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The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard

pumpkinmama's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad 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

3.75

cunningrogue's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

pyrobin's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

4.15 ★
this was such an interesting read. i don't even know what to comment on, the writing some times threw me off cause i didn't really understand the intention of some sentences, but holy crap the story was insane. when we got to the end and finally all the pieces came together... my god i was amazed

kba76's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional informative mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

When her sister, Nikki, goes missing after a night out in Dublin Lucy feels as if her world has ended. There’s no sign of her sister, and the police investigation seems to be going nowhere. So when Lucy decides to take matters into her own hands and go out late at night hunting for the person who abducted her sister it seems to be only a matter of time before something dramatic happens.
At times the storyline is a little confusing. I think this is fine deliberately to make the closing stages even more of a shock for us.
I found myself frustrated on behalf of the families of the missing women. How they are presented in the media definitely seems to make a difference to how people respond to their disappearance. It also was hard to accept the open-ended nature of the book, but what a journey to get to that point!

emilylynn1123's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad 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

3.0

aaron09's review against another edition

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3.0

Very underwhelming. I don’t really feel like it twisted at all and didn’t shock me.

It was a really easy read and was entertaining enough but definitely didn’t have my jaw on the floor

beckylou123's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

I really liked the multiple POVs, the twists were great but that ending was not my cup of tea.

colvino's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.25

ariiiibaby916's review against another edition

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3.0

Started off soooo strong. Loved the povs, the police procedural aspect- but it quickly went downhill and has a dummmmmb ending.

raesmiles's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense

4.0