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After the death of the family matriarch, eight cousins and in-laws converge on the Armitage family's Yorkshire mansion, Endgame House, for one last round of the traditional "Christmas Game". The stakes are high, as Aunt Liliana's will dictates that the game's winner will become the heir to Endgame House itself. I feel like I could just copy and past my thoughts about The Christmas Killer for this one. The premise is there, a murderous Christmas game involving family secrets and riddles, but the execution just wasn't up to scratch. The plot is predictable, the characters flat and one dimensional, and the writing just isn't good.
I loved it. I found nearly all the hidden elements and also guessed the killer so I'm pretty smug all in all. Another sweltering month in Charlotte, another boatload of mysteries past and present for overworked, overstressed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan. La primera parte es muy lenta con historias intrascendentales. Según van saliendo las pistas, que los protagonistas los resuelven en un min (esto me ha decepcionado un poco) la trama se va complicando. Algunas cosas cosas son predecibles pero el final me ha gustado.
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Although this wasn't quite as atmospheric as I expected, and became a little repetitive in places with regards to Lily's grief over the death of her mother many years previously, the mystery itself intrigued me. I recently attended a book buzz event at a local bookstore and this book caught my interest, as it has all the ingredients for an intriguing mystery! Highly recommended by the publisher, I decided to give it a shot.
Thank you to Eleanor at Zaffre Books for the invitation to take part and the gifted copy of the book. The author uses the word 'obvs' in the prose. This would be okay if it were a character speaking, but it's not, it's just the author being...idiotic? Trying to be cool? Trying to appeal to the youths? Or just to wind me (and specifically me) up? Lily has no desire to win the house. But her aunt makes one more promise: The clues will also reveal who really killed Lily's mother all those years ago. I loved the setting for the book, with secrets hidden in every corner of Endgame and when bodies start to drop, the atmosphere becomes even frostier when a snowstorm cuts them off from any means of help or escape.Reconozco que al principio no me enganchó mucho pero a partir del 30% más o menos empecé a meterme más y más en la historia y la verdad es que me ha gustado bastante. There is some beautiful writing in this novel. The author sets the scene well and her character depictions are detailed and complete. The perfect Christmas read . . . and puzzles galore for both readers and the players of the game' W.C. RYAN
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