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Again, I was completely in the dark with this book. There were just too many characters for me to keep track of who might’ve done it. Poirot masterly solves it at the very end, just as expected. I’d read this one before—likely 10 years or more ago—but couldn’t remember who it was. Maybe next time.

I kept having the feeling that I knew this story from a movie I once saw. The house in the woods is just so familiar. The story is cute and tragic and everything. So many emotions. I didn’t really get the drama at the very end—it felt a bit made up and not as real as the rear of the story.

I must have subconsciously remembered who the murderer was, because I figured it out and that usually doesn’t happen with Agatha Christie stories. I feel like there were a few rather obvious hints though. A great book and I enjoyed this long overdue re-read very much.

What an immensely entertaining book. I didn’t get all the references but enough for it to be very entertaining. So well written in it’s craziness—one can barely believe it. I’m not even sure which witch I liked best. They’re all super! I’m really glad I started into the Discworld with this subseries.

I immediately remembered who it was, so most of the story was not a surprise anymore, but it was still a joy to read it. A very typical Christie story—and no wonder it is this popular. Miss Marple at her best!

I hadn’t expected such a short short story. It was good and I was wrong in my assumptions first (having remembered something that obviously didn’t happen in the main books).

I was actually a bit disappointed by this book. Miss Marple isn’t even mentioned until I think 60 or 70% in. Basically doesn’t appear after that either. She ends up solving the crime but it is more a story of Mr. Burton.

Another great Poirot story. It was a bit disappointing that we were kept even more in the dark and some clues were just revealed after the fact—not the same way as in Styles. I was kept mostly in the dark, even though I realised some connections fast. The murderer though, I did not find on my own. Still, it was very enjoyable and I cannot wait to re-watch the tv show as well.

I had read this one before but it had been a while so I decided to try again—especially because a couple of friends reading Agatha Christie reminded me of how much I used to love her books. It was as thrilling as it was the first time. I had my suspicions, but in the end, I feel just like Hastings—an utter fool. I picked up quite a few of the clues and came to the right conclusions but in the end, had not properly sorted all the clues in my little grey cells. Eager to re-read all her works now!

I’m actually not sure if I liked or disliked this book. It was much darker than expected but also not as engaging as I had hoped. Generally it was fine and well written—apart from some sentences that felt a bit off but that’s probably more a personal thing. The ending was a bit philosophical all of a sudden which felt rather out of character and more meta from the author, but it fit well and I was glad it was the last chapter and there were no more surprises. Obviously one wonders what happened to the bos and families after this, which is a good thing. I wouldn’t want a forced second part though.

What an immensely long book. It was quite good, even though sometimes the mundane life was described in too much detail and the exciting scenes were too short. Generally a very good book though and I am seriously contemplating continuing with the Waringham saga. At times it was really difficult to put the book down and that there’s not real chapters in a sense didn’t help going to bed early either.

I’m actually slightly disappointed in this book, because the conclusion seemed very rushed. Generally it is like every other Murder, she wrote. I spotted the clue to who the murderer was immediately, so from that point onwards, it was not as thrilling anymore.

As with most Tempe books, I really enjoyed this one. I’m still uncertain if the original case referenced was in a previous book. Obviously the whole story here was really tragic but enjoyable in a sense and well done. I had my suspicions though and in the end was 100% right—which isn’t a bad thing.

Somehow I expected more from this book. The idea was quite cute but I was a bit disappointed by the inaccuracies when it came to the UK bit of the story. Almost until the end I did not understand who Henry actually was. Him being called "Prince of England" feels like such American ignorance—even if it is the typical thing he is being called in the US. Prince of Wales? Why? He is not heir apparent. Anyway, apart from those things, it was a rather cute book. Many things were obviously predictable–something one expects from romance novels I guess—so there was not a lot of surprise in the book. The long chapters sometimes felt a bit too much. At least it was easy to read.

Like the other two books in this series, it was very cute. I wonder if the author had personal experience with the topic because it seems rather real how these specific Christian churches operate. I am glad the stories work out in the end. Only criticism is that some parts of the book are not well edited. Sometimes words are missing in sentences and there’s some mini detail/logic errors. Just a mini polish missing on all of them.