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Magpie by Elizabeth Day

jemimaskelley's review against another edition

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3.0

I was waiting for a second plot twist that never came which kinda made the second half fall flat

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thereadingkiks's review

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slow-paced

2.75

margaret_k30's review against another edition

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Too anxiety inducing and was uncomfortable with some of the plot points. 

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lucyjanewood's review against another edition

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emotional 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

4.0

cheekylaydee's review

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

3.25

I managed to finish this one in two days. More twisted than I expected it to be, which is a good thing. The only thing I was a little uncomfortable with was the use of mental illness
to drive the plot forward, which is getting to be an overdone trope, however the author did good by the character towards the end, so in this case it could be forgiven.

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barnfieldkatherine033's review against another edition

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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? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

elliemaetw's review against another edition

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

3.0

cf1990xxx's review

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emotional sad slow-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

2.5

janejel's review

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4.0

4.5

hufflemelpufflemel's review against another edition

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2.0

Part 1 is sooo compelling. Part 2 is totally flat and really pointless. Also when will writers ever stop with unnecessary SA in their books? We can have a thriller without it for crying out loud.