Reviews tagging 'Violence'

House of Beauty by Melba Escobar

2 reviews

gellyreads's review against another edition

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challenging 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? No

2.0

I don’t know if it was the translation or the writing but the constant switching of POVs muddled everything for me. I couldn’t appreciate anything because I kept having to re read I was so confused. 

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happyladyjadereads's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

 I received this in a book subscription box last year and was delighted – it had been on my TBR for a long time. It wasn’t quite what I expected but the murky world of Colombia made a great change from reading about the US or Europe. Very dark, as flicks between a seedy crimeand a questionable negotiator, but well worth a read. 

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