Reviews - Appetite for Innocence

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Appetite for Innocence

Lucinda Berry

3.9 AVERAGE

sikkgrl66's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

meg1241's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

This is a tough book to read and stomach. The details and plot are really intense (I would highly suggest reading the trigger warnings before starting). It is a book that makes you think for a while after reading. How do you continue on living after experiencing something so horrifying? It also makes you consider the psychology of the characters. Stockholm Syndrome is a hard issue to come to terms with, especially when it's a child. It's easy to hate one of the FMCs, but when you think about her situation, it's more complex. It really does leave you questioning what you'd do and how far you'd go to survive. How are children in these situations different? The book isn't really a psychological thriller, but more of a suspense and emotional thriller. The range of emotions are a rollercoaster of disgust, sadness, hope, anger, and even hatred. However, I was able to guess the ending, which is why I'm only giving 3.5⭐️. Also, I'd suggest reading yourself; if you listen on audiobook, one of the narrators sounds like a robot and was somewhat annoying, but I was able to deal with it.

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kayla_1987's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

This author has a cadence to her writing that some may not like it, but I enjoyed the way it flowed with the subject of the book.
This is dark and difficult subjects. If you haven't read books of this nature, you won't like it.
It was sad, but captivating and I didn't want to put it down.
Very good psychological thriller.

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meaganvondoom's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional sad fast-paced

theredheded_bibliomaniac's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

amazing narration
we get to know few things beforehand yet we want to know what happened in past
story is gripping
it keeps you addicted
it keeps you on toes
makes you wanna finish it in 1-2 days

story is also great
different characters with good enough depth

chose topic well and showed how different people deal with same things

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