A review by faith_schmitt
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

this book was complicated and challenging because it’s so long and there’s so many different characters with their own stories and events that while they build off each other, are still their own and make it complicated. as far as liking the characters, because there were so many for shorter periods of time, you didn’t get attached to them as easily. in addition, in my opinion, a book not told from the perspective of the character doesn’t make me as attached to the characters, and because this book was basically told that way due to someone living in someone else’s body while they experience things, i also didn’t get as attached to the characters because of that. of course, as in many books, because the main goal is to wrap it up rather quickly, i didn’t understand how they arrived at that conclusion and it seemed a little unbelievable, but in my opinion, that’s just how most mysteries are, or at least that’s how little my brain is able to catch up to them. that being said, this book and the plot is extremely original, and definitely not the average murder mystery. it was long and challenging but not extremely hard to get through, and i would definitely recommend it to someone looking for an original murder mystery with a twist.