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The Death House by Sarah Pinborough

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sienna727's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

dnietoperafan's review against another edition

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5.0

DUDE!! This book is amazing!! From start to finish you’re hooked. The way Pinborough writes and describes everything is easy to read but also so easy to picture! I loved it! This book has an amazing suspense plot line mixed up with romance, which to be honest, merges perfectly together. The characters are likable and lovable, some of them might even be relatable depending on your personality, but there’s definitely a character for everyone. Now, why do I gave it a 5-star rating? Easy, after I finished it I cried SO MUCH. I literally had to stop, breathe, and think the ending through. To me, that’s what art is all about: being able to portray your feelings and making someone else feel them as well. This book is just great. Amazing plot line, plot twists, characters, descriptions. Just an incredible read. It is safe to say that this is my favourite novel of all time. Would I recommend it? ABSOLUTELY!!! You must read this book or at least any of Pinborough’s novels. She’s a great author and The Death House is an awesome story.

healinglola's review against another edition

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3.0

I’m a very quick reader and this book was easy to read and get through. I really did enjoy the journey of the characters and events in this book, but I was annoyed at the ending.

le_d_green30's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

willow_axolotl376's review against another edition

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4.0

oh how lovely this book was. I love reading dystopian books, its interesting to think how things could go so wrong in the future.
The Death House is about children who have a defective gene. the get blood tests as they grow up and if the gene shows up they get hurled off to the death house. when a new shipment of people arrive at the death house it brings some special people who change everything for Toby :) loved it!

bookeen_la_rouquine's review against another edition

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3.0

une 4e de couverture qui me promettait vraiment une histoire passionnante....malheureusement seul le début et la fin ont eu un peu d'intérêt pour moi. malgré tout on tourne les pages assez facilement car on veut savoir!

sadboiebony's review against another edition

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3.0

Story was ok, I am intrigued by the world built in the book but feel the story didn’t focus enough on it, but maybe that’s why I was intrigued by the world. The ending was a bit lack lustre though and I could see it coming.