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The Change by Kirsten Miller

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readmeem's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

When I grow up I want to be just like Harriett Osborne! I loved this book and the characters. The three ladies really inspired me. The storyline was intriguing to me, I love a good take down the patriarchy vibe. This reminded me of the book “When Women Were Dragons”. I really enjoyed the paranormal aspect of the book. It added not a scary element but made it more meaningful to the book. Nicely written, medium paced, but the story kept getting better and better.

amandadtx's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

j_ham02's review against another edition

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dark funny inspiring mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

beagletracy's review against another edition

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dark hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

smharps17's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny inspiring mysterious slow-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? N/A

4.5

Awesome story of female empowerment and reclaiming of menstruation and menopause, plus a dark mystery and some vigilante justice. It was wonderful and the characters were so cool. All the loose ends tied up so satisfactorily. It was just a bit too long… started to drag and couldn’t keep up the fast paced writing for so many pages.

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5.0

I got 48 hours access to this book and finished it well before it expired. Only then did I realize how long this novel actually is – 480 pages. Don’t let that turn you off. The suspense, the pacing, and the wonderful women you will meet will keep you reading! This is a very clever, unique book and I thank the Author, William Morrow, and NetGalley for this advance copy of “The Change”.
Jo, Nessa and Harriet are all in my general demographic of middle-aged female so maybe that helps explain how I loved this book, despite the fact that I generally avoid magical realism of any kind. Usually, I don’t like to suspend reality but in this case I was all in. These women were very real, and midlife just happened to bring each woman a superpower which of course they use for the good of women. Funny but believable. It’s not murder if you’re killing monsters after all.
I enjoyed the dual timelines which helped fill in some interesting backstories and made the plot that was underway even more compelling. The murder of young girls is the mystery and I was quickly and deeply invested in solving all of these crimes along with finding out who the victims actually were. I appreciate the time focused on the victims as usually the bad guys get all the attention. In this book they were barely mentioned.
This is a well written, expertly paced story that is both heartwarming and frustrating. Women working together against all the odds and gender discrimination are not easy topics but somehow this author has managed to write a highly entertaining tale without it being cheesy in any way. These women will stay with me for a while. This gets five stars from me.
Alice Hoffman vibes. Girl power! Female friendship later in life. Fantasitic female characters in midlife. Smooth, energetic writing. LOVED IT ALL!