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Fell by Jenn Ashworth

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lizbutcher's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

scoutfinch75's review against another edition

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5.0

Haunting, beautiful, heartbreaking and filled with hope.

Really didn't enjoy this. Slow, boring and as far as I can tell, no actual story. The characters were boring, and didn't feel like they did anything. It honestly felt like a chore to read this. I'm really disappointed as my book club seem to be enjoying it, and they described it as being my kind of thing.

jenmulholland's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad slow-paced

4.25

tomwbrass's review against another edition

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2.0

Oddly compulsive but I just didnt want to read the last 50 pages. Not sure if it was me not getting on with the genre or finding the ghostly narrators downright confusing, but yeah, I just kind of skimmed the end. Wanted to like it more than I ended up doing.

jmatkinson1's review against another edition

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3.0

Following the deaths of her parents Annette has inherited a large house on the northern shores of Morecambe Bay. Two huge sycamore trees grow in the garden, insidiously growing into the foundations and populated by starlings. The house was owned by Annette's parents and her return stirs their spirits as they narrate the story of Netty's battle with cancer and the mysterious young man who came into their lives at this time.
I really wanted to love this book but for some reason it just didn't click with me, the reviews are excellent and it is obvious that Ashworth is an evocative and powerful writer. The story just didn't engage me and I found myself reading it at a very superficial level which is not what it deserves.