Very, very interesting!
I give so many kudos to the author Stuart Turton. What a crazy writing process it must have taken to keep all of his story lines, timelines, and mysteries straight! I cannot even imagine the nights he spent awake thinking of ways to tie people together and clues to leave for us readers!
This book is part And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, part Clue (the board game and later book series), and part Twilight Zone/Black Mirror. When I first began reading, I was a bit put off by the old timey setting and mystery. I tend to get a bit confused when I am given too many characters and details while I am trying to also gather clues to solve a mystery. But, I let myself just kind of go along for the ride with this one and it kept me guessing until the very last page. I truly enjoyed this book. It was so fun! If you are wondering why I gave it three stars instead of five then, it is because I did feel it was a bit long and I had a hard time keeping some of the rules of Blackheath straight. People who love mysteries will likely rate this five stars compared to my three simply because they enjoyed the confusion and the mystery more than I did.
This book is part And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, part Clue (the board game and later book series), and part Twilight Zone/Black Mirror. When I first began reading, I was a bit put off by the old timey setting and mystery. I tend to get a bit confused when I am given too many characters and details while I am trying to also gather clues to solve a mystery. But, I let myself just kind of go along for the ride with this one and it kept me guessing until the very last page. I truly enjoyed this book. It was so fun! If you are wondering why I gave it three stars instead of five then, it is because I did feel it was a bit long and I had a hard time keeping some of the rules of Blackheath straight. People who love mysteries will likely rate this five stars compared to my three simply because they enjoyed the confusion and the mystery more than I did.