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Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

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dark funny mysterious 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? No

4.25

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adventurous dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.25

Was not as fun as book 1, although I am a sucker for the train setting.

I did like the author beefs but felt this one was a lot more depressing given the SA instance in the book.

Stevenson’s writing is punny and witty so it was a good time, just not as interesting the second time around for me.

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adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.25

I wasn’t a huge fan of the first book, Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, mainly due to the inconsistency of the plot structure.

However, this book is definitely a step up. The plot follows a linear structure and it follows classical conventions (closed circle, isolated mystery set on a train). But Ernest pokes fun at these classical conventions.

I also really liked the use of the book festival as an event on a train which then allowed Benjamin to poke fun at different specialisms within Crime fiction (legal, psychological and forensic thrillers) and this commentary was humorous.

The only negative thing for me, personally, was that I still found Ernest’s first person narration and breaking of the forth wall annoying at times but this was significantly less than the previous book Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone.

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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? No

3.25

This is a lighthearted mystery novel with a wacky cast of characters. The narrator is kind of giving “I’m not like other first person narrators, I’m QUIRKY” and I found that mildly irritating at times. It’s an interesting concept in that the narrator (Ernest) is actively “writing” the book as he goes through the story, but I do think his constant “real time” interjections took away some of the ~tension~ I like in normal mystery/thrillers, though it did play on the classic mystery tropes, and the whodunnit reveal was very satisfying. All the pieces the reader needs to figure it out are there and you get to see them fall into place.

The real epilogue was a bit overboard, in my opinion - did we need to get that graphic and wacky right at the end? I also feel like the sexual assault plot line was treated a little too lightly… I would have appreciated some more sensitivity there

overall, a fun mystery read if you don’t want anything too dark or thriller-y, definitely more tame, but not an absolute must read.

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fkshg8465's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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

1.0

Why is this book so popular? I found it ridiculous. The plot was unnecessarily convoluted with too many red herrings and horrible people as characters. I wanted to read this before the first book in the series because this one was due back to the library tomorrow, but I’ll be returning the first book too, because I have no desire to read it after having read this one. Ghastly! (Admittedly, this will only make sense after you read the book.)

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