240 reviews for:

The Donor

Clare Mackintosh

3.8 AVERAGE

dark hopeful tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

A gripping thriller capturing the worst fear any parent could have. It amazes me how much can happen (and how well it can be written) within just 101 pages. 
dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark mysterious 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
dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

evanslittlebookshelf's review

4.0

What can I say…Karen’s are crazy
challenging emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Yet another excellent quick reads book. This book will definitely get you out of a reading slump or, in general, is a really good read. It's very fast-paced and easy to follow the story along. The book is quite thought-provoking in places as it deals with issues such as family conflict, mental illness, and childhood illness. This is one book I will be thinking about for a while.
It's not quite a 5 star read. It could have done with a bit more description in some parts, it a 4.75 star read for me.
dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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
tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

marita_mariel's review

4.0

This book was very intruiging because you knew from very early on that something was wrong, but not what, so I got very curious about which way the author would take the story. The one I wanted to be tje bad guy ended up being the bas guy, which is satisfying. But all the grief and misery in this book also made sense from all point of views, which made it feel even more satisfying to read. The ending is very ominous. A good and quick read! I think my rating with this is 4.5, maybe even close to a 5.