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The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

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roya's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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pipbiz's review against another edition

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dark hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • 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

4.0


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jennay's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.25


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bleaksalad's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Personally, I found The Last House on Needless Street to be one of the most unique books I’ve ever read. I went in completely blind and my brain was working overtime trying to make sense of everything. 

The first half of this story is pretty disorienting, but once everything starts to come together it’s like a whole new world opens up. I felt like one of those detectives with everything posted on a wall with strings trying to connect all the details.  This is definitely a book you should read twice to fully get the whole picture. 

The reason this book just misses the mark to be a 5 star read for me, is that I found Dee’s storyline to be disjointed from the rest of the plot. Her ending was also incredibly unsatisfying and just sad. Furthermore, I just wasn’t overwhelmed with emotion the way I hoped I would be at the end. 

I did really appreciate the time and research put into to making this kind of story authentic and eye opening. I am a little disheartened that this story is branded as horror when in reality it ends up being more off a heartbreaking thriller. Overall, I do believe that no matter what reviews you see about this book, it’s worth a read. 

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hunkydory's review against another edition

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

3.5


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maverax42's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book keeps you guessing and unsure of what is true and real until the very end. 

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lana72905's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

Holy. Crap. This book is a Rollercoaster of what the hecks and what is going on. It was amazing. I loved this book.

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aignerloren's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0


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caelainnnn's review against another edition

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

4.75


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amberghinii's review against another edition

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

3.5


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