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Nine Lives by Peter Swanson

veronicaweinstein's review

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

just_an_avocado's review against another edition

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

4.0

jgonzalezw's review against another edition

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Narrator took away from the story. Too slow. 

laurenscholle's review against another edition

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3.0

eh not invested in the characters or story

yinzer_barbie's review against another edition

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

3.75


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haleriam's review against another edition

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fast-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

2.5

lothwolfjedi's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

C’était une bonne lecture, mais sans plus. Peut-être parce que cela est le troisième livre de l’auteur que je lis en peu de temps et qu’il a fait appel à des procédés déjà utilisés dans ses précédents romans. 

ashira12356's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0



Book is about nine people receive a list with all their names on it. Seven below 50 and two in retirement. One being a FBI agent takes the lead in figuring out the connection. Turns out the hotel manager, the killer along with the parents of all the list names covered up the murder of the killer’s younger sister in what was supposed to be a friendly challenge to be a part of their childhood pirate club. Premise was good but the writing didn’t hook me. 

debsd's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

theblondeashley's review against another edition

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4.0

Classic murder mystery that revolves around 9 characters and their POV. It was a little difficult to follow which character was narrating, but not difficult enough that I struggled to follow along.