Hello Readers,
I genuinely don't know how to review The Seven Deaths of
Evelyn Hardcastle without just telling you to go read it right now.
It’s one of those books where the less you know going in,
the better. Stuart Turton packed this story with so many twists, hidden clues,
and moving parts that I'm terrified of spoiling even a fraction of it. I
listened to it on Libby, and the audio format made the whole disorienting unravelling
of the plot even more immersive.
The story kicks off with Aiden Bishop waking up in a forest
with total amnesia. The only detail in his head is a single name: Anna. As if
that wasn't stressful enough, he immediately stumbles into a murder
investigation.
Evelyn Hardcastle is going to die today. Aiden is trapped in a time loop, doomed to relive this exact day over and over waking up each morning in the body of a different houseguest until he figures out who killed her. Sounds like a straightforward murder mystery, right? Not even close.
It’s a massive, brilliantly chaotic puzzle that had my brain
working overtime. The plot is so intricate that I found myself second-guessing
everything and scrubbing back a few tracks just to double-check details I’d
missed.
Watching the same day unfold from different perspectives and
through entirely different personalities was easily my favourite part. Combine
that with Blackheath House which has that perfectly eerie, gothic Agatha
Christie vibe and you get an atmosphere that feels classic right up until
Turton completely dismantles the rules of the genre.
It definitely demands your full attention, but if you love
complex mysteries, time loops, or stories that leave you completely baffled in
the best way possible, pick this one up. It’s weird, addictive, and completely
unique.
Just don't blame me when you stay up until 2 a.m. trying to
map out the clues yourself.
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