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abhi_vijay94's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
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? No
2.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Colonisation
em1246's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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
4.5
Not sure if Christie meant it but I thought this book was really funny, I loved Sir Eustace and Emilia Fox's narration was incredible. Got a bit lost in all the twists and certainly didn't see the ending coming
sydney_k's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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? No
3.75
vipersephone's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
stephaniwithani's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-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? No
3.75
nina_christine's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
lareske's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
_matthewdon_'s review against another edition
2.0
This had all the makings of a three-star book (due to its readability but disengaging and forgettable nature), but its ridiculously infuriating conclusion, which sees the adventurous young heroine Anne Beddingfield uncharacteristically drop everything she had set out for in order to live her days out on a remote island with a tanned, suspected psycho killer, is literally the most soapy, romantic and irritating thing ever and a fact that feels more at home in a Mills and Boon paperback than an Agatha Christie thriller. I get that books published in early 1920's Britain are going to have British, 1920's sensibilities but it still annoys me and renders what could have been a wonderful Agatha Christie stand-alone novella dated and frankly unreadable. Shame; I was looking forward to adventures with Suzanne Blair and Anne.
hidingzeus's review against another edition
4.0
Definitely different from her later novels, this one reads more like a modern cozy mystery, love interest and all.
thinkspink's review against another edition
3.0
Adrian reads all the Christies #14, and this one is a pulpy adventure thriller. I liked the story, and main character (Anne) a lot. But, some of the views of Africa (and the whole 2nd half of the book is set there) are, shall we say "of its time".