book expanded my vocabulary. It was as if he knew exactly how much description was needed without feeling like it was too much.
I wish I could even begin to put my words together regarding this book, please, you have to read it you don't understand.
There was no way to guess where this book would be going, a mystery true to it's name all the way till the last few pages. I thought multiple times, maybe it had finally gotten figured out, but I was only further and further from the truth. This is the first mystery novel I ever read, and definitely after such an introduction, it won't be my last.
Anyway, pushing away from just general praises, this book is about a murder, big surprise, one that the main character, Aiden Bishop goes through multiple hosts to try to figure it out. But by going through all these people, he loses himself more and more, his thoughts and memories mingling with those of his hosts and him fighting against the natures of his hosts while he tries to figure out the truth.
First thing I would like to start with is the difference between the hosts and their effect on Aiden in how he acts and talks, and you can see how drastically it increases over the course of the book. There's never a moment where you think its the same character just in a different body, you never forget who they are in, and who that person was before Aiden inhabited that body.
Stuart gives us a lot of description about the areas that we venture into, using words I never even knew of existing, I have to admit this book expanded my vocabulary. It was as if he knew exactly how much description was needed without feeling like it was too much.
I wish I could even begin to put my words together regarding this book, please, you have to read it you don't understand.