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One August Night by Victoria Hislop

3.36 AVERAGE

chloe_1709's review against another edition

3.5
hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

bethglover's review against another edition

4.0
Nice read and makes me want to go to Crete! You could tell a lot of research had been carried out by Hislop to ensure details were accurate.

anna93_'s review against another edition

4.0
A lovely sequel to a fantastic book. The Island has long been a favourite of mine and it was nice to have a short book that just gave you a bit more detail about what happened to some of the characters afterwards.
Some reviews have criticised it for not having as much 'depth' as The Island but I don't think it needed it. One August Night just neatly wraps up some of the characters' storylines - Manolis' in particular was nice to read.

If you are expecting more on life within the leper colony of Spinalonga, then you are going to be disappointed. But if you take the book for what it is, a continuation of the stories of Maria, Andreas, Antonis and Manolis, then you will have a enjoyable short read.
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glynnenovelle's review against another edition

Just too slow couldn’t get into it

cgill1710's review against another edition

3.0
emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

louisemlewis17's review against another edition

1.0
DNF

suehepworth's review against another edition

4.0
Sequel to The Island. Very good, tied up a few loose ends. Not as good as the island but still enjoyable. Easy to read

maren_aha's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

beanypole's review against another edition

3.5
emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

anneroosbergwerf's review against another edition

3.25
emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced