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I love a good And Then There Were None type book, where it seems really unknowable who could be to blame. I was stumped until the end, which I really appreciated. There are a solid bit of characters in here, so it does take a tad more focus. But I did think that the characters were all different enough that they were easy to tell apart.

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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d0505's review against another edition

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mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This was an interesting whodunnit and the author, Shari Lapena, did a great job creating a charming, but remote, B&B temporarily disconnected from the rest of the world. When the stranded guests start dying under mysterious circumstances, everyone’s a suspect!

I didn’t really connect with any of the characters, and most all behaved in varying degrees of unlikable or somewhat annoying ways. There was a decent degree of character development, but for many of the characters in the story, they were too one-note so that the way people behaved or what little we learned about them seemed to only serve as a way to progress the narrative and throw out a bunch of possible suspects. I did find the conclusion satisfying as the reveal came out of the blue and there was a bonus twist tacked onto the ending that left me with a wicked little smile on my face.

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dark mysterious tense fast-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

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mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I haven’t read this kind of mystery in a long time, and I really liked it. There were a lot of characters and points of view at the beginning, and I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to remember everyone and keep them apart. But they all had their distinctive voices and background stories that it was actually easy. I just didn’t care for anyone in particular.

The atmosphere of an isolated hotel during an ice storm was really well done. The hotel descriptions sounded cozy at first but got more dark and creepy. And I liked the tension that built up over time.

I have to say that I had the correct suspect early on, and so I spotted all the subtle hints. The revelations in the end were a little boring, though. It was still satisfying to be correct.

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