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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
A ripping yarn, and the description of the moors and their bleak and unearthly menace is powerul.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
The best Du Maurier Ive read so far. The kind of book where even while I wasnt reading it, I was still thinking about it. The combination of the settings, the characters (especially the mc, mary yellan, icon and girlboss), and relationships make it a completely compelling and fascinating read, and add so much more to the main plot, which is brilliant in itself. I could write a whole dissertation on some of the themes, techniques included in the story, and many thanks to Daphne for the hours of entertainment this book gave me .
Granted, I read most of this pretty quickly on the train from Exeter to York, but it was a fairly entertaining Gothic tale, and du Maurier's imagery of the moors is very compelling. I was less than pleased with the ending but perhaps that's just my 21st century sensibilities getting in the way.
The plot was interesting and had some nice plot twists, but it took me way too long to get through it
She could have done so much more with this setting and these characters.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not as good as 'Rebecca' but definitely gets better as the story progresses. Last 5/10 chapters I was unable to put the book down, lots of plot twists as well
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence
Minor: Alcoholism
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix