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trish33's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
jessgrace88's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
4.5
candystripelegs's review
5.0
Very tense, couldn't put it down! Its almost four thirty am, it was too tense for me to stop reading. I think it was because of all the "Oh, did I hear something? Oh, did I really just see that?" scenes, which is often how I feel when I'm home alone.
peanotsilent's review
3.0
This book uses its atmosphere well- too well. I had to stop and take deep breaths every few pages. The tension builds from the beginning, and the setting is appropriately thrilling.
So it is a bit of a let down that the obvious murderer is obvious, at least half way through the book. The lack of the surprise factor and the very expected conclusion did mar the reading experience significantly. Also, perhaps we did not need the inner thought of some of the characters to such an extent. It did not add anything, at least anything which had not been added already.
(I kept on wondering if this was similar to [a:Anthony Berkeley|246785|Anthony Berkeley|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1408927615p2/246785.jpg]'s [b:The Poisoned Chocolates Case|1946070|The Poisoned Chocolates Case (Roger Sheringham Cases, #5)|Anthony Berkeley|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1433746207l/1946070._SY75_.jpg|1948852], where a previous short story's solution would be a red herring (read [b:The Unlocked Window|35710512|The Unlocked Window|Ethel Lina White|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1513395535l/35710512._SX50_.jpg|57210191], people!) in a longer work. I think it was? Not that it takes away anything from the book.)
But it is still a deliciously thrilling book nobody should be reading on stormy nights. And better yet if you cannot discover the murderer, and take a claustrophobic, chilling journey to escape a murderer.
3.5 stars. Worth a read.
So it is a bit of a let down that the obvious murderer is obvious, at least half way through the book. The lack of the surprise factor and the very expected conclusion did mar the reading experience significantly. Also, perhaps we did not need the inner thought of some of the characters to such an extent. It did not add anything, at least anything which had not been added already.
(I kept on wondering if this was similar to [a:Anthony Berkeley|246785|Anthony Berkeley|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1408927615p2/246785.jpg]'s [b:The Poisoned Chocolates Case|1946070|The Poisoned Chocolates Case (Roger Sheringham Cases, #5)|Anthony Berkeley|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1433746207l/1946070._SY75_.jpg|1948852], where a previous short story's solution would be a red herring (read [b:The Unlocked Window|35710512|The Unlocked Window|Ethel Lina White|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1513395535l/35710512._SX50_.jpg|57210191], people!) in a longer work. I think it was? Not that it takes away anything from the book.)
But it is still a deliciously thrilling book nobody should be reading on stormy nights. And better yet if you cannot discover the murderer, and take a claustrophobic, chilling journey to escape a murderer.
3.5 stars. Worth a read.
kwil's review against another edition
4.0
White’s writing is thick with suspense and the mystery is not one to be easily solved. Perfect for any readers that love old dark house mysteries.
balancinghistorybooks's review
4.0
Whenever I cannot decide on which genre I want to read, I tend to be selecting mysteries at the moment. I have really enjoyed a couple of White's books to date, but was rather disappointed by the last which I read. Still, I had rather high hopes for Some Must Watch. White writes wonderfully, and I found the novel engaging from its first page. I love country house mysteries, and this is one of the better ones which I have read for a while. The real strength here, aside from the well developed and engaging cast of characters, is the atmosphere which White creates; the novel is incredibly creepy at times because of it. White's work is nowhere near as quaint as that of a lot of her contemporaries, and there are plenty of twists and turns here to satisfy every reader.
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