This is a whirlwind of a book. You need to be ready and you need to read this when you have time to pay attention, otherwise it’s a goner for you.

Wow. I have never read anything so unique and just confusing af but I still was still sucked in.

Aiden Bishop has 8 days, and 8 hosts to solve a murder. The day repeats itself over and over again until the murder is solved. But everytime he wakes up in another host, it’s a different time of the day or he’s a day ahead of his other self. It gets extremely confusing so I want to try and explain it without spoilers.

Okay. 8 different people, all on the same day. Aiden is inside each of these 8 people, the whole day BUT for him it’s different days. Each time he goes to sleep he wakes up in another host. So on the first night he goes to sleep and wakes up in the 2nd host but because the day is repeating itself, he’s still technically in the first host but he’s also in the rest of them too they are just ahead of him. I hope this helps because I almost lost the book completely by not understanding that. It isn’t a spoiler at all... but anyways


Also blackheath is awesome af and that ending. Yessssss. Didn’t see any of that coming. At all. Amazing

Wow! This is a really unique book. I was trying to figure out what to say about it and saw that another reviewer described it as Groundhog Day meets Agatha Christie. Yep. It's that and so much more. I don't want to spoil anything, so the short version is that the same day is replayed over 8 times from different perspectives in order to try to solve a murder. It is intricate and at times confusing, but it's well-worth sticking with it. I loved the writing and the originality of the story

My only complaint about this book is that it starts off slow with no intro into whats going on. That being said by the time you are about 30% into the book, and things start to click and you think you have an inkling whats going on, its not until the end that you realize why the book starts off the way it does and that it probably needed to start off that way. Sadly even with it being necessary, the first 30% is still slow. Still a great book!

Intrigued by the title; absolutely fascinated by the story. From the very first page to the last, I was captivated. I never expected the answer, and that is the hallmark of an amazing mystery.
There was so much about this book that I loved. The mixed-up timelines and the uncertain chemistry between Aiden and Anna reminded me of River Song and The Doctor. Each of Aiden’s “hosts” was so well-crafted and their movements so intricately woven together, it was mind-boggling. The lyricism Turton entwined throughout the story brought beauty to what could have been an overly dark plot. He managed to write a non-stop, mind-bending mystery wrapped in lyrically intense prose with a dash of social commentary…and it was awesome!
I most highly recommend you grab a copy of The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle as soon as it hits the shelves next month. You will definitely enjoy the ride!
Many thanks to Sourcebooks Landmark Publishers and NetGalley for the advanced digital copy of this novel for review purposes. I was not required to give a positive review. All opinions are my very own!

I received a free e-copy of The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle from NetGalley for my honest review.

This book blew my mind. It was like a real life version of the game Clue. Aiden Bishop wakes up in the body of somebody else and the only thing he knows is the name of a woman, Anna, but he has no idea who she is. He finds himself in Blackheath, where everyone seems to know him and slowly he discovers that day will be repeated eight times. Each time, Aiden wakes up in someone else's body until he figures out who killed Evelyn Hardcastle that night. Evelyn Hardcastle is going to die seven times. Aiden Bishop's job is to prevent her death.

You are asked to solve a murder. You have eight different host bodies that you will inhabit. Each host has their own set of weaknesses and strengths. Will you be able to stay true to yourself or will their personas overtake you? Can you play up their strengths or will you fall victim to their weaknesses? Will you make it out of this crazy train? Or will you be forever stuck in the loop? So many questions...

Aiden Bishop has been invited to a mysterious party hosted by Helena and Lord Hardcastle. The party takes place at an old estate named Blackheath that the family has owned for many years. To add to the mysterious atmosphere, the estate is surround by forest and is very hard to locate. The guests have all been brought in by the hosts before the party to ensure everyone is there on time. The timing of the party seems ironic since their son Thomas Hardcastle had died exactly 19 years earlier. Aiden Bishop quickly discovers that Evelyn Hardcastle is going to die a tragic death on this weekend. It is his obsession to stop it in time. The thing is Evelyn will die over and over again.

This author deserves mad props for this creation. This is one of the most original and creative books I have ever read. As someone else had compared it to Dark Matter in their review, that is really all I kept thinking that it was comparable to. The author has taken such great detail to describe the setting that you feel you can see it. That being said, I quite enjoyed the book but it was a bit too long and detailed for me personally. There are so many different hosts and characters that it is a little exhausting to keep them straight. I am glad I had several days off of work to really concentrate on this book because I found myself having to reread several paragraphs. You must stay focused with this book. That is just me personally though. This book is very popular and getting a lot of rave reviews. It deserves it. It just was not my personal cup of tea, but I am glad I got the opportunity to read it.

Thank you so much to Stuart Turton, Sourcebooks Landmark and NetGalley for this ARC.

4 .5 brilliantly messed up stars

Hands down, this book made me its puppet and consumed all my thoughts throughout the day. Stuart Turton really knew how to mess with his reader's minds and I feel a bit like I am in the middle of a labyrinth trying to figure how I got to the end. One little critique is that I felt it had a tendency to be a little slow around the middle, but definitely this book earns a place on my favorites of 2018.

I absolutely love this book. It had a bit of a slow start but it definitely is worth reading. It's a blast to read and it definitely deserves the chance. I definitely liked the characters and the premise. It's so good. I'm glad that I gave it a chance.

Joining this site was worth it just to get to review this title. I have not read a book this fun and compulsively readable in a while.

I often roll my eyes at the comparisons publishers make for these titles, so I worried when I saw a Black Mirror shout-out. However, if this book isn't the perfect companion novel for those of us whose favorite episode of the show is White Bear, I don't know what is.

I had a hard time getting into The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle at the beginning. But then, WOW! What a ride, what a read, what a story! Don't give up on this novel; the mystery is worth it in the end. I've only recently discovered that I enjoy a good mystery/thriller plot so I don't have much to compare it to, but please give it a read when you are crazing a good twisty book!

This was a very fast paced sometimes confusing but really really good thriller! I enjoyed all the characters and even though I had 50% of the time no idea what was going on I really loved how everything came together in the end and made sense!
I just had a hard time getting used to everything in the beginning but after that I couldn't put this book down! Really recommend it to everybody who loves fantasy and crime!

Inventive, compelling and so very readable, this book is an absolute gem. It's fast-paced and exciting but also takes the time to create richly detailed settings and a cast of unique characters, making for an all-round winner. One of the best books I've read this year.

5 fascinated stars.

I requested this on a whim, since I'm not really big on books with body hopping. And I'm so glad I did because this one is truly outstanding. Although it was a little hard to get into, once I got used to it, the pace picked up quickly enough.

Aiden Bishop lives the same day in a different body eight times and has the task of stopping a murder of Evelyn Hardcastle. It becomes evident that nothing is as it seems in the old mansion. That's all I can say without spoiling anything, the less you know the better it'll be.

In this intricate, eloquently written tale there is a breathtaking set of characters, each with their own distinctive voice and personality. Through their eyes the mystery unfolds, reaching a truly unique conclusion.

It's a slow and complex book, with a non linear way of storytelling, that made things seem slightly confusing at times but the explanation is always there somewhere in the next chapters. And trust me, it's worth it.

Turton is an incredibly talented writer with a powerful command over words, spinning a hauntingly dark and atmospheric story with his dense prose. I'm looking forward to read his next book.

* I received a free digital copy from Netgalley *

Kudos to Stuart Turton for a mystery that is totally different and more innovative than any I have read before. There is a masquerade at a country house for Evelyn Hardcastle who has been in Paris for a long time and the family is returning to the home where, as a child, her brother was murdered 19 years ago. In kind of a Ground-Hog Day scenario, the day is repeated over and over again and Evelyn dies every day and this will repeat until her killer is identified by one of a few people who have been staged at the party. Aiden Bishop is the only character who changes bodies and becomes a different person at the party each day (or up to 24 hours per body).

This is a complex mystery with a lot of unsavory characters who could have committed the murder. Even Evelyn's own mother and father are suspects. A very different mystery and I certainly couldn't solve it! I felt bad for Aiden though - it had to be very confusing for him jumping from body to body!

I was astounded with the premise and thoroughly enjoyed this book. Definitely worth reading this one.

Thanks to Stuart Turton and SOURCEBOOKS Landmark through Netgalley for an advance copy.

This was ok. I could not really get into it. The writing was ok. Did not keep my attention. Took be a while to read. Kept having to go back and fourth while reading it.

I could not put this book down! This smart mystery had everything that I wanted...interesting characters, dark atmosphere, and a heart pounding conclusion. This book will keep you interested until the last page.

Se você foi uma criança que nasceu nos anos 90, com certeza lembra do jogo Detetive. Se não conhece, Detetive é um jogo que devemos descobrir o assassino através de algumas pistas. Então, pegue esse jogo, junte o lance do loop temporal (aquele lance que você vive o mesmo dia todos os dias até descobrir a moral da história) e adicione o fato que você vai acordar durante oito dias em oito corpos diferentes (no melhor estilo Todo Dia). Assim nasceu The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (traduzido para o bom português, As Sete Mortes e Meia de Evelyn Hardcastle).

Quando vi a sinopse da história, o que me chamou atenção foi justamente esse lance do loop temporal e descobrir o assassino de Evelyn Hardcastle. Além do fato que faz algum tempo que não leio um mistério policial (?). Escolhi a estreia do autor Stuart Turton e não arrependi.

Assim como Aiden Bishop, caímos de paraquedas em Blackheath no melhor estilo “que que ta com teseno???”. Não vou mentir; o começo é bastante confuso porque, assim como Aiden, não sabemos muita coisa. Ao longo da história, junto com o personagem e os seus hospedeiros que ele acorda durante os próximos oito dias, vamos desvendando o mistério e motivo da morte de Evelyn.

O livro é narrado em primeira pessoa por Aiden. Aqui, esse tipo de narrativa funcionou pelo fato que vamos acompanhar os acontecimentos de um dia pelos olhos de oito pessoas diferentes. E essas oito pessoas, de alguma forma, estão ligadas ao assassinato que irá acontecer pontualmente às onze horas da noite.

Um fato que achei legal na história são os hospedeiros de Aiden. São oito pessoas completamente diferente, seja no físico quanto na mentalidade. Alguns hospedeiros lutam contra Aiden para tomar seu corpo de volta e achei bem bacana Stuart mostrar essa dualidade. Também há o fato de Aiden perder sua personalidade no seu hospedeiro, como vemos em certos momentos.

O mistério sobre o assassinato de Evelyn Hardcastle foi muito bem construído. Sinceramente, eu só pude bater palmas quando acabei de ler o livro. À medida que você vai acompanhando no dia-a-dia de Aiden no corpo de alguém, um pedacinho do quebra-cabeça vai sendo apresentado. De início, eu me questionei e fiquei “socorro, que farofa é essa, sociedade”, mas quando tudo se encaixou, eu fiquei SOCORR MUNDO PARA QUE EU QUERO DESCER! Só posso dizer que a morte de Evelyn é o topo do iceberg.

Não pense que você vai conhecer a fundo Aiden. Só conhecemos Aiden quando ele está no corpo das outras pessoas. Apesar dele ser o protagonista, não sabemos muito sobre quem ele é, sua personalidade em si; temos uns vislumbres de quem seria Aiden na realidade: um homem obstinado, destemido, leal e um pouco teimoso.

A escrita do autor é direta, sem muitos rodeios. Descrições na medida do possível para você se situar onde está (já que o dia se repete com várias pessoas em lugares diferentes), porém não é uma leitura que deva ser feita de modo rápida. Não no sentido de ser entediante, mas pelo fato da quantidade de informações que Aiden vai descobrindo. Elas não são todas jogadas na sua cara de uma vez, mas elas vão sendo mostradas aos pedaços e é sempre bom dar uma parada para analisar no que aquilo poderia repercutir no mistério.

O livro perdeu meia estrelinha pelo fato de não explicar muito bem o que seria Blackheath e onde Aiden estaria. Em certo momento da história, é sim explicado algumas coisas, no que dá a entender que o livro se passa num futuro muito distante e que Blackheath seria uma espécie de prisão mental. Loucura? Sim. Se amei? Teria amado mais se tivesse sido bem melhor abordado e explicado esse detalhe.

Outro ponto que me fez tirar meia estrela foi o começo confuso e cansativo. Não sei se é pela minha falta de costume de ler livros desse gênero, isso foi um empecilho no começo. Porém, quando me vi realmente envolvida e querendo saber quem raios matou a mulher, eu devorei a história.

The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle não tem previsão de chegada aqui no Brasil, mas torço e muito para que chegue porque é um livro perfeito para todos aqueles que curtem um grande mistério e, principalmente, para os fãs de Agatha Christie.

This is one of my favourite books of the year so far. Described as a mix between Agatha Christie, Quantum Leap, and Inception, this is a murder mystery set in a big old country house, but with a twist. There's lots of literary tropes you'll recognise here; the aforementioned country house for one, a murder victim with many potential culprits, old school clothes and weapons (it's set in the 1920's) but the author meshes that all together with some sci-fi thrown in, making it feel new and fresh.
Our narrator wakes up in a forest, in someone else's body, covered in blood. He makes it back to the house where he finds out that his name is Aiden Bishop, there's going to be a murder and he has 8 chances to solve it. 8 chances meaning 8 days, each day will be the same day (Groundhog Day thrown in for good measure too).
Each day he'll wake up in a new host's body; some are helpful to his cause; young and agile, while others deter him further; old and immobile, drugged, psychopathic etc.
Lots more obstacles are placed in his path as he slowly begins to unravel the mystery and find out why he's there in the first place. If he doesn't solve the case, he's stuck there forever, so the heat is very much on. Practically every page has some new twist so I did find it slightly confusing at times and it can be quite dark. Having said that, it's probably the most original story of this genre that I've ever read and it was a real treat for someone like me, who loves a good murder mystery.
I'd highly recommend this one.

Mystery layered upon mystery! This is a “whodunit” story on steroids. I feel like I have done this book a disservice by reading it during the time I was moving. I was so dead tired every night that I feel asleep while reading and took twice as long to get it finished.
This is not a book to be reading when you are off your game because it demands your attention.

The story begins with an unnamed man who awakens not knowing who he is. Readers will soon find out that every day this man awakens as someone else. This is like a Twilight Zone version of Groundhog Day. The man’s goal is to discover who kills Evelyn Hardcastle. As the story progresses, he becomes obsessed with not only discovering the killer, but preventing the murder.

The entire story is set in one location, a run-down estate called Blackheath. The estate was abandoned and left for ruin after the death of a child. Rumors abound about what actually happened and throughout the story readers learn the truth about the death along with the mystery surrounding Evelyn Hardcastle.

This was such an intricate mystery and at times it was a bit confusing. The characters are mostly unlikeable people and I found it a bit difficult to keep track of who was who, but again, I was a bit distracted when I was reading.

Readers who love a good gothic murder mystery with a few twists will love this book. I don’t often want to re-read a book, but this is one of the few that I will put into the re-read category. This is author Stuart Turton’s debut novel and I will absolutely be looking forward to reading more of his work.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebook Landmark for allowing me to read an advance copy and give my honest review.

Thanks to Net Galley for the ARC. This book is excellent. I think what keeps it from being a 5 star book is the ending. There was really not a lot of exposition and I was OK with that. When things needed explanation, we got them. We understood the motivation of the characters and then we were given extra layers and that was good. It is hard to say more without giving anything away. It is important not to give anything away because that will ruin the fun for anyone who sits to read it. I think the fact that I did not read it in one sitting actually helped me see a few of the minor flaws. Had I pushed through, as this book almost begs the reader to do, I would've spent too much time being blown away to think. I actually recommend this book as a slow read with a lot of stops because the reader needs time to think about what is going on and accepting or rejecting the "rules."
Bravo to Mr. Turton. Fans of Claire North (I am one), will love this.