Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie

39 reviews

sop17hie's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I didn't even suspect

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Xenophobia and War

alaynacrystal's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A good mystery, I often can guess who did it in murder mysteries, but this ending surprised me! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Murder

bug_not_a_feature's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: War

ashthigs7's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A solid mystery! The writing is a little clunky but not in a bad way. Enjoyable read

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Murder

katy_bee's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A solid Poirot story, a well to do, toxic family in a Christmas setting. Some unexpected twists in the tale, as ever with Christie. Exactly what I expected and wanted

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Misogyny and Classism

mondovertigo's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

daryn's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Racism, War, and Classism

bookishdiya's review against another edition

funny mysterious fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Violence, and Blood

gkaltam's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood