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Särmikäs Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

181 reviews

dark emotional mysterious 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

SYNOPSIS
  • Sally can’t remember anything before her 7th birthday. She was adopted by a couple, and she doesn’t recall life before them.
  • Sally is in her 40s now, and her father recently passed from cancer. Her mother had died some time ago. Sally has always been a loner, and she has struggled socially. She gets severe anxiety when dealing with others. 
  • Peter’s story intertwines, and it starts when he is a young boy in the 1970s. 

MY THOUGHTS
  • Heavy topics.
  • Seamlessly woven together.
  • Writing flows so well. Impossible to put down.
  • Compelling, engrossing, & devastating read.
  • Two POVs + alternates between past & present.
  • Well-developed characters. Loved getting to learn the back stories.
  • It’s impossible to not root for Sally!

TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Compelling, engrossing, & devastating read. Finished in 24 hrs.

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Up until the ending of this book, I thought it would be 5 stars from me. What a letdown of an ending! Really awful. What happened?! Just so disappointing. 

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging dark emotional funny reflective 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: Complicated

Note to self: Pay more attention to the blurb on the back of the book before you start reading! 

OMG. So I thought this might be a spooky slightly unsettling read. Nope it not. It’s definitely scary but a dark twisted psychological scary! Once the dual POV started, I was hooked. I won’t say too much to avoid spoilers other than this is a deeply disturbing and, in places, harrowing read - maybe because it’s completely plausible, in fact you will recall various news stories whilst reading this. There should be more trigger warnings! That being said, there are also heartwarming parts and moments when I laughed out loud. 

Definately a worthwhile read but be warned it’s heartbreaking and chilling. 

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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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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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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix

WOW!!!!!!!!!

incredible book club choice

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