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batmayne_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Possibly the worst agatha christie book ive ever read.
I have not read the Tommy & Tuppence series (this is the 4th book) so maybe i had no emotional attachment for them created in the other novels.
I found the story to be a terribly written mystery with obvious clues and the atypical detective "ah ha!" moments.
I didnt find the twist ending exciting or overall interesting. There were still multiple unanswered questions left. What of the diamonds, if Lily Waters dad was told, was she the ballerinas daughter, who knows, who cares, and the characters just leave it be after being told the truth. No conclusion just a lazt retirement.
Tw/Cw discussion: the ageism, sexism and terrible birtish slang is extremely off putting and i dont care for the time period argument because agatha has been called out (before death) for weird writing
I have not read the Tommy & Tuppence series (this is the 4th book) so maybe i had no emotional attachment for them created in the other novels.
I found the story to be a terribly written mystery with obvious clues and the atypical detective "ah ha!" moments.
I didnt find the twist ending exciting or overall interesting. There were still multiple unanswered questions left. What of the diamonds, if Lily Waters dad was told, was she the ballerinas daughter, who knows, who cares, and the characters just leave it be after being told the truth. No conclusion just a lazt retirement.
Tw/Cw discussion: the ageism, sexism and terrible birtish slang is extremely off putting and i dont care for the time period argument because agatha has been called out (before death) for weird writing
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Abortion, Sexism, Murder, Classism, Death, Miscarriage, Child death, and Dementia
questingnotcoasting's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This was definitely not one of Christie's strongest. Tommy and Tuppence are fun characters but this was barely a mystery and definitely not a thriller. It was very dialogue heavy and had quite a meandering plot which relied on quite a few coincidences.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Child death, Murder, and Death
linkamarisa's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, and Violence
mrkdk's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Child death and Dementia
backpackfullofbooks's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abortion, Child death, Death, Dementia, Grief, Infertility, Murder, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, and Violence
Minor: Confinement, Drug abuse, and Incest
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