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The Radleys by Matt Haig

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byp's review against another edition

3.0

The gimmick quickly wore thin.

*Edited to give this an extra star. I was too hard on this book. It's not the greatest thing ever, but it's a solid story, and some characters that obviously stayed with me. I think I was just weary of domestic novels.

thomasr417's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

celtic67's review against another edition

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5.0

This was a most enjoyable book. It is a story about addiction, secrets and lies, reminding the reader that to a certain extent this figures in all our lives. The book is quite light and humeurous at the start but gets darker as the story progresses. The writer challenges our previous concept of where the vampire novel should be set and indeed what vampires should be. An addictive? and entertaining read.

caitlinjoanne's review against another edition

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I just couldn’t get on bored with it but do normally love Matt haig :(

lyndareader's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

dralyrose's review against another edition

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Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I just love Matt Haig. This is a fun story of the ordinary meets the extraordinary and I keep finding myself thinking about the characters and itching for a re-read.