a_sanders77's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
scholastic_squid's review against another edition
4.0
⭐️ Won a copy from Goodreads Giveaways ⭐️
4 stars - Emily, a theoretical physicist professor at Oxford, loses her husband about a month or so prior I believe to a academic voyage to a French chalet. Her husband, Nick, was to attend as well, but unfortunately, due to a motor accident, he passed away and she is left grieving in her own way. She’s coping better by the time we enter the story and is annoyed with herself that she’s missed her flight ✈️ as she’s working to get herself to ready to go she hears something or someone in her home, their home. A passing thought from Nick enters her mind which is to grab the 7 iron ⛳️ so she arms herself and then comes face to face with an intruder. After phoning the police
4 stars - Emily, a theoretical physicist professor at Oxford, loses her husband about a month or so prior I believe to a academic voyage to a French chalet. Her husband, Nick, was to attend as well, but unfortunately, due to a motor accident, he passed away and she is left grieving in her own way. She’s coping better by the time we enter the story and is annoyed with herself that she’s missed her flight ✈️ as she’s working to get herself to ready to go she hears something or someone in her home, their home. A passing thought from Nick enters her mind which is to grab the 7 iron ⛳️ so she arms herself and then comes face to face with an intruder. After phoning the police
bookswithboo's review
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
ogatka's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
doloresofcourse's review
3.0
I just closed the cover of this book. I guess I will give it a three. I don’t recommend you spend your time reading 364 pages of it. It tried to combine three different genres and falls short on all of them. There’s a sort of espionage genre, a murder mystery genre, and a supernatural genre with a cursed clock combined with the promise of a “Then There Were None” trope. No spoilers, that’s all called out on the dust jacket. The author needed to pick a genre and go with it. I probably would have enjoyed a book focusing on a murder mystery or a cursed clock putting the whammy on people. This just wasn’t a cohesive story.
kmoreads's review
mysterious
medium-paced
3.0
Imagine being in at a remote chalet with some of your coworkers when everything goes wrong. I was sold initially on the synopsis of this book.
Getting to the end was very difficult for me. I would set it down and come back. It was so slow moving that I almost DNF'd it. Slow burn thrillers are definitely not for me.
I loved Emily's character and the friendship bond she had with Will. I felt there were too many characters for me to keep track of in the book. The twist at the end of the book definitely made it worthwhile.
Thank you to @letstalkbookpromos @berkleypub and @netgalley for the #gifted copy of the book.
Getting to the end was very difficult for me. I would set it down and come back. It was so slow moving that I almost DNF'd it. Slow burn thrillers are definitely not for me.
I loved Emily's character and the friendship bond she had with Will. I felt there were too many characters for me to keep track of in the book. The twist at the end of the book definitely made it worthwhile.
Thank you to @letstalkbookpromos @berkleypub and @netgalley for the #gifted copy of the book.
abookwormwithwine's review
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I have quickly come to love the way Lexie Elliott writes, and I was able to thoroughly lose myself in the immersive experience that is Bright and Deadly Things. This is a bit on the longer side at 364 pages (12.5 hours on audio), but I loved the way she brought the setting to life and had me completely invested in these characters and what was going on. I have never been to the French Alps, and even though bad things definitely happen, this made me want to go there even more. The setting was gorgeous and fantastically secluded, so the pot of suspects is fairly small which is just the way I like it. Even with not that many players, I still didn't have the whodunnit figured out and there was a lot more to this storyline than first meets the eye.
The audiobook is a winner and narrated by a full cast and that is something that never gets old. Fiona Hardingham, Vidish Athavale, Olivia Dowd, Andrew Fallaize, Saskia Maarleveld, Elle Newlands & Nicholas Guy Smith were all perfectly suited to their roles, and now that I have listed all of the narrators out, you can see just how many viewpoints there were! Although there are quite a few POVs I didn't think the story was confusing, and I would have to recommend the audio for this reason if you don't have the time to actually sit down and read it. It is a fairly slow burn but if you can lose yourself in the setting and story like I did, you should be able to enjoy it. There is even a touch of the paranormal, and while it was a really strange aspect of the story, I really liked it. If you love to lose yourself in the environment and characters, then I highly recommend reading Bright and Deadly Things.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
The audiobook is a winner and narrated by a full cast and that is something that never gets old. Fiona Hardingham, Vidish Athavale, Olivia Dowd, Andrew Fallaize, Saskia Maarleveld, Elle Newlands & Nicholas Guy Smith were all perfectly suited to their roles, and now that I have listed all of the narrators out, you can see just how many viewpoints there were! Although there are quite a few POVs I didn't think the story was confusing, and I would have to recommend the audio for this reason if you don't have the time to actually sit down and read it. It is a fairly slow burn but if you can lose yourself in the setting and story like I did, you should be able to enjoy it. There is even a touch of the paranormal, and while it was a really strange aspect of the story, I really liked it. If you love to lose yourself in the environment and characters, then I highly recommend reading Bright and Deadly Things.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
lindsays_books's review
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0