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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Um I loved this one. Cozy, ghost, romance, mystery and a great ending. This and the aj fikry book are tops right now.
Slow build at first, but it all converges at the end. I appreciated St. James simple, straightforward writing because the circumstances were complicated enough. Furthermore, syncing the revelations of Viv in the 1980s to Carly in 2017 was elaborate. It was all about the events from the past unfolding together with the future investigations.
The red herring somewhere in the end made me upset (in a good way - that means the book drew me in) and actually made me doubt my initial suspect. Good light (dark, ghostly) read.
The red herring somewhere in the end made me upset (in a good way - that means the book drew me in) and actually made me doubt my initial suspect. Good light (dark, ghostly) read.
I love looking at women in true crime, whether they're the perpetrator or (more often) victim, and I love how this approached that. The story follows these generations of women looking for girls that history forgot, and trying to resolve their stories when everyone else gave up. The relationships between women are so important to me, and there are so many strong women here.
This was also genuinely scary, which I wasn't expecting. There's already a sense of unease because we know how the story ends for so many women, and this subverts every sexist trope we've been trained to expect. I am 100% in for anything else St. James writes, since mysteries/thrillers with inherently feminist themes are what I live for.
This was also genuinely scary, which I wasn't expecting. There's already a sense of unease because we know how the story ends for so many women, and this subverts every sexist trope we've been trained to expect. I am 100% in for anything else St. James writes, since mysteries/thrillers with inherently feminist themes are what I live for.
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Good twist. Too much ghost business for me though.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated