The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
5 journalers for this copy...
Brilliant book! So many twists and turns. This one definitely kept me on the edge of my seat.
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Plum-crazy at
Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Thursday, July 18, 2019
Rec'd today, thank you so much littleemz88...let me know what I can send you in return 😀
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Plum-crazy at
Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, October 23, 2019
A week after finishing this book & I'm still not sure how I feel about....as much as I liked it, I'm frustrated that some bits are still niggling at me!
The plot, without giving anything away, is that everyday Aiden wakes up in a different body trying to crack the murder of Evelyn Hardcastle as solving this will allow him to escape this cycle where everyday repeats itself. Of course it's not that simple & needless to say the story is quite complex. I found it muddling at first but on reflection that's probably a point in it's favour as it fits the characters situation at that particular time.
I was able to read it in three or four sessions & to be honest if I'd've put it down & picked it up a few days later I think I would've struggled to keep track of what was going on. I'd just think I'd got a handle on things when a huge clunky spanner would be thrown into the works & I found myself flicking back on a number of occasions to check things that seemed contradictory, though generally these worked themselves out as the story progressed. Guess thats what happens when a day repeats itself...
While there's no denying it's a fascinating read & quite an accomplishment, I'm left with too many unanswered questions to feel satisfied with the ending.
That said whatever genre you normally read I'd say give this a go. You might love it, you might hate it, you might not understand it! but I doubt very much you'll forget it.
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Plum-crazy at
Debut Novel, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, February 24, 2021
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Tanamo at
Hinckley, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Taken out of the debut novels bookbox.
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Tanamo at
Hinckley, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Tuesday, May 4, 2021
A strange book this and very clever. It's like Groundhog Day meets an old-fashioned Agatha Christie style mystery and I found it hard going at first whilst I got my head round who was who but then I really got into it but had to concentrate. Not something I could leave for long and go back to because the body swapping meant there were lots of twists and turns. Now I'm verging on ancient crone status I sometimes have to flick back a few pages to remind myself what was happening. This book was a good work out for my brain so I think my next book will be an undemanding cosy mystery just to give it a rest :-)
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Tanamo at
Eastleigh, Hampshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Released 2 yrs ago (5/6/2021 UTC) at Eastleigh, Hampshire United Kingdom
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Mailed to another bookcrosser
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JPix at
Southampton, Hampshire United Kingdom on Saturday, May 8, 2021
Thanks Tanamo, looking forward to reading it!
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JPix at
Southampton, Hampshire United Kingdom on Monday, October 25, 2021
I couldn’t really get into this book and have given up before the end. I’m sure someone else will enjoy it though and I’ll make sure it carries on its journey.
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JPix at
Southampton, Hampshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Released 2 yrs ago (10/28/2021 UTC) at Southampton, Hampshire United Kingdom
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Sending to Beqi, enjoy!
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Beqi at
Daventry, Northamptonshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Many, many thanks for this lovely RABCK, JPix! I'm looking forward to reading this, although it looks as if it might be a bit taxing to keep up with the twists and turns going by earlier JE's. I'm going to bump this near the top of TBR. Thanks again! X