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This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno

271 reviews

buttercat42's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.25

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booksanddopamine's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was an emotional read. A large part of the book is written as if the protagonist is talking to his dead wife. The portrayal of grief and loss is raw and real. Unfortunately it seems many folks go into this book thinking it's about a haunted device similar to an Alexa, but it's not. There's also a large split between people who like the ending and people who think it fell flat. I don't mind an ambiguous ending and am still thinking on it. Beautiful book overall.

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racheltheripper's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I can't even wrap my head around why I loved every moment of this book. Even when I was sobbing. A beautiful exploration of grief and tragedy. Not quite scary but it did have the same effect as a well-timed build up to a cinematic jump scare. Just... Without the jump scare.

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slimygf's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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eramser's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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hannaheinhorn's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

this book was a fun read, but i almost felt like it should’ve been longer in order to resolve itself properly. if that were the case, the book would definitely be like 4 stars for me. ambiguous endings are great when they’re not cop-outs, and i felt like this one left enough to the imagination to make the message of the book so unclear. based on how the story ended, it kind of seems like thiago was just suffering to suffer, which is a conclusion that i don’t think the author meant for the audience to come to.

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