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Lute by Jennifer Thorne

22 reviews

bluwuberry's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.0

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antimony's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

enjoyable! the atmosphere was good and i liked the characters. the pacing did feel a bit odd to me, fast at first then dragged in the middle then super fast at the end but oh the end was really good!

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mirificmoxie's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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brigettes's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

thriller, dark and mysterious. a very unique concept. great twist at the end that I only guessed a chapter or two before it happened. a bit gory and hard to read at times, touches on some dark topics and there was lots of constan tension (the attempts at reprise from this weren't great), but overall a good thriller.

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foxgloveandcrow's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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eeviee's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense

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

3.0

I tried to like this book but it gave me such Delphi by Claire Pollard vibes in a setting that was supposed to be interesting but turned stale. fast.

the premise: think midsommar and the wicker man. all great concepts for a book, and it did start off well. i see how some enjoyed this, but it really wasn't for me.

the romance came out of nowhere. the villain was a convenient plot device picked out of a sockhat. the main character is not very bright. i normally enjoy characters of this sort, they're never boring! but oh god Nina managed to make bad decisions and still be predictable. props to the author though, because I still managed to finish this in one sitting.

Spoiler-ish thoughts below. Without revealing the main "twist(?)" :
not even sure what the book wanted to be. i cant recommed it as horror. it wasn’t creepy enough for that. not gore either. a thriller? perhaps? it would have were it not completely overshadowed by an unconvincing enemies-to-lovers subplot that jumps right in with no preamble. overall this is about a woman who contradicts herself at every given moment and has the worst case of savior complex, so much so that she justifies cheating as giving in to the inhibitions of the land of Lute. gurl just say you’re horny and go. at one point she has a sudden realization that she’s actually a Mom and has Children 80% into the book. but she only registers this when her tongue is halfway through her neighbor’s throat as they make out while people are DYING. yes the husband is conveniently going insane at this point so she justifies this as a momentary lapse of judgement, like all of her choices in the book. and no, she never gets the blame in the end. everyone loves her of course (but not her, she hates herself because she’s pitiful, etc, insert mom trauma plot that gets abandoned in favor of hot brooding widow neighbor)

all the self-flagellation and for what? to get into single neighbor’s pants. that’s it. that’s the plot. the ponies were smarter, they tried to kill her but the plot armor prevailed.

I do look foward to this author's other works. Despite my dislike, I still wanted to know how it would end. All of my gripes are more on personal preference than a flaw in the author's part.

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