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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed the story of the switched babies. I couldn’t image going through this. I couldn’t understand how Maddie and Pete fall for Miles and not see through him. They blindly went along with him. The ending was a surprise.
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
what a crazy story! it was interesting, intensive and frustrating, overall enjoyable. audiobook was pretty good, too.
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
plot seemed to drag halfway through. overall a steady conflict and interesting build of characters. seems a little too long, but the ending was still rushed.
A fun, totally plausible, compelling mystery story.
I think the author was doing two things here. First, he was telling a mystery story, with good guys and bad guys and the tension of "how will this all resolve?!"
Second, he was trying to bring up aspects of parenting - nature vs. nurture, the meaning of family, parental rights vs. what's best for the kids, etc.
I think he was more successful in the first part. For the second part, these are all interesting questions to contemplate. But when it turns out that one of the characters isn't who the present themselves as, it sort of takes the wind out of a deeper discussion about family. Because whoever you think makes up a family, no one is ever going to argue that a child.
I think the author was doing two things here. First, he was telling a mystery story, with good guys and bad guys and the tension of "how will this all resolve?!"
Second, he was trying to bring up aspects of parenting - nature vs. nurture, the meaning of family, parental rights vs. what's best for the kids, etc.
I think he was more successful in the first part. For the second part, these are all interesting questions to contemplate. But when it turns out that one of the characters isn't who the present themselves as, it sort of takes the wind out of a deeper discussion about family. Because whoever you think makes up a family, no one is ever going to argue that a child
Spoiler
belongs with a psychopath
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I enjoyed this book very much. I couldn’t guess the ending, at all. I want to take one star away because I think the book is a bit too long. There were many irrelevant details that could be condensed or removed without impacting the plot at all.
I’m giving it four stars because even though I found the book lengthy, it was still very entertaining, and I also learned a thing or two about UK’s healthcare and legal system.
I’m giving it four stars because even though I found the book lengthy, it was still very entertaining, and I also learned a thing or two about UK’s healthcare and legal system.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated