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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
slow-paced
im so conflicted.
geniunamente no se cómo escribir esta review ent voy a escribir primero pq lo odio y luego pq pienso q es el mejor libro del universo
mi hate review: Q LIBRO TAN INNECESARIAMENTE LARGO DIOSSS juro q me vale mierda la historia DE CADA UNA DE LAS PERSONAS DEL PUEBLO like why was it sooo longgg sentí q lo estuve leyendo por años (4 días) pero de verdad ugh. predeci uno de los major plot twist, solo toma ritmo interesante y cautivador en las últimas 100 páginas. 600 páginas de rebundancias y cosas innecesarias
mi love
geniunamente no se cómo escribir esta review ent voy a escribir primero pq lo odio y luego pq pienso q es el mejor libro del universo
mi hate review: Q LIBRO TAN INNECESARIAMENTE LARGO DIOSSS juro q me vale mierda la historia DE CADA UNA DE LAS PERSONAS DEL PUEBLO like why was it sooo longgg sentí q lo estuve leyendo por años (4 días) pero de verdad ugh. predeci uno de los major plot twist, solo toma ritmo interesante y cautivador en las últimas 100 páginas. 600 páginas de rebundancias y cosas innecesarias
mi love
slow-paced
-incredibly fun too read, could not put it down, i wanted the mystery to be solved
-until like the 85% mark where my suspicions have been confirmed and everything started to get too convoluted
-it was drawn out but then everything happened way too quickly?
-nora was a menace and a horrible person, i wish jess realized it. i loved the characterization of her and the way at first i just found some of her view problematic like her obsessive views on motherhood but then we uncover how she's a gaslighting manipulator... seeing her from polly's view was the best part of the novel and the greatest mystery. unfortunately, it did not go anywhere because jess never realized the role nora played in their relationship. like the fact that nore convinced polly that she tried to kill her own child? that's a next level of unhinged evil and she was never called out for it. which would have been fine but every other mystery and wrongdoing is spelled out and the fact that this was never adressed feels like the author agreed with nora to an extent when in reality, she stole two babies.
-thr book within a book format was horrible and a very unsatisfying way to reveal most of the answers. like did jess have to work for it at all?
-anyways, fun read but it kinda falls apart when i want to think about it too deeply
-until like the 85% mark where my suspicions have been confirmed and everything started to get too convoluted
-it was drawn out but then everything happened way too quickly?
-nora was a menace and a horrible person, i wish jess realized it. i loved the characterization of her and the way at first i just found some of her view problematic like her obsessive views on motherhood but then we uncover how she's a gaslighting manipulator... seeing her from polly's view was the best part of the novel and the greatest mystery. unfortunately, it did not go anywhere because jess never realized the role nora played in their relationship. like the fact that nore convinced polly that she tried to kill her own child? that's a next level of unhinged evil and she was never called out for it. which would have been fine but every other mystery and wrongdoing is spelled out and the fact that this was never adressed feels like the author agreed with nora to an extent when in reality, she stole two babies.
-thr book within a book format was horrible and a very unsatisfying way to reveal most of the answers. like did jess have to work for it at all?
-anyways, fun read but it kinda falls apart when i want to think about it too deeply
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
4.25 stars. I found this totally engaging. The writing was great and I thankfully was not disappointed in the ending, which I feared I might be throughout most of the book, even though I called a few of the plot twists.
started off thinking it was not the best book I’ve ever read but gripping and I wanted to know what happened. Felt like the book was longer than it needed to be with descriptions and a scene or two that felt repeated, but a good book that I wanted to finish. The story/book within a story was really good and I found it made the chapters go quickly. It was the kind of book I couldn’t be bothered to pick up but when I did it was really immersive. Enjoyed it though and even recommended it to mum and Tina to read, a nice wholesome mystery with a bit of Australia romanticism. My final thought is that I really really enjoyed it, there were twists and turns which upped it and the fact that I think this is going to be a book that lingers in my mind
3 stars for the first half of the book, 4.5 for the second half. Once the groundwork was laid and the twists started popping up, it was hard to put it down!
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-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:
Yes
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This was my first Kate Morton book amd won't be my last. Really loved the multiple viewpoints and the way it jumped around but all wove together.
This was my first Kate Morton book amd won't be my last. Really loved the multiple viewpoints and the way it jumped around but all wove together.