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While not my favorite of this author's books, it was a quick read and grabbed you right from the start. I found the parts with Ned's father a bit muddled but overall, I enjoyed the book!

georgiiaa's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Really liked this book. Tense and dark.
Found the ending a bit abrupt

zachnachazel's review against another edition

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4.0

I’ve never had a novel hook me from the first couple paragraphs but Paris certainly did a number on me with this one. The interweaving of Past and Present was seamless and well-integrated where generally I’m not a fan of this type of writing.

I just couldn’t set this book down. I absolutely had to know what was going to happen with that said, it just didn’t finish in the same excited sense that it rolled me up in at the beginning. Maybe it was the circumstances of when and where I finished the book or my mood, but it left me feeling slightly lack luster.

jblaszczyk135's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

pandoricas_box's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

jenamber00's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

2.0

Honestly I just got bogged down in this book by the three books in one type scenario. You had the before/present and then after and I felt like it was too much to keep up with. I got the point but felt like the ending just wasn't worth all the effort. I thought there would be some huge twist because I had figured out one of the twists so I thought there would be something bigger and then there wasn't. Ending just fell flat for me andddd I felt like with the book being sooo intricate that the ending should have been also. It wasn't, for me.

Pros about this book: The writing is fantastic, I enjoy how this author weaves a story in the sense that it's not what you'd expect unless you've read some of her other books. If this is the first book you've read of this author you may enjoy it more than I did. She has a way of telling a story and catching you off guard. This is an author I'll always check out, I enjoyed Behind Closed Doors and The Breakdown SO much so all is not lost. I didn't hate this book at all, I read it in just over a day, I just wasn't crazy about it and felt like it was overwhelming with no tied up ending.

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