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Särmikäs Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

174 reviews

siobhangrace14's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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redheadbookgirl's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Oh how I wish I’d picked this up sooner.. 🙌🏽 Disturbing, harrowing + captivating, but also witty and humorous, this was an absolutely unputdownable book that I devoured in two sittings. This was my first read by Nugent but it definitely won’t be my last!!

With intriguing, complex characters, a quirky and unique plot + some truly shocking twists, this was an incredibly well crafted, engaging and fast paced read. There were so many chilling components to this book but even the very dark aspects of the plot were explored in a sensitive manner.

Sally’s character was expertly curated: she was quirky + eccentric, exasperating + frustrating but also quirky + loveable with a dark sense of humour and as the story progresses we slowly begin to be able to piece together why she is the way she is. Her journey of self discovery + growth was compelling and heartwarming.

If you liked the characterisation in Eleanor Oliphant and/or The Maid you’ll love Sally! I’ve seen this story described as a combination between the two mixed with ROOM + I’d have to agree, although it’s even darker and left me completely speechless.

This will not be everyone’s cup of tea but I wholeheartedly recommend it + I also highly recommend going in blind!! (though maybe do check cw’s) 🙌🏽

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natlvsbooks's review against another edition

2.75

dark tense

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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lightseeker's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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emmachka's review against another edition

2.0

dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adri_fi's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

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madamelacy's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I found this book a real page-turner. It dealt with some tawdry issues and wasn’t emotionally easy to read.
+ I found the MC believable; she was flawed, fallible and multidimensional
+ the subtext of nature versus nurture was interesting
+ the story itself was sadly credible
- some of the more peripheral characters were less credible. Some characters really didn’t seem to serve any function and were dropped from the story for huge numbers of pages.
- I just didn’t love the ending… it all wrapped up too quickly. For example the podcaster was an interesting angle, which was then just finished very abruptly. Amanda Herron having the last chapter seemed silly because she wasn’t a character who’d been developed.

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