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When She Returned

Lucinda Berry

3.78 AVERAGE


I really enjoyed this book. It’s incredibly well written and I believe it reflected the trauma and subsequent brainwashing being apart of a cult induces. I found all the characters apart from Meredith frustrating but in a good way, it showed they reacted as normal people would

pratt_kat23's review

4.0
dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

amyphipps's review

4.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Wow! Just nonstop “what’s going to happen”! The twists will confuse you all the way to the end. Highly recommend!
challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The religious cult vibes made this a very weird read
dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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kdk_2023's review

4.25
emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
medium-paced
challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated