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The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes

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brianahartzell's review against another edition

3.0

Creeeeepy. Interesting take on a serial killer story and I admit I'll have to mull over the ending and story for a while to get all the pieces straight. This is not my normal genre of choosing but it was well written and definitely a page turner (although you dreaded what horrors each chapter would bring).

pnnylayne's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

ljimenez89's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

segue's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Loved the mini-series, but struggled with the book.

gabbyhm's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

knightkittyreads's review against another edition

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2.0

The plot of the book was intriguing, but not fleshed out enough. There were more questions than answers. I don't want to give anything away, but I would have liked more about "the house", more about why the girls were "shining". The frequent switching of time periods made the book feel more like a series of very short vignettes about each of the shining girls, rather than a fully connected novel. A lot of unrealized potential in my opinion.