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A review by ashsupahfire
There Are 3 Women & 4 Men by Jaden Payne
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
First book I read this year that I absolutely loved. A lot of DNF this year because the writing on recommended books were so awful.
I saw the author talk about his first book on TikTok earlier this month and his description drew me in. So I ordered the book. Honestly one of the best murder mysteries I read. I love closed door whodunit so those always rank higher on my list.
A lot of books I read lately had characters I hated vs hateable characters. This book just wrote the hateable characters so good. They wrote the morally wrong but loveable characters so good. I think midway through, you could guess correctly who did it but the twist at the end (that connected oh so well) was still nice.
I would say it’s a fast paced, comfort book. A book about different people processing grief in different ways. And what closure really looks like.
I saw the author talk about his first book on TikTok earlier this month and his description drew me in. So I ordered the book. Honestly one of the best murder mysteries I read. I love closed door whodunit so those always rank higher on my list.
A lot of books I read lately had characters I hated vs hateable characters. This book just wrote the hateable characters so good. They wrote the morally wrong but loveable characters so good. I think midway through, you could guess correctly who did it but the twist at the end (that connected oh so well) was still nice.
I would say it’s a fast paced, comfort book. A book about different people processing grief in different ways. And what closure really looks like.
Content Warnings
Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War