siobhanward's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This is one of my favourite Christie books I've read in a while! I honestly think having the book not focused on Poirot or Miss Marple made the book better. It it wasn't tripping over itself to shoehorn in the detective, and we weren't constantly missing crucial information because the detective was withholding it. I liked Emily and thought she was a fun character to have doing the bulk of the investigation. I also just liked how the story came together - while it was a classic big reveal like Christie normally opts for, it felt a lot less forced than some of the others.
This is definitely a fun and worthwhile read, whether or not you normally like Christie's style.
This is definitely a fun and worthwhile read, whether or not you normally like Christie's style.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Murder, and Death of parent
momijigari__'s review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
carodellynch's review against another edition
Enough of this book aged like a human w/o access to retinol that I don’t wanna rate it
phillysaurus's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Not much chance of guessing this one much before the end, but enjoyable nonetheless! Liked the premise a lot.
lydiaaa's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
I love Emily.
jennatandy28's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This was a pretty good stand-alone novel from Agatha Christie that had some similar vibes to one of her future Hercule Poirot novels. I did miss not having Poirot or Marple in the story, but I liked Emily’s role as an amateur sleuth. This was definitely not one of my favorites from Christie and she has written plenty of better stand alone novels but I’m glad I read it. It was more of a spooky book and perfect for the month of October.
sibealefada's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
henrywintermigraines's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
pranjuli's review against another edition
2.0
Kind of boring. The characters are very underdeveloped. Didn't feel attached to any character. The ending felt too unrealistic from human characterisation.