pkc's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
This book was WILD. Really confusing, but quite witty and however you think it will go is probably not how it will go. Violent, tense, scary, but very complex.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Domestic abuse, Torture, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Murder, and Sexual content
christinereads1823's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Love love love Turton's writing ability and style. Really immersive and wonderfully intricate!
I was able to guess half of the ending before the reveal but the rest was a surprise. Overall excellent read and highly recommend for anyone who loves the tangle of a well-plotted mystery!
I was able to guess half of the ending before the reveal but the rest was a surprise. Overall excellent read and highly recommend for anyone who loves the tangle of a well-plotted mystery!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Death, Violence, Blood, Animal death, and Gore
Minor: Alcoholism, Vomit, Alcohol, Excrement, Cursing, and Grief
massivepizzacrust's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Stuart Turton is a capital-letter Plot Twist writer, which you'll know if you've read The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. And as with that one, I found the plot twist 100% unpredictable but still a little flat. The atmosphere in the first 2/3 of the book was so terrifying I had to read something else at the same time and I guess I would have preferred a more predictable but more satisfying ending in line with that atmosphere. But it still made more sense than Evelyn Hardcastle so I guess I'm curious to see what Turton does next?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Genocide, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse
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