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The House by the Sea by Santa Montefiore

freckleduck's review against another edition

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

2.0

I wanted to like this book more but I just didn’t love it. I didn’t love the timelines I didn’t love the ending being so fast and quickly wrapped up and I didn’t love the like people which probably was my biggest grievance. 

taylor394's review against another edition

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I was not feeling that connected to the characters. In addition, the story lacked an overall direction that made the pace a bit slow for me. I really enjoyed the setting and atmosphere created. 

deeerj's review against another edition

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3.0

Cute story, wildly unrealistic but a feel-good book nonetheless, with all ends tied up neatly at the end. I would have given it a 4 except that the author failed to create sympathy/connection for Clementine, who was one of the main characters, nor could I understand why Rafa fell for her.

tellmeastoryxx's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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? No

3.0

sienna727's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.25

adryyyyy's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

calcitestar's review against another edition

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5.0

This was an excellent book. As usual with this style of book the basic conclusion is fairly obvious but how it got there was a very enjoyable read.

willowmorgan's review

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emotional hopeful
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

gloriamitchell821196844's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

skiingsarah's review against another edition

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hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

3.0