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Yellow Jessamine: secrets empoisonnés by Caitlin Starling

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thekindworthreading's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-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

2.0

loveykei's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-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

noirverse's review against another edition

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4.0

A wonderful gothic horror that reveals just enough to be greatly satisfying without tipping its hand. I would've loved to see this concept as a full-fledged book with a bit more detail on the worldbuilding, but what we do get is lovely.

kt_jams's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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deakat's review against another edition

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The narrator puts me to sleep. Will read ebook

vexatiousbird's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No

3.75

Really torn on this. I liked it, it had nice spooky moments and felt fresh and well written, but I never emotionally connected to the characters. I generally like moody dark characters, but Evelyn was a touch grim even for me, without any hint of happiness in her life.

spinstah's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a novella, and I think needed to be a little bit tighter. There’s something very strange going on and I would have liked to see a little more of that before the ending.