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The Amalfi Curse

Sarah Penner

3.89 AVERAGE

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
fast-paced

keridwen_lynn's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 55%

I’m open to trying again. I started at the end of the summer and I’m more in the mood for fall things! 
adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It took me a while to get into Haven’s part of the story (especially when it started with her hair being pulled into a messy bun), but as the story went on I really had a lot of fun with this story and I loved the descriptions of Italy. Mari and Holmes’ story carried this book and I think this authors writing really shines in third person rather than first. Of course their happy ending was predictable but there would’ve been no point to the story for me if they both ended up dying and the ending was sad.
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

3.5! It was entertaining enough but I just didn’t feel a connection with any of the characters and the story fell a little flat for me.

writewanderread's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 0%

Not in the mood for the back and forth timelines