6.69k reviews for:

The Reformatory

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4.56 AVERAGE

starlitscarlet_xo's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I had high hopes for this book going in and it lived up to my expectations 1,000%! It was dark, it was heavy, it was emotional, but it was so good. I could not turn off the audio and just devoured the whole thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Death

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

amber_dusk's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

henderwonder's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

ceasel63's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

ashlyaustin's review against another edition

4.0

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This would be a 5 star read had the book been evenly paced. I loved the book, but had to skim some unnecessary parts.

rwwong's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

zaralena's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

gudule's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kbolt's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

tomhechi's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No