Reviews

Grave Expectations by Alice Bell

daydreamereyes's review

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

Found this really good fun to read - cosy crime with a twist of added ghosts. 

tiffannieboyd's review against another edition

4.0

this book, it’s good, but not exceptional.

This novel offers a light mystery that incorporates séances and a medium, featuring intriguing characters and a solid plot. While it suffers from some pacing issues and predictability, I still found it enjoyable. It’s a decent read, but it didn't quite leave me in awe!

alexsm's review

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

megan_alice's review

Halfway through this book and I have no emotional attachment to any of these characters to care who killed who.

jessuh27's review

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

aglimpseinto's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

mwhm's review

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

bethreadscrime's review

4.0

A wonderful debut. A quirky cosy crime featuring 30-year medium Claire and her childhood friend Sophie. And childhood should be taken literally as unfortunately Sophie died as a teen. Her family haven’t heard from her and assume she’s fine but Claire sadly knows the she was murdered and has been seeing her friend and other spirits ever since. The pair make a great duo with their differences and Sophie’s engaging character brings a lot of humour throughout. A clever, unique and funny spin on the genre.

whimsyful's review

emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

3.25

coraleva1993's review

dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75