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turidt's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Death, Racism, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Infidelity
Minor: Colonisation and Classism
silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
While the tone was still on the cozier side, as you would expect, the structure of this one screamed thriller to me. The murder didn't happen until after ramping up the tension a bit, and once it did it was clever locked room type mystery. (I had some suspicion about where the red herrings lay, but that probably just means I read it as a teen and slightly remembered it from then...)
Definitely recommended if you like Agatha Christie but want a change of pace from her cozier and more English feeling stories.
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Infidelity, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, and Suicide
lydiaaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, and Murder
sop17hie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Infidelity, Suicide, Violence, and Stalking
kloughlin's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, and Murder
Minor: Racism
cozylifewithabby's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Moderate: Death and Infidelity
mithren's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
However I did not see what was so great about Louise Leidner and what made so many people worship her and all that. I appreciate that we are dealing with a biased narrator here, but still. This was a case of more Telling rather than Showing.
I had more sympathy and liked way more Sheila Reilly (she is fun) and David Emmott (I think I've got a book crush) than Mrs Leidner and Richard Carey. But then again, I've got no sympathy for cheaters whatsoever. And although Dr Leidner turned out to be Frederick Bosner and a murderer, they definitely did not know it at the time and betrayed their husband and friend, respectively, with each other. So no, no sympathy coming from my corner at all for them.
Minor: Addiction and Infidelity