The Christmas Murder Game
Ratings26
Average rating3.3
⭐⭐⭐⭐ — Love this cover!
This was such a fun read! A little too flowery with the descriptors at times, but overall just a completely entertaining read! On to Murder On The Christmas Express
The book wasn't realistic to me in anyway. Also, wasn't surprised with the plot twist, it was so predictable.
Rounded down from 3.5
I really liked the setting and narration and the premise of the book. Also, if you read in print she has an anagram in each chapter so readers can play along. I think that if you are really into puzzles and like figuring out clues as you go through a book then you will probably really enjoy this. My biggest issue was that I knew who the murderer was going to be as soon as everyone arrived at the house. Further events in the book just solidified that for me. The other mystery in the book, what happened to Lily's Mom, wasn't clear until about 25% of the way in but I guessed that as well (without trying). My main reason for reading this was that it takes place at Christmas and I was more in the mood for a murder mystery than a romance. From that standpoint it was an enjoyable listen but if you are looking for a complex mystery that keeps you guessing this might not work.
I really wanted to like this, but it was hard. Lily was not someone I wanted to root for, but when she kept giving into Sara despite not wanting Sara to win, it made it even worse. And Sara was so terrible it was almost comical.
A very good book to read for Christmas. It was clever. The story was pretty well crafted I thought, not so predictable as to be ridiculous. The only things I didn't like were two annoying things the author kept inserting needlessly: the endless talk about corsets, and hitting us over and over and over the head about biphobia etc. The story worked well incorporating same sex romances - it was diminished by the author making these “no one understands people who are bi/lesbian!” comments. Let the story speak for itself!
I received The Christmas Murder Game as an early Christmas gift, which turned into a buddy read. This was really fun to read with my bestie as we think like twins
A hard one to rate, and I'm still wondering how many stars to give it! It was OK, but I found it a little overblown at times. I think my favourite parts were the descriptions of the staying in the country house enjoying the food and drink! Loved the idea of the sonnets, which I thought were well written, and the idea of solving clues, but I thought that more attention could have been paid to character development. Sara was particularly annoying, as there didn't seem to be much motivation for her being so awful (I am not one of those readers who avoid unlikeable characters, but I do want them to be nuanced). Sometimes it was a little hard to keep track of who was who.