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Magpie by Elizabeth Day

8 reviews

sardinetin's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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gracetiblem's review against another edition

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  • 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

The plot twist is PHENOMENAL. It absolutely got me. 

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sophiemartin's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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soobooksalot's review

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challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Magpie was a true page-turner for me.
 I worried at the beginning, as I instantly disliked one of the characters and thought it might be a DNF.
 But the tides turned and events shifted, and I whipped through the pages to find out what would materialize!
 Magpie opens with Marisa and Jake moving in together and planning to have a  baby. Their lodger, Kate, may not be as she seems on the surface which causes tensions for the three.
 While I quite enjoyed the read, it's not one I necessarily recommend broadly. A great deal of the plot deals with infertility, fertility treatments and surrogacy, and other associated potential triggers. 
 The ending was not as strong as I had hoped for, and overall not as "thrillerish" as expected, but still kept me riveted throughout.

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slowloris's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

This book is awful. 
Somehow in the 2020s we are still being given media that demonises metally ill, sexual assault survivors. I can't stress strongly enough that sexual assault does not make you crazy and/or should not be used as an excuse for harmful actions. Mentally ill people have been shown time and time again in media that they are dangerous and unpredictable- this is such a damaging and incorrect portrayal of mental illness. 
This critique hasn't even consider (in detail) the poorly developed narrative voice, the lack of tension and "thriller" aspects, and awful pacing. 
I am so throughly disappointed with this book. I was actually brought to tears by how much this book frustrated me.

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amythomas's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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sib_reads's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5


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momentsofmine's review

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0


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