Book #254 of 2020: The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton The pacing to this historical mystery is far too slow to be properly effective, and although the narrative spends a lot of time entertaining the idea of a demonic force plaguing the ship, it’s telegraphed very early on that this is more …
Continue reading “Book Review: The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton”
Book #101 of 2019: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton [Note: I’ve used the original British title for this book, which was changed to ‘The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle’ for publication in America to avoid confusion with Taylor Jenkins Reid’s unrelated novel ‘The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.’ I prefer the …
Continue reading “Book Review: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton”
The Lesser Joke: book reviews and more