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Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

18 reviews

jenn_reads's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I think I liked this one even more than the first. I enjoyed the fourth wall breaking and it's one of the few mystery books to truly stump me until the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Vomit, and Blood

Moderate: Car accident and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape

sareidle's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Car accident, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Rape, and Sexism

azalya01's review

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I loved this sequel even more than the first book! If you haven't read Everyone in my Family has Killed Someone, the first novel in the Ernest Cunningham series, I highly recommend that you do. 

Stevenson crafted an excellent story that made me both burst out laughing and gasp from suspense on multiple occasions. Stevenson's unique protagonist as a writer who writes about how to write mystery novels is a humorous and charming aspect of the book.

I couldn't put this book down! I really loved how all of these new characters were introduced. They all were fleshed out well and were able to make sense without feeling like the story is just a mess of strangers with confusing backstories. I did feel like the mystery was more confusing this time, so honestly I didn't solve much on my own. The denouement did have to do some heavy lifting to get me to understand everything, but I still enjoyed it. I look forward to what comes next from Benjamin Stevenson!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Addiction, Grief, Car accident, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Violence

Minor: Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

kell_xavi's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

3.0

A bit too caught up in the gimmick, though the mystery itself is not bad.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Pedophilia

growintogardens's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-paced

4.0

More fun than the first.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Murder, and Death

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Alcohol, Grief, Alcoholism, Rape, and Pregnancy

biteychan's review

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Sexual harassment

I’m a new fan! Picked this book up on whim thinking this was “Murder on the orient express 2: electric boogaloo “, but no, this was still unique. I didn’t read the first one, but I felt this story was told well enough that I didn’t need to go back. Loved the pacing and the characters. Will check out other books from this author.

korpney's review

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Rape, Child abuse, and Child death

toffishay's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was a really fun reading experience, enhanced by the fact that I actually read it on a long train ride! The meta, self-aware narrative device really works for me and I think it makes it stand out from other mysteries. I love a train-based mystery so I had fun with that as well, even if the mystery didn't grip me quite as much as I would have liked. Our narrator feels a little more far-removed in this sequel, but even that is worked into the plot...

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Murder, and Death

Minor: Child abuse, Suicide, Rape, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

adventuresinfantasy's review against another edition

funny hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

It's funny until things get serious. It is very worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Alcoholism

Minor: Vomit, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Pregnancy

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was actually pretty fun and kept me on my toes, there was just a tad too many names, that made it hard to keep up and made the reveal a bit less impactful 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Murder, Sexual harassment, Death, Bullying, and Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia and Sexism