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Nous étions les reines by L.E. Flynn

93 reviews

vera_nikolajevna's review against another edition

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

4.0

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ronnieb's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.5

Trigger Warning: Rape, Suicide, Cheating, Emotional Manipulation 

I would give this a solid 4.5-star rating. It was not amazing or mind-blowing but it was engaging with twists I didn’t see coming. I think the strength is there are a lot of characters who all have strong motives to want revenge on our main character so you can stay guessing till the end of the story. Our main character and her best friend are deeply unlikable so if you do not like stories where that is the case I would stay away from this one. I did not mind it as it made me want to find out how the story would end and if they could be redeemed or not. The ending I loved and it is something you do not see very often but when you do I tend to like it. I would go into this with low expectations but it is a story that has something to say about heavy topics and I think they were handled decent for what this story and book are. 

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stolenwater's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

I hated having to put this book down. This story is DARK, and makes big statements on bulling, gaslighting and doing whatever it takes to fit in at the expense of other people. As much as I loved this story, there were a few things that I took issue with in the last 30 or so pages: 
1. There didn't need to be a murder for there to be retribution. The tragedy would have been more impactful if it wasn't revealed that Sully actually killed Flora and staged a suicide. It also makes little sense how gory the scene was, and how conveniently free of blood Sully was after the murder. 2. The punishment doesn't particularly fit the crime, and the big twist ending didn't fit the overall tone of the book. Yes, Flora dies, and Amb and Sully are the worst, but Amb's punishment was way overboard and not believable. 3. Poppy is an absolute psychopath. I knew it was her sending the notes and emails, but the twist of making her into a killer was just too far out there. 4. Amb's pregnancy reveal was just pointless.
I loved this book until the end. I still love it, but I'm deducting 1/2 star for the off the wall ending.
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brooke1718's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

Hated the characters so much, waiting the whole time for them to be anything but awful. Plot was rough. Bad ending.
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mcsenne's review against another edition

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dark
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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_quinnsreads's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

I hated this book because of the story itself and the characters. So much of the teenage/girl drama crap!
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sofismentallyill's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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mollywill's review against another edition

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

3.75

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lauren_reads_outside's review against another edition

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

4.0

This book in the end the character development wasn't enough for me to care about anything in the book. The storyline was compelling but none of the characters had any feeling behind them.
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the_caffeinated_reader22's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

4.0

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