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280 reviews for:

The Cottage

Lisa Stone

3.38 AVERAGE

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

CW - infertility/miscarriage/still born.

I could see where the book was heading early on but still hands down best book of the year so far, okay, that's not saying much since we're half way through January, so best book I've probably read in the last year or two. Such a unique plot as well

Read this in just over 2 days which is a sure sign of a great book, i struggled to put it down, i will definitely be trying some others from this author.
dark mysterious 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: No
adventurous dark informative mysterious tense fast-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: Complicated
emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

While I did enjoy this story and it held my interest… I did find it predictable which took away from the “mystery.” It wasn’t exactly the “gripping thriller” that the summary promised.
I found the characters and setting well developed. I felt for the couples that were destroyed by the deceit of the fertility clinic. I was horrified at the actions of the Mollers. I rolled my eyes when the “second generation” children were compared to “human children” as if they *weren’t human due to the atavism.
dark 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: No
dark mysterious tense 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: Yes