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selenatothemax's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual violence, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Minor: Excrement, Vomit, and War
genny's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement
lucybbookstuff's review against another edition
- 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
2.75
I liked some of these characters a bit more and the mystery made *slightly* more sense, so it gets a slightly higher rating than Evelyn Hardcastle.
And you know, I still would read his next book. I generally like his writing style and I'd like to see if he can deliver me a mystery that actually pays off.
Graphic: Sexism, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Sexual violence and Torture
diana_raquel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Mystery thrillers are not my cup of tea. My reading tastes tend to be directed toward classics, fantasy, and contemporary. However, I loved the previous book of Turton.
After The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, I had an idea of what I would find in this book: a murder mystery full of details that wouldn't make sense until the final chapter, with an influence of speculative fiction. Well, I didn't get my speculative fiction influence. And that's okay. What I got was so much better. What I got was a murder mystery (somewhat) historical full of details that only made sense in the final chapters.
This was a really good book, with a solid structure. The characters were well developed and you never really know what they're thinking and what they might do next, which only made the narrative more compelling. And, as usual, my theories were all wrong, but then only made the narrative more interesting.
I think that the only thing that I wasn't a fan of was the pacing in the early chapters. They seem to be dragging and dragging. I understand the need to set the scene and the characters in a murder mystery but I think that this part could be done in fewer stages/pages.
Overall, I liked it and recommend it to murder mysteries lovers!
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Infidelity, Rape, and Slavery
katelarson's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexism, Torture, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual violence and Sexual harassment
kaylaclark200's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Sexism, Violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Rape
bc288's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Fire/Fire injury
arce's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The explanation is not farfetched and seems reasonable, but I am not completely satisfied with the ending.
Also, what happenes with the other passengers on the island? Do they sail to Amsterdam afterwards?
And I'm definitely not a fan of Sara's solution. I liked neither of the options, but don't have any better on my mind. Vigilante justice is not the right way. Creesjie and Sammy/Hugo shouldn't go without punishment.
I would be interested in the more horror endings Stuart Turton mentioned in the interview at the end of the audiobook.
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Excrement, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Genocide, Blood, Medical content, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and War
tallbox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Vomit, Death of parent, and Colonisation
Minor: Pregnancy
shinsoukoku's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
2.25
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, War, and Injury/Injury detail
set in the medieval era, there is a brief scene of sara having to fulfill her "obligations" with her abusive husband and multiple threats of assault leading up to a character suggesting they, the men, use the women of the ship as they wish, willing or not.