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thebookpantheon's review
1.0
I’m a big fan of murder mysteries and historical fiction, so I was surprised at how disappointed I was with this book. The plot and its main points were interesting, yet the author made it almost unbearable to read. Turton seemed to not care for details unless it was to make the reader purposefully uncomfortable with grotesquely negative information. I also wasn’t a fan of the back and forth between the bodies; I’ve read books that have jumped time frames and moments and they were done well - this one wasn’t. The book was also unreasonably long. There really was no reason to have those random sections of nothing being done, it was like waiting for someone to finish a long sigh. The ending was also just ????? Why???? Aiden has me messed up. If he was my brother and he did what he did, I would have haunted him and paid the plague doctor to keep him in that hell hole for the rest of his life.
Turton, I apologize for my negative review if you're reading this. But the good news is that you won’t see another from me as I will not be reading any more of your books. God bless.
Turton, I apologize for my negative review if you're reading this. But the good news is that you won’t see another from me as I will not be reading any more of your books. God bless.
yjoanna8's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
3.0
jesskreads's review against another edition
3.0
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - Stuart Turton ⭐⭐⭐
📚 I recommend this if you love intricate murder mysteries, clever plot twists, and strategic puzzle-solving
I got this book second hand after seeing it posted about online
I had high expectations for this book but the execution wasn't as good as I thought it could have been. The first few chapters didn't make a tonne of sense but I eventually understood what was going on and whose perspective we were reading! It followed a first POV of Aiden, but would somehow switch to third person of Aidens view of the body's he is in. I found the book slow paced, and there were quite a few characters (over 10) and plot lines to follow.
Plot: Evelyn Hardcastle has been murdered hundreds of times, and each day Aiden is too late to save her. The only way to break the cycle is to identify the killer. But every day, Aiden wakes up in the body of a different guest
Genre: mystery
Number of Pages: 504
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Publisher: Raven Books
Series or Standalone: standalone
Tropes & Themes: whodunnit
📚 I recommend this if you love intricate murder mysteries, clever plot twists, and strategic puzzle-solving
I got this book second hand after seeing it posted about online
I had high expectations for this book but the execution wasn't as good as I thought it could have been. The first few chapters didn't make a tonne of sense but I eventually understood what was going on and whose perspective we were reading! It followed a first POV of Aiden, but would somehow switch to third person of Aidens view of the body's he is in. I found the book slow paced, and there were quite a few characters (over 10) and plot lines to follow.
Plot: Evelyn Hardcastle has been murdered hundreds of times, and each day Aiden is too late to save her. The only way to break the cycle is to identify the killer. But every day, Aiden wakes up in the body of a different guest
Genre: mystery
Number of Pages: 504
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Publisher: Raven Books
Series or Standalone: standalone
Tropes & Themes: whodunnit
clacksee's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
slow-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? Yes
frances_the_red's review against another edition
4.0
'Täglich grüßt das Murmeltier' trifft auf klassisches Who-done-it Mystery.
Was für eine originelle Idee, die auch noch famos umgesetzt wurde. Definitv mein Favo des Jahres!
Fünf Sterne kann ich jedoch trotzdem nicht vergeben: Die Komplexität, die vielen Twists und Details, welche 'Die 7 Tode' so unvergleichlich machen, verlangen dem Leser konstant Konzentration ab. Wenn mans 'in einem Rutsch' liest, passt das. Für Intervall- oder Parallelleser wie mich, die gern mal ein Buch hinlegen oder zwischendrin etwas anderes aufgreifen, ist es nichts, da man sich nur schwer an die vielen Infos und Charaktere erinnern kann.
Dennoch kann ich diesen paranormalen Krimi á la Agatha Christie empfehlen, da er eine unvergleichliche Prämisse aufweist.
Was für eine originelle Idee, die auch noch famos umgesetzt wurde. Definitv mein Favo des Jahres!
Fünf Sterne kann ich jedoch trotzdem nicht vergeben: Die Komplexität, die vielen Twists und Details, welche 'Die 7 Tode' so unvergleichlich machen, verlangen dem Leser konstant Konzentration ab. Wenn mans 'in einem Rutsch' liest, passt das. Für Intervall- oder Parallelleser wie mich, die gern mal ein Buch hinlegen oder zwischendrin etwas anderes aufgreifen, ist es nichts, da man sich nur schwer an die vielen Infos und Charaktere erinnern kann.
Dennoch kann ich diesen paranormalen Krimi á la Agatha Christie empfehlen, da er eine unvergleichliche Prämisse aufweist.
lweisman's review against another edition
5.0
A glorious combination of Agatha Christie, Groundhog Day and The Good Place. I loved this book. It's riveting. It's got that exquisite ambiance of high society in the ~1900 timeframe with a mystical mystery on top of a whodunnit. Not predictable either. The ending is satisfying too. Highly recommend to everyone!
pagewanderer_'s review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
drakken's review
3.5
A whodunit of sorts with a compelling Groundhog Day conceit (and more that I don't want to spoil). Turton does a nice job of making you feel as confused and helpless as the main character at the beginning, then slowly pulls back the layers and reveals the rules of this engagement as you repeat the day's events again and again through the eyes of the various guests. Thankfully, the repetition never feels tedious, as you're approaching things with a very different perspective and more knowledge than you had previously, and that often makes a world of a difference.