The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight

3.56 AVERAGE

breakablecatepillar's review against another edition

2.0
slow-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

lori_loves_books's review

3.0
emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
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sslinkard's review against another edition

3.5
emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

jcroft's review

DID NOT FINISH: 61%
Couldn’t get into it, it was hard to follow the audio sand didn’t seem to go anywhere in the story line

aplatt1998's review

4.0
emotional lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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: Yes

beckyhaver's review

4.5
funny hopeful reflective 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: No
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estehle's review

5.0
emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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madimoo0118's review

4.75
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
What a lovely read!!! The characters are likable and the prose is very good. I loved the metaphors and the symbolism. A really good debut!
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ashilene's review

adventurous hopeful medium-paced
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el_izabeth's review

3.75
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
I liked this book, was a good beach read. The way the narration flows between the characters’ perceptions felt so natural and nice