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Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner

19 reviews

filipa_maia's review against another edition

challenging mysterious 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

5.0

I loved this book.

Although the action takes its time, everything kinda slowly evolves, this story is brilliantly written and keeps the reader hooked till the end. Think about twists and turns! This book has them all.

Usually, a book is a huge turn off for me when I cannot connect with any of the characters. Somehow, this story, these characters, are different. They are all very hateful, still I just kept reading because I could not put this book down.

I cannot recommend this book enough. It was an amazing read just in time to finish the year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Rape, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Violence, Miscarriage, Suicide, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Stalking, Blood, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Vomit

ecandrews0's review

mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Infertility, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, Drug use, Grief, and Infidelity

Minor: Vomit and Suicidal thoughts

clo_l's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

I am very pleasantly surprised by how shocking this book turns out to be. It is a little bit slow here and there but it really really ramps up at the end. I was flying through it so fast, so many pieces of the puzzle falling together. It feels like a rollercoaster ride, loop after loop, giant stomach turning hill after hill. All throughout the book I was coming up with possibilities and attempting to figure the characters & their true selves out. I was worried everything would end up being so obvious, but apparently nothing was obvious because I didn’t get a single theory correct lol. This book is really well written. It truly is suspenseful & shocking! I think it would be great to read the book a second time to fully connect all the dots. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Rape, Infertility, Infidelity, Murder, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide, Stalking, Car accident, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

malloryhill10's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Blood, Drug use, Rape, Infertility, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

mtstjk's review

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Infertility, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Car accident, Suicide, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

booksandcoffeewithlexi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Murder, Pregnancy, Infertility, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Drug use

allycrossing's review

mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This story pulled me right in and kept me invested through to the end. I really enjoyed the writing style and how all of the POVs made up the overall story. I was definitely surprised by the ending, although maybe someone more seasoned would have seen the ending coming. Looking forward to her next book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Death, Suicide, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infertility and Drug use

Minor: Pregnancy

bobbeym's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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

3.0

This was an interesting book to read.  I'm glad I knew to expect the first half to be slow; if not, I'd probably have DNF'd it.  There was a lot of build up on the characters and the plot but when it finally picked up, it really picked up.  

I loved the short quick chapters from the differing point of views. It's always enjoyable to me when I can see the story through someone else's eyes and not just the MC.  There are red herrings and twists throughout the book and it was fun to wonder what was what and see how it finally all played out.

Rated 3/5, and recommended to those that like mysteries (thrillers might be stretching it just a bit) and can make it through the first half of a slow book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Infertility, Alcohol, Miscarriage, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug use, Death of parent, Car accident, and Gaslighting

jessgrace88's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Vomit, Rape, Infidelity, and Drug use

Minor: Stalking, Car accident, Animal cruelty, and Alcohol

mysterymom40's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Violence, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Murder, and Blood

Minor: Drug use and Classism