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This is a classic example of a novel that is perfect… until it isn’t. I truly thought I was going to give The Lost Village a five-star rating until I got to the very last chapters. The characters were well-developed, the eerie setting was expertly described, but the ending was just atrocious. It actually makes me irrationally angry now that I am reflecting on the story as a whole. I do not know why the author decided to end the novel in the way she did, but it completely ruined my reading experience.

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

The lost village was really slow moving at first. It took about a third of the book for me to get into it. Then the end seemed a bit anticlimactic. As the story unfolds you learn more about what happened in the village leading up to the disappearance of the entire town. You get more background about the past of the characters in present day. I know many have talked about the abelism, but based off of the time frame it makes sense. Autistic people or any body who was different than the "normal" majority was deemed a witch or other things. I hated the story of the past for the exact reason why it was good. It was so religiously culty it was disgusting. The manipulation of the pastor was laid out well.

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