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Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater

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marianajosefa's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

chibi418's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced

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

1.0

You can tell she wanted to recreate the nervous energy akin to Yellow face, however it does not deliver at all. None of the characters are meant to be likeable and I am ok with that. However I hated how this book ended.

Asbolutely no retribution what the heck!

leyla_potats's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

itsbumley's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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spacedout_reader's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.25

I thought the writing was good and the characterization was superb, every one felt like a real, flawed individual. However, for me the story was ultimately not that satisfying, and it felt like it left a lot of loose ends.

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moonworld3's review against another edition

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couldn’t get into it, but i liked how she wrote the two voices

bookytaunton's review against another edition

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4.0

I really enjoyed Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater. The audiobook version helped immerse me in the 2 narrator’s stories: Laura Bunting is a preppy bookseller with a tragic family history and Brogan Roach is another bookseller with a slightly intense interest in true crime… and in Laura Bunting.