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The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
5.0
I wore myself down the past few weeks and ended up getting my first cold since 2019. Multiple negative COVID tests, so a cold is all it was, but it gave me some extra reading time earlier this week. So I finished The 7.5 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton.
This book was a trip. It was so much fun to read. I had absolutely no idea what was going on and I didn’t even care. I was just along for the ride. The author says he was influenced by Quantum Leap and Agatha Christie. It shows.
Evelyn Hardcastle will be murdered at 11 pm. It’s Aiden Bishop’s job to stop it from happening. There’s just a small catch. Every time he wakes up, he will inhabit the body of a new host; a different guest at the party that Lord and Lady Hardcastle are throwing. After 8 days and 8 hosts, if he has not solved the murder, everything resets and he goes back to the start without remembering any previous attempts.
I usually spend a lot of time trying to piece stories together and figure out the answer. You can’t in this book. There’s just no way. You’re getting more surprises even after you think the book is over and we’ve entered the falling action. It’s impossible to call it until you’re in the very final pages.
Such a fun read. Recommended for mystery and suspense fans. 5/5
This book was a trip. It was so much fun to read. I had absolutely no idea what was going on and I didn’t even care. I was just along for the ride. The author says he was influenced by Quantum Leap and Agatha Christie. It shows.
Evelyn Hardcastle will be murdered at 11 pm. It’s Aiden Bishop’s job to stop it from happening. There’s just a small catch. Every time he wakes up, he will inhabit the body of a new host; a different guest at the party that Lord and Lady Hardcastle are throwing. After 8 days and 8 hosts, if he has not solved the murder, everything resets and he goes back to the start without remembering any previous attempts.
I usually spend a lot of time trying to piece stories together and figure out the answer. You can’t in this book. There’s just no way. You’re getting more surprises even after you think the book is over and we’ve entered the falling action. It’s impossible to call it until you’re in the very final pages.
Such a fun read. Recommended for mystery and suspense fans. 5/5