Pete
Magpie Murders gets a 4.75 out of 5 from me. I really enjoyed the book-within-a-book format. It honestly felt like I was reading a Golden Age mystery wrapped inside a modern novel, which made for a very cool reading experience.
Even though the mysteries are fair play, you do have to pay attention. That said, as long as I’m having a good time, enjoying the twists, and satisfied with the ending, I’m usually not too concerned with how insanely complicated the path was to get there. What really stood out to me was just how thoroughly researched this book felt. It honestly seemed researched to death, and I can only imagine how much time went into constructing it.
I also really loved the ending—honestly, all of it. My only real critique is that some of the sections and excerpts you have to read for the sake of world-building and mystery setup felt like they didn’t matter as much in the end. But that’s also just part of this kind of mystery sometimes. I didn’t particularly care for that aspect, but beyond that, everything else was really great.
Magpie Murders gets a 4.75 out of 5 from me. I really enjoyed the book-within-a-book format. It honestly felt like I was reading a Golden Age mystery wrapped inside a modern novel, which made for a very cool reading experience.
Even though the mysteries are fair play, you do have to pay attention. That said, as long as I’m having a good time, enjoying the twists, and satisfied with the ending, I’m usually not too concerned with how insanely complicated the path was to get there. What really stood out to me was just how thoroughly researched this book felt. It honestly seemed researched to death, and I can only imagine how much time went into constructing it.
I also really loved the ending—honestly, all of it. My only real critique is that some of the sections and excerpts you have to read for the sake of world-building and mystery setup felt like they didn’t matter as much in the end. But that’s also just part of this kind of mystery sometimes. I didn’t particularly care for that aspect, but beyond that, everything else was really great.