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The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

83 reviews

esv_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape, Grief, and Classism

readwithharry's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

i picked up this book while i was house-sitting, and i saw it on the shelf. i was looking for a distraction from my dissertation, and thought that i’d give this a go. it’s not my usual read, but i was looking for any excuse to avoid writing. and this book has by far surpassed ALL of my expectations. 

 a time-travel, body-swapping, murder mystery set in a kind-of-real-but-also-kind-of-fantasy-world, The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle was Murder-of-Roger-Ackroyd level INSANE. it’s easy to read, but will squish your brain into a thousand tiny pieces. 

i don’t feel like i can say too much regarding the actual story, as i don’t want to give away anything by mistake. but, i can say that this is one of the most enjoyable, engaging books that i have read in a long time. i read it in less than 24 hours, and i know i’ll read it again. 

also, as a neurospicy person, this novel felt *achieveable*. there are, like, 60 chapters, and they don’t feel very long, so every time you finish a chapter you get a little dopamine hit! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child death and Death

Minor: Drug use and Sexual harassment

pinkupengu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture

carlaa_aa's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Ableism, Rape, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

carolynthelibrarian's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Body shaming, Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

mythicca's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

 Super cool concept and delivery!

 Although it did have some moments that seemed to drag, I loved the different perspectives, and plot twists!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Child death, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Drug use and Sexual harassment

catereadsbooks248's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.0

The ending was the only part of the book I was actually invested in - the rest of the book was slow and confusing. I like the idea of time travel/manipulation, but if the authour doesn’t explain/incorporate their “rules” into the plot it’s just frustrating… I was frustrated most of the book.
Also, the extreme fatphobia made it so hard to read!!! You can tell the authour is extremely discriminatory towards larger bodies through how he writes about people in the book - it was so much it was hard to read!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

jordynjohnson's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

I really wanted to love this book because I love murder mysteries but it was so convoluted and confusing. This was a groundhog day kind of story and there are so many different characters and the events aren’t told in the order in which they happen. I still liked it but it was pretty hard to follow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

turtleduck32's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Classism

Minor: Addiction and Sexual harassment

kumquats87's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and Alcohol