Reviews with content warning for Toxic relationship - Diavola

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Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne

79 reviews

trickiestcat's review against another edition

4.25

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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ohhthehorrors's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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srob720's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

You will hate most of the characters but you won’t be able to put the book down!

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aidualc_clau's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Oh my god this book was like a m9voe in my mind! Even though I felt it was a slow start and a slow conclusion, when things started happening i couldn't stop listening. The characters were so believable, like you have know people like this. And for me is an easy book to make film.

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tey_lynn's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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ahartfullofbooks's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A slow burn horror with toxic families, haunted villas, and a complicit Italian town. This one starts slow and the true horror for me at first was the insidious, toxic, gaslighting family Anna is entangled in and aware of but is still trapped under the “but they’re family” rhetoric. If you know, you know.

Accompanying the family tension is the pressing knowledge that something isn’t right with the families vacation rental….

I read Thorne’s previous book Lute and did not like to at all, but I’m so glad I read Diavola because I feel like this is what Lute was supposed to be but she hasn’t quite gotten the hang of it yet.

A perfect blend of horror, toxic families, accepting the self, and lore all rolled into one little Italian town. I loved this book and could relate to a lot of the themes of suffering for the sake of family, and felt very connected to Anna. I also LOVE a good low burn horror and Thorne does an amazing job of instilling that sense of slow gradual rot that occurs with a haunting.

This one is fun, creepy, and just a great ride. Love it!

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dodgeremerson's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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daire's review against another edition

3.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The first half of the book was really enjoyable, I loved the atmosphere and build up. Unfortunately, the second half of the book didn't so much fall off a cliff as slowly tumble down a hill. Overall a fun, solid read with engaging descriptions and good horror elements.

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jessicafee86's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Still have mixed feelings about this book, even though I've had a few hours to think about it. It's wonderfully written, engaging, and terrifying, overall an awesome book. Very intense read.

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adrilynn21's review against another edition

3.5

dark funny hopeful sad 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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