A review by colourbandit
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

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? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This was such an interesting concept for a book and it drew me in straight away. I loved the idea all the way through the book and the story itself was good too.
I especially loved the elements of time travel with the characters changing different outcomes, and realising they needed to enact certain actions they’d witnessed in previous characters towards the end.


I found it difficult to keep track off all the different characters, of which there were many, and where we were up to with each due to all the time switches. I think this was maybe made more difficult by this being an audiobook read for me, so it might be a little easier to keep up with a physical copy. I also unfortunately found it a little repetitive towards the end and felt it didn’t need to be quite as long as it was. 

I was glad to get around to reading it finally and did enjoy it! I kept wanting to come back to listen to it again and again, but it just had a couple too many shortcomings for a higher rating from me. Still enjoyable though.