Reviews

The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

dlschillinger's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

2.75

The premise was interesting and the plot points around the actual mystery were fantastic, but this book was way more graphically sexual than it needed to be. Really took away from the actual story.

nikkimariereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

charliemaryann's review

5.0

4.5

lillynn2007's review

adventurous challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

stefprestonkryder's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

meghan_laura's review

tense medium-paced

3.0

sarahvt97's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

2.5

nostalgic_reader2000's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

hanzy's review

2.0

2.5 maybe?
mostly for the writing as it wasn't half bad

rheanna's review

dark emotional 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

um wow. last third felt like a totally different book and it was a bit jarring at first, but I ended up enjoying it. kind of speechless. definitely connected with some of these characters, especially wren for some reason.