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Dear Child

Romy Hausmann

3.95 AVERAGE

medium-paced
dark medium-paced

Dark, twisted and face-paced. The story line is phenomenal, albeit a bit strange and unusual. This book hooks you right from the very beginning. It was an easy read because of the layout of the short chapters, which I throughly enjoyed. Each chapter gives you a little more insight each time and makes you want to keep turning the pages to find out who-done-it and what will happen to Lena. I was a big fan of the way the author chose to write this book, from 3 different peoples’ point of view. It gives you a better understanding of what happened inside the cabin and out.
Overall, I loved this book. It lives up to the hype.

I’m still processing this but overall it was really great. Lots of twists, definitely offered something new as far as thrillers go. Also, the English translation was excellent, I know some will think that would be obvious but some translators are better at creating structure that reflects the author’s style/intent, and this one was an example of that.
dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Great if you like stories like Gone Girl. Didn't really break any new ground for me otherwise.
dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No