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A Fuego Lento by Paula Hawkins

17 reviews

tayastar28's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A murder mystery, with a complicated family past and lots of interesting and flawed people caught up in the tangled web of intrigue and deceit.
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lunar_power's review against another edition

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I couldn’t get passed the second chapter because it opens on a semi-graphic scene about cutting. As someone who used to self-harm it was too much for me — hopefully by putting this out there, someone else (who is smarter and looks at content warnings ahead of time) will be spared. 
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eeculp's review against another edition

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

4.0

Quick fun read! Like a lot of these, I figured out most of it but there is one final surprise at the very end. 
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oviiione's review

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

2.0

Definitivamente es a fuego lento, tan lento que no avanza la historia hasta el final del libro y te cierran la trama de golpe y porrazo.

Por otro lado cambian tanto de personaje que me acabo liando y ya no se quién es quién.

Al final te abren una nueva incógnita que cierran 3 páginas después pero dejan muy en el aire que ha pasado.

Sinceramente, lo cogí con pocas ganas porque La Chica del Tren me pareció un truño y este es más de lo mismo. Además, me habría gustado saber con antelación que se tratan temas de
suicidio y autolesiones
para ir preparado.

Puedes escuchar la reseña en mi pódcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4BJrUirMylsjyKxehvy4y2?si=903423a8e21d4541
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biblio_jordyn's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

What could have been better?
There were parts that were super slow and the book felt pretty predictable. Also I feel like sometimes there were triggers for triggers sake?

What I enjoyed?
I came in with pretty low expectations because I HATED Girl on The Train so this was better for me than that.

BUT after I got about halfway I thought it was faster paced and got more entertaining. I think, while a bit predictable at times and very triggering, the book developed well and had some suspense that I enjoyed. Also the multiple POVs helped keep my interest.

I’ve seen a lot of mixed reviews about this book but I fall somewhere in the middle! Overall, it was entertaining but not the best thriller I’ve ever read.
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sarahna's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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emily842752's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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