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3.24 AVERAGE
3.24 AVERAGE
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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
dark
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This gave me Peter Swanson vibes. Many characters, many storylines that all merge eventually, a lot of drama, a lot of mystery. If you like cheesy and dramatic Law and Order: SVU episodes, it's probably worth a read just for funsies (just don't tell anyone I told you that - I'm trying to come off as aloof and discerning).
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
The first 100 pages were pretty uneventful, I thought it‘d be worth it in the end but unfortunately for me I‘m not sure it was. Especially the Henry chapters bored me - until I realised he’s the only remotely likeable character, apart from maybe West, Bruce & Lulu and they’re just side characters. I don’t like the way the women are written (as if by a man), and maybe there were too many characters. Also the writing is kind of repetitive; that wouldn’t bother me too much if I really liked the book - like in Confessions on the 7:45 - but unfortunately I enjoyed this one a lot less. The take on family was a little weird, on the one hand “family is about who you choose“, on the other hand “my brother killed a cat, raped a girl & I wouldn’t have been surprised if he’d killed his wife. He‘ll always be my brother and I love him though“
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Vomit
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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