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This book is medium to slow paced. Two perspectives mix throughout the novel that confuse and intrigue the reader. I personally found it, at times, frustrating that I knew more about characters rather than finding out with them. The book picks up in the last 100 pages with an interesting twist, but I (as the reader) had figured everything out at the end.

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

got recommended this for the twist, it definitely delivered. was dying to know what happened the entire time. really love the snippets we get about alicia’s art. some of the longer psychoanalysis bits weren’t super engaging and there’s some predictable genre fuckery abt mental illness but overall v good whodunit thriller

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5.0

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bishopbox's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Overall, I thought it was a fascinating read! I think the mystery of everything was at a satisfying pace and I like the characters! The book also explored its main theme,

the tragedy of Alcestis

, in an interesting way!
However, the book isn’t without flaws. There’s a few conflicts that I feel like led up to nothing and I really wish they fleshed out some of the side characters more.

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soniaiscool's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

really good plot twist that had me shocked to the point of disbelief, however it did feel extremely slow at the time
An interesting perspective of psychology and psychotherapy.

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thekatlouise's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad fast-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

I hated the twist and ending but the writing did keep me into it the whole time

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I DID guess part of the twist 10 pages in (like a quarter or half of it haha), but the book and story still kept me in anticipation and kept me interested and on my toes!

i only got the "someone broke in and forced Alicia to kill Gabriel" part right— because contrary to what Theo believes, he did kind of force Alicia to kill Gabriel, even though he claims he didnt know how unstable she was. I also said that Alicia killed her husband bc she saw herself in Alcestis and related to the character in a way, and killed her husband because of that even though i got the reasoning wrong. I however did NOT see Theo being the man Alicia saw coming. My jaw dropped when he mentioned getting in through the back gate!

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