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The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

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just_alyx's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

inejlibrary's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

libraryofselin's review against another edition

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4.0

Read on Audio + Physical
4 stars, 7.00 on CAWPILE

This was such a fun, chaotic and unhinged thriller. I had so much fun reading it. This book follows a group of young female writers as they get invited to an exclusive writing retreat hosted by a famous, mysterious feminist author. Things start to go off the rails when one of them goes missing. This book was completely unhinged, I didn’t expect it to go where it went with the twist in the middle. As someone who is not that well versed in thrillers I was not expecting most of the twists and turns and was having fun enjoying the ride that was this book. The ending felt a little meh and I wanted it to leave it on a more chaotic place but overall I enjoyed it.

charliejaxx's review against another edition

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3.0

I was undecided whether to give 2 or 3 stars but I settled on 3. The 1 and 2 star reviews pretty much summed it all up for me (except the homophobic ones, of course)

szilvicsanyi's review against another edition

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5.0

An excellent debut novel! The plot is captivating, the characters are interesting and there are a lot of twists and turns. Can't wait for her next book!

riinaerm's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

While the plot did get a bit crazy at times, I loved the writing. Such a great deacription of a psychedelics trip. Alex overthinking everything, which made her so authentic. If you like a creepy read and don't mind blood, give this a go!