Reviews

The Angel Tree by Lucinda Riley

annikarrrrrrrr's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

3.75

helenreak1's review

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.75

jasmine_ahl's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

penguin25's review

emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

dynamo_001's review

emotional inspiring lighthearted 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

4.0

erenscollarbone's review

3.0

While I think this story overall is like a TV drama with no intense depth to it, I do think that Cheska was quite well-written, from the psychological aspect. The dialogue felt childish and unemotional, the book was lacking in descriptions of people and places, some events seemed to flit by in seconds when they should have been longer while with others it's the opposite, and some characters felt like they lacked some depth to them... But Cheska is a tragic case study on schizophrenia and watching her grow up and develop it and following her life with it ever since really pained my heart, I didn't feel emotional and other bits of the story except for her. The psychosis, paranoia, catatonia, trauma, delusions, obsessions, etc... Heart-wrenching and disturbing. She was so chaotic we wanted her to be vanquished but then she'd have these moments of complete vulnerability you just feel bad she's like this to begin with, and that Greta was so negligent about it that first time she was diagnosed is also so regrettable. I can easily say I read this book to see how Cheska's character arc ends and while her death was slightly disappointing, her life overall was interesting and saddening to follow. Also don't do like Greta and drink n smoke while pregnant bc you can get cases like Cheska afterwards!

nuttus's review against another edition

2.0

Filled with cliches and unbelievable drama, annoying characters without any personality whose only remarkable features are that they are pretty and slender. Book was very long and meaningless in the end.

chatdunoirreadsalot123's review against another edition

5.0

If I could give this book more than five stars, I would! This is a stunning and utterly heartbreaking story about love and loss and serious illness. I love Greta. I love David. I love Ava. And I love Cheska most of all!

ljuice's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

2.0

dagmarpolfliet's review against another edition

1.0

Dit boek waren veel woorden om weinig te vertellen, het was zo langdradig amai..

Je zag al meteen waar het verhaal heen ging, een beetje cliché. Er zijn zo al veel boeken en films gemaakt naar mij mening.

Ook; als het de bedoeling is dat ik sympathie heb voor Greta & blij moet zijn dat ze haar happy ending heeft gekregen, niet echt geslaagd in de opzet.
Wat een slecht mens is me dat.

Cru gezegd; ik vind dat ze wel had mogen sterven voor wat ze Cheska heeft aangedaan als kind/tiener. —Uw eigen kind pillen geven jarenlang die niet goedgekeurd zijn voor langdurig gebruik door uw dokter,niet luisteren naar het advies van dokter ivm de mentale gezondheid van uw kind,niet uw kind laten rusten want de film die ze moet maken is belangrijker dan haar gezondheid en uiteraard blij zijn met het vooruitzicht dat uw kind gebroken zal zijn van een mislukte relatie zodat je haar terug onder jouw controle hebt, weer kan manipuleren en ‘haar terug hebt waar je haar wilt’. Wtf is er mis met u, kutmens.