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The Escape by Ruth Kelly

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laharris's review

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dark medium-paced

3.75

leethegirlreads's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

A twisty dark thriller. It took a direction I really didn’t see coming. Enjoyable.

suzid's review

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dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This wasn't as good as I'd hoped with a few things I think the author may have overlooked especially regarding the French language, for instance there is a part where Adele finds a word scratched into the floor and doesn't question why it's in English not French whereas normally that would be a significant question to be curious about.

It was also a bit like watching a YouTube video about a beautiful place but where you can only see the face of the host. I'd have liked to find out more about the chateau itself and the people the book discusses, it dwelt too much on about 4 characters and their feelings ignoring the larger story itself which would have made it much more interesting.

shadowteabooks's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

kblenky's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

turningpagesmm's review

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.0

I don’t know how to start with this review. I’m not blown away, the story was there at the start but as it went on it was more and more bizarre and unbelievable.

I found that the pace was really off also, not only did it take ages to get to the point but when it did, it was rushed. The ending was an opening for a second book but I don’t think there needs to be another.