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Nine Lives by Peter Swanson

chefkay's review against another edition

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3.0

Hmmm I did expect more, this wasn’t bad at all, it just was kinda giving me nothing new. It’s an easy to read, weirdly laid back mystery.

I never connected with any of the characters enough to care what happened to them. That’s not to say they weren’t interesting, I quite liked learning about most of them. That being said, there were so many to keep track of that I didn’t really manage to retain each individual story.

The twists in here were okay, I wasn’t surprised, but that’s mostly cause I didn’t care much. I quite liked the ending note. But I was not into the FBI agent waking up, that was dry.

So yeah, middle of the road, not enough character, yet too many characters!

emmareadscrime's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

eliza_beth_23's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

mrsjuliekent's review against another edition

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4.0

Fun read. Disappointed with the predictability but happy with the ending. It’s my 3rd Swanson book and I guess I should read Agatha Christie now… overall, glad to have read this one.

sarahmareacarr's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad 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

uly_te's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

super_squirrel's review against another edition

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1.0

This book was so disappointing.  There was a heavy emphasis on social commentry but it meant that it totally lacked any real character or plot development. Everyone seemed to be a stereotype , but one that didn't really add anything to he story.  For example there is a whole chapter which has no other takeaway than that And there were none was once called something else and now it is inappropiate to use that word.  It is a chapter about a law enforcement character who although making a connection just decides not to tell anyone and so doesn't help. It also baffles me that most of the characters never interact and he FBI/Police do nothing to really protect the names on the list even as they start getting bumped off. 

jules28's review

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

3.75

soojin12548's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

3.5

letyreadsbooks'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? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0