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I just don’t really enjoy books with unlikable characters. Also I didn’t get on with the structure and writing style. I had such high hopes for this book because the topics it deals with are so interesting and important, but the execution really let me down.

spookymadds13's review against another edition

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challenging reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

I'm struggling to decide if I liked this book or not. It took me forever to read, I just couldn't get into the story. I enjoyed going between different perspectives, especially with Robert whose motivations behind his actions weren't always what they seemed. The one thing I take issue with is that this book is being advertised as a psychological thriller, which I do not think it is at all. I would say it's a slow burn literary mystery, maybe? I didn't find it suspenseful at all, and it took a long time for anything of import to happen. Then once things did start happening, everything came to a climax quite quickly. Maybe if I really sit with it and try to parse out all the meaning I will grow to appreciate the story more, but right now I'm left feeling very meh about it all.

letrecgirl's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

flostamp's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

aaronduncil's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

jrsands's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

mike_nz's review against another edition

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2.0

A soft DNF after 180 pages. I ended up doing anything other than reading this book, hence it took me almost 3 weeks to read 180 pages. I didn't hate it but it I just found it uninteresting - i may go back to it at some point.

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