Book Reviews

Endless Night by Agatha Christie

I love Agatha Christie. She’s one of those authors that I’ll go to time and time again. A “comfort” author if you will. It was an easy choice when one of our book club members decided on Endless Night for our next pick!

The Story

One of Agatha Christie’s personal favorites, Endless Night is a critically acclaimed classic crime thriller from the beloved queen of mystery.

When penniless Michael Rogers discovers the beautiful house at Gypsy’s Acre and then meets the heiress Ellie, it seems that all his dreams have come true at once. But he ignores an old woman’s warning of an ancient curse, and evil begins to stir in paradise. As Michael soon learns: Gypsy’s Acre is the place where fatal “accidents” happen.

My Thoughts

It honestly surprised me all of the hype and praise that Endless Night has gotten. I mean, AC considers this one of her favorites? As we say in the south, bless her heart.

I did not love this book by any means. It certainly is not on my list of Agatha Christie favorites. It was a very slow start and felt like it was written very poorly. To me, it felt like a high schooler’s diary. It was all told in the first person, which was completely fine, but it was very stream of consciousness rather than story driven.

I gave Endless Night three stars because she did get me with the twist! If I had predicted it, it definitely would have only gotten two. However, the twist came out of nowhere. I read this one on my Kindle, so I “flipped” to the next page and the twist was just there. I had to tap back a couple of pages and re-read to see if I had missed some crucial information. NOPE. It was just that quick of a turn.

I will forever love reading Agatha Christie, even with the bad taste Endless Night put in my mouth. I have Death on the Nile waiting on my Kindle, so I should probably read that one soon!

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