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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
First couple hundred pages were a bit slow. The storyline picked up dramaticly with some interesting characters facing the most difficult of moral dilemmas.
Basically too much graphic sex for my liking.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Fabulous! Loved it! The only reason it is getting 4 stars instead of 5 is that it was quite long and dragged in parts. But I thoroughly enjoyed it. This was my first Sarah Waters book and I think I shall read more! Fantastic twist on historical fiction, a genre that I don't always enjoy.
Don't waste your time. It tries to be too many things and does not accomplish any of them. I didn't care about the characters and really felt it went on way too long. It's pretty bad when 2/3 s of the way through the book you can't believe it's not over yet.
it was all right! A lot of soap opera drama. this is not a good beach read though so don't be me
I was determined to push through to the end because I've enjoyed some of Waters' previous books so much. In the end, despite some beautiful writing in places, The Paying Guests felt overlong to me.
Let my ebook loan run out and wasn’t sad about it. Why did I feel like Frances and Lilian were lacking in chemistry and character depth when their relationship was the entire first half of the book, at least? There needed to be some plot/conflict brewing earlier other than just keeping their affair secret. I was so so bored and waited so long for the mystery part to actually get going.