The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle in Around the World in 80 Books

Jan 05, 2019 Linda Martin rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: families, gaaaaaah, suspense, horror, magical-realism, mysteries, crime, fiction, 2019

This book is frenetic, unpredictable, and deep. The author wanted to write like Agatha Christie, but it morphed into a Christie-meets-videogaming kind of scenario, trapping characters into a game forcing them to solve a murder. If they can't solve the murder they will be trapped in the game forever, so what does hell look like? Maybe this is it?

As the author wrote:
If this isn’t hell, the devil is surely taking notes.

It starts with a nameless man waking up in the forest where immediately he sees ...more

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Oct 18, 2021 Elaine Kasteler rated it liked it

I enjoyed what the author was trying to conceive with this murder mystery. The main character is Aiden Bishop (although I still don't know who he is or were he came from ... I just felt he was trapped in his own personal hell). Aiden has 8 days to resolve a murder and each day he wakes up in a different body of the different house guests or servants. When Aiden goes into the bodies, he does take on their personalities or physical hardships. So he is limited and has to work with what he's been gi ...more

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Nov 30, 2019 Lindsey Z rated it liked it

3.5🌟

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May 20, 2023 Traci rated it really liked it

This was a very creative thriller/mystery. For those who love a puzzle when they are reading this will be a real treat. The only reason I did not give this a 5 star is the difficulty getting engaged at the beginning of the book. I promise it is worth sticking it out. If you really get stuck, try it in audio format- the British accent will win you over and keep you listening. At times it can be confusing to keep all the characters straight but eventually it all makes sense.

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Dec 08, 2019 Johanne rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2019-books

I love a good who-dun-it, and this one is deeply complex and kept me guess right to the end, which rarely happens. I found it took me a little while to really connect to the story, but once I did, it was great fun. There are a ton of moving pieces in this mystery and it’s really impressive that the author ties them all up as well as he does.

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