pickThis was a pick with a big BUT. I picked this up expecting a light festive mystery with a few Christie references. While I enjoyed the setting and the mystery was pretty good, it was very dark. Themes of physical and sexual assault are prevalent. The fact that it's even Christmas seems more an afterthought than anything else. So, I liked it well enough, but it wasn't what I was hoping for.
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Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 Sounds quite heavy for a Christmas reference. 13mo
Ruthiella I think I would have been taken aback also. I need to be a little mentally prepared for dark stuff. 13mo
PuddleJumper I thought the same thing. Her other book is much lighter so I wasn't prepared for the darker themes 13mo
Traci1 @PuddleJumper that's funny because I was on hold for another of hers and I cancelled it because I wasn't in the mood for more darkness. Maybe I'll hop back in line. It was The Christmas Murder Game. 13mo
RaeLovesToRead There was just too much sexual assault in this for a book with Festive Anagrams. Very tonally jarring. I enjoyed Xmas Murder Game (silly, but fun), and I'll be reading the 3rd one this year... 13mo
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BookmarkTavern That sounds like a lot of whiplash for a Christmas story. 13mo
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