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A review by snugglesandpages
Nine Lives by Peter Swanson

medium-paced

3.0

Nine Lives is a quick easy read with a modern take on the Agatha Christie classic, And Then There Were None.

When I first sat down to read this, I flew through the first 100 pages and couldn't put it down. Even with so many POVs, I was hyped because one of my all-time favourite books is Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing. (If you haven't read it, go grab it. So good!)

Each of the Nine had a voice and it was easy enough to tell them apart, but I just didn't care enough about any of the characters to feel impacted by their deaths. 

Unfortunately, by about halfway, I had already made up my mind about who was behind the murders and had a suspicion as to the reason why. Now, this wouldn't usually be an issue for me because working out whodunnit is all the fun, but I was disappointed to find the deaths were very quick, with some taking place over just a few lines (yes, I am a psycho 🤣).

Overall, Nine Lives kinda missed the mark for me, but if you're a classic mystery lover you may like this a lot more.