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All These Bodies
by Kendare Blake
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 4 stars
All These Bodies is a story that takes place in the summer of 1958, where sixteen bloodless bodies are found. When the latest murder is discovered, there is a girl covered in blood present, who becomes the sole suspect in the bloodless murders.
I went to the bookstore for the first time in a long while where I found this book (thank you Covid for the many lockdowns which prevented me from going…). I had seen this book multiple times and it was one I had on my “to buy” lists ever since I got to know about it. I really enjoyed Kendare Blake’s Three of Crowns series and I was really curious to see what sort of mystery book she would write. I have to say, she did really good haha! Once I started, I only put it down to eat. I started and finished this book on the same day and I have no regrets!
It was off to a very promising start. The way the very first chapter immediately draws you in, gives you questions you want answered and the atmosphere gives you chills. It was written in a very interesting way, as if reading a diary someone wrote about the events that had happened some time ago. I enjoyed the little bits here and there about Michael not being sure if the way Marie said it was in one way or another. It gives the story that much more of a mystery vibe.
The story is slow-paced, bits by bits you get more information about what could’ve happened via interviews Michael has with Marie. I definitely like that take on trying to find out what happened to the murders. It sets itself apart from other books I’ve read due to this. I also really enjoyed the setting the story takes place in. You don’t really notice it takes place in 1958, but little hints here and there make you remember it. I also believe that the way the story is told wouldn’t have been possible or fit in modern times, so kudos to Blake for that!
I loved that no romance was involved or something like that to appeal more to readers or something. It really made the whole story that much more believable and it did make me think that it really could’ve happened like that. The idea that it could be real really added to the whole vibe of this book. I think a romance between Michael and Marie would’ve only dimmed that mystery vibe which so easily comes up when reading this book.
I wasn’t really satisfied with the ending unfortunately. While the ending does really fit with the whole vibe and mystery feeling, it wasn’t as satisfying as Sadie was to me. Sadie also had an open ending with many questions still remaining, like this book. For this book though, it felt more like the story wasn’t finished but it had to stop, then an open ending. Too much is still unknown to me and I have too many questions unanswered. I would’ve liked at least some of those questions to be answered before the story was over.
A lot is left to speculation, which fits with the story, but it is a bit too much in my opinion. I also would’ve maybe liked a bit more suspense moments in the story or twists which weren’t foreshadowed. While it is a mystery book, with a perfect vibe and really interesting way to try and uncover that mystery, some parts were just a tat bit too slow and a bit of suspense could’ve been added.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book! It was unique in the way Michael wanted to find the truth and a very unique way in which the victims were murdered. While I would’ve liked a different/more satisfying ending, it was a really good mystery book with an amazing vibe!
All These Bodies is a story that takes place in the summer of 1958, where sixteen bloodless bodies are found. When the latest murder is discovered, there is a girl covered in blood present, who becomes the sole suspect in the bloodless murders.
I went to the bookstore for the first time in a long while where I found this book (thank you Covid for the many lockdowns which prevented me from going…). I had seen this book multiple times and it was one I had on my “to buy” lists ever since I got to know about it. I really enjoyed Kendare Blake’s Three of Crowns series and I was really curious to see what sort of mystery book she would write. I have to say, she did really good haha! Once I started, I only put it down to eat. I started and finished this book on the same day and I have no regrets!
It was off to a very promising start. The way the very first chapter immediately draws you in, gives you questions you want answered and the atmosphere gives you chills. It was written in a very interesting way, as if reading a diary someone wrote about the events that had happened some time ago. I enjoyed the little bits here and there about Michael not being sure if the way Marie said it was in one way or another. It gives the story that much more of a mystery vibe.
The story is slow-paced, bits by bits you get more information about what could’ve happened via interviews Michael has with Marie. I definitely like that take on trying to find out what happened to the murders. It sets itself apart from other books I’ve read due to this. I also really enjoyed the setting the story takes place in. You don’t really notice it takes place in 1958, but little hints here and there make you remember it. I also believe that the way the story is told wouldn’t have been possible or fit in modern times, so kudos to Blake for that!
I loved that no romance was involved or something like that to appeal more to readers or something. It really made the whole story that much more believable and it did make me think that it really could’ve happened like that. The idea that it could be real really added to the whole vibe of this book. I think a romance between Michael and Marie would’ve only dimmed that mystery vibe which so easily comes up when reading this book.
I wasn’t really satisfied with the ending unfortunately. While the ending does really fit with the whole vibe and mystery feeling, it wasn’t as satisfying as Sadie was to me. Sadie also had an open ending with many questions still remaining, like this book. For this book though, it felt more like the story wasn’t finished but it had to stop, then an open ending. Too much is still unknown to me and I have too many questions unanswered. I would’ve liked at least some of those questions to be answered before the story was over.
A lot is left to speculation, which fits with the story, but it is a bit too much in my opinion. I also would’ve maybe liked a bit more suspense moments in the story or twists which weren’t foreshadowed. While it is a mystery book, with a perfect vibe and really interesting way to try and uncover that mystery, some parts were just a tat bit too slow and a bit of suspense could’ve been added.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book! It was unique in the way Michael wanted to find the truth and a very unique way in which the victims were murdered. While I would’ve liked a different/more satisfying ending, it was a really good mystery book with an amazing vibe!