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Lo que comienza como una celebracio?n termina en tragedia. Los Hardcastle han organizado una fiesta en Blackheath, su casa de campo, para anunciar el compromiso de su hija peque?a, Evelyn. Al final de la noche, cuando los fuegos artificiales estallan en el cielo, la joven es asesinada. Pero Evelyn no morir? una sola vez. Hasta que Aiden Bishop, uno de los invitados, no resuelva su asesinato, el d?a se repetir? constantemente, siempre con el mismo triste final. La ?nica forma de romper este bucle es identificar al asesino. Pero cada vez que el d?a comienza de nuevo, Aiden se despierta en el cuerpo de un invitado distinto. Y alguien est? decidido a evitar que Aiden escape de Blackheath.… (más)
I already knew I liked murder mysteries and time loops so I shouldn't be surprised by how much I enjoyed this book! It's a lot of fun and once I passed the halfway point I just lay down for an afternoon and Finished It ( )
I'd been dying to read this ever since I heard Annabel Crabb talk about it on Chat 10 Looks 3. This is the most original story I've come across in forever, since I was a child I think. If you like atmospheric British crime and costome drama on tv you will love this book. Turton has drawn deep from the well where Agatha Christie, Ruth Rendell and Val McDermid all drank. On top of this, there are elements of the seriously weird, in a really good way. Cannot fault this novel. Wish I could read it again, not knowing all the twists! ( )
I thought the idea was unique. It was hard to follow at times, but I liked the little Easter eggs from chapter to chapter and finding how they all fit together. The fantasy aspect was very interesting and gave it a bit of a dystopian twist. ( )
Really enjoyed the authors writing style, very witty and graphic. However, the story falls flat with the ending feeling rushed and like a bit of a cop-out. Vibe is very enjoyable though; nice bunch of characters that help keep the story feeling fresh (although sometimes a bit confusing). Mainly, I wish the story had better pacing and a more thoughtful resolution. Despite that, overall was a pleasant read. ( )
A clever smart book, maybe too smart for me. And a bit too long. At some stage I just couldn't keep it together anymore. Glad I read it, but not a book that I will read again. I'll still recommend it for lovers of mysteries and puzzles. ( )
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
To my parents, who gave me everything and asked for nothing. My sister, first and fiercest of my readers from the bumblebees onwards. And my wife, whose love, encouragement, and reminders to look up from my keyboard once in a while, made this book so much more than I thought it could be.
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
I forget everything between footsteps.
Citas
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
The future isn’t a warning my friend, it’s a promise, and it won’t be broken by us. That’s the nature of the trap we’re caught in.
Evidently, Rashton made quite an impression last night, because my passage through the house is punctuated by hearty handshakes and backslaps. Greetings lie scattered in my wake like tossed rocks, their goodwill bringing me out in bruises.
Too little information and you're blind, too much and you're blinded.
This time the past will hold her hand and squeeze. Memory will murder her.
Anger's solid, it has weight. You can beat your fists against it. Pity's a fog you can become lost within. (7%)
"God no, terrible things, hospitals" he says, aghast, "Sickness and death swept into corners, diseases curled up in the beds with the patients." (10%)
Freed from the house with a slaughter to enjoy, they seem alsmost human. (11%)
The children I knew have shed their skins and slithered into society. (13%)
Nothing like a mask to reveal somebody's true nature. (32%)
A face is a mask of another sort... (37%)
Her doubst have crawled under my skin, and they are beginning to itch. (40%)
... I've read my Dante... not all hells are created equal. (53%)
... every man is in a cage of his own making. (63%)
The room has the atmosphere of a troubled sleep, the sweat of nightmares as yet unwashed by fresh air. (68%)
If Rashton and Ravencourt have taught me anything, it's to value my hosts' talents rather than lament theirs limitations. (86%)
The Plague Doctor claimed Blackheath was meant to rehabilitate us, but bars can't build better men and misery can only break what goodness remains. (93%)
Tomorrow can be whatever I want it to be... A chance to be braver and kinder, to make what was wrong right. To be better than I am today. Every day after this one is a gift. (97%)
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Lo que comienza como una celebracio?n termina en tragedia. Los Hardcastle han organizado una fiesta en Blackheath, su casa de campo, para anunciar el compromiso de su hija peque?a, Evelyn. Al final de la noche, cuando los fuegos artificiales estallan en el cielo, la joven es asesinada. Pero Evelyn no morir? una sola vez. Hasta que Aiden Bishop, uno de los invitados, no resuelva su asesinato, el d?a se repetir? constantemente, siempre con el mismo triste final. La ?nica forma de romper este bucle es identificar al asesino. Pero cada vez que el d?a comienza de nuevo, Aiden se despierta en el cuerpo de un invitado distinto. Y alguien est? decidido a evitar que Aiden escape de Blackheath.
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