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pedanther's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I have mixed feelings about this book. I found the climax effectively tense, and it successfully kept me guessing about the identity of the eponymous secret adversary when I'd been confident I knew who it was. But a lot of what precedes it is episodic runaround without much depth, and the kind of xenophobic political worldview I've already encountered in other thrillers from this period that I read when I was younger and less discerning and didn't really need any more of.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Sexism, Suicide, and Violence
Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, Classism, Incest, Torture, and War
The incest content note is for mention of marriage between first cousins.bringmybooks's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Death, Confinement, Sexism, Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Cursing, Torture, and Xenophobia
happylilfaerie's review against another edition
1.0
good old Agatha bigotry and conservative politics...our stupid protagonists make terrible decision after another to put a stop to the evil plan of *ghasp* a labor strike!! how dare those working class miscreants want better conditions...
Thomas and Tuppence are such idiots and so annoying I was kinda hoping they would be killed
mystery wise, it was so obvious who the bad guy is from the moment he was introduced to the story and from then it was just infuriating watching the characters ignore all his red flags and go on trusting him and missing all the evidence
Thomas and Tuppence are such idiots and so annoying I was kinda hoping they would be killed
mystery wise, it was so obvious who the bad guy is from the moment he was introduced to the story and from then it was just infuriating watching the characters ignore all his red flags and go on trusting him and missing all the evidence
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Misogyny, and Sexism
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