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The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

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annzly's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

beardedbarista's review

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I just couldn't do it anymore. The whole plot was too much and my patience for finding out what was going on was exhausted. I tried and just couldn't

I’m coming back to this.
Basically I reserved this from the library before it was released. And I wasn’t the only one. And I was just like it’ll be a month or so before I get it but that’s fine, I’ll just wait. Then recently I booked a last min holiday for 2 weeks time. Then this weekend I got the notification that the book reservation was ready. I picked it up and returned another book. Because someone else has also reserved it it’s due for the day after I get back from holiday (I go on Tuesday). I don’t want to take it on holiday with me, being a library book, good condition and hardback. I’ll be on beaches and near a pool. I’ve got some secondhand books lined up that I don’t have to worry about getting scuffed or whatever. I had just finished a book and It’s not the thickest book and it’s got short chapters, and each chapter starts on a new page. So there’s quite a bit of empty space. So basically it’s even shorter than the word count. I thought I could read and finish it before the holiday. But basically I don’t have the time and it’s not as fast a read as I thought. So my plan is just to return it and then I’ll reserve it again and get to it later on. Start afresh.

mammeljono's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Stuart Turton has firmly cemented himself as one of the best to ever pen a mystery. Last Murder is an extremely clever puzzle wrapped in a triumph of world building.

hollybg's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

herasrevenge88's review against another edition

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medium-paced

5.0

I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book started off with intrigue, but backed off quickly to give the basics of the world. That made it a little slower in the beginning, but not for long because you already had the draw from page one that made you want to know how we got there. I like the idea that we start off knowing the potential end of the book. The beginning of the book is told from a seemingly omniscient point of view between the elder in charge of the village and the symbiont in her head. There is a decent size cast of characters in this book, but the only part that sometimes would confuse me is when the symbiont would randomly interject. Sometimes I would have to take a second and realize who was talking or what for that matter. This was a very thrilling mystery with lots of danger and secrets all while a looming threat is literally on the horizon. I figured out one of the twists at the end, but not the other so I appreciated that there were a few twists at the end as opposed to one big reveal. If you liked the 7 1/2 deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle I think you will like this book.