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Don't Let Her Stay by Nicola Sanders

15 reviews

robin_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

Unreliable narrator who is incredibly stupid at the same time. Contradictory thoughts and behavior. Idek. I only finished reading because I wanted to know if my predictions were right. They were. Still not worth it.  
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sharlapeggy's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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elocinrenae's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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on_your_raedar's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

It’s a fine book. I think booktok overhyped it and I had expectation this book couldn’t meet. 

The gaslighting as a theme/ way to create an unreliable narrator made all the character insufferable.
Everything felt over written and listening to Jo was 🫠. The dog was the only good character and homie wasn’t even mentioned much.
I will say that Chloe was convincing, the way she had an answer for everything but there were enough signs to know she was the evil. Don’t get me wrong, the husband is TRASH, absolutely trash, but he never came across as a psycho. He enabled his daughter’s condition so he shouldn’t have been surprised that he met his maker in the end. Wish Jo had went to visit her mother in law sooner, that could have cleared a lot of things up for her really quickly


Anyways at least it’s done now. 
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jcxjab's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is one of the few books I’ve given a 5! After finished this early in the AM, let’s just say I turned my lights on and tipped around my house. I saw a creator RAVING and usually I don’t take suggestions from others. However, I have been wanting to break into thriller/horror and I think this was perfect. 
This is a book that nightmares are made of. It makes you question the truth. Who is lying, who has the best intentions, etc. Joanne was a great protagonist. She was misunderstood and seen as mentally unstable. Which had me questioning…. is she just a paranoid mother? Richard could be seen as the one who was wrong when you find out “the truth”. he’s seen in previous chapters smashing glasses, gripping Joanne too tight, having anger issues. So what Chloe says makes sense! Until you hear from Nan…. Poor Joanne. Richard’s face is blown off and she is stuck with an Evil Step Daughter who now has to perfect her plan… again
 
What an amazing novel. It’s 5/5 for me! 
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