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Þernan by Nita Prose

24 reviews

isreadingcalmly's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I bought the book last year and it took me a year to pick it up again huhu because it's pretty slow, however things got a lot better once I got to 60% of the book!

its when molly got arrested

I started to get excited and did not put the book down at all, read it in ago lol 

I love Mr. Preston, Charlotte and our boiii Juan Manuel so much 🥺💜 so precious found family feels!

And the one got me shook is the ending, 2 plot twists jfjdjdjd

Gran made Molly promised to help her 'go', and when I thought Mr.Black murdered by Giselle but its actually first Mrs. Black holy shoessss

Oh waiiit another thing,

is Mr. Preston actually Molly's grandfather???? Hdhsjsjsj

😭😭😭😭 Argh even though the first half of this book is super slow for me, but the other half is soo soooo good I love it. I'm so surprised the writing seems so different for the last part of the book wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Grief, Death of parent

lunep's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I wanted to give up in the first half ngl. I don't want to be unking towards Molly but I can't lie, it was frustrating reading her come to the wrong conclusions every. Single. Time. Molly reads as autistic (which is why I dont want to be rude) but...in a very stereotypical way that feels a little weird (likewise with

making your undocummented mexican immigrant character be forced to work in a drug trafficking operation...

).
I genuinely had to detach myself a little from the book bc I tend to get really anxious for the characters and I really wanted to finish it. 
It got better after the 55% mark

when Molly gets arrested and Mr. Preston, Charlotte and Juan Manuel start to help her. I really loved the way they became a little found family 🥺🥺🥺 ("found", really, bc who do you think you're decieving Mr. Preston?)

. I also was genuinely surprised by the two plot-twists at the end, and I really liked the ending in general, tho it also felt a little unrealistic, but I dont know US laws (or UK? It was never super clear to me where the book was set). Will I continue the series tho? I don't think so.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Pregnancy, Abandonment

tayreads10's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad 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

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This book definitely has more of a cozy mystery feel. Molly is a woman who sees life differently than other people. She has struggled her whole life to understand social cues and facial expressions. Her grandmother, who cared for her since she was little, recently passed away, so life without her help is an adjustment. It's hard to read how things so easily passed under her radar throughout the book, but Molly's character really was built well. Ups and downs and the occasional twist definitely kept me intrigued.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

bessadams's review against another edition

3.75

funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Maybe there IS a good reason to have extra pillows lying around?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Deportation

sunneyone's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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

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Excellent mystery...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Classism

_meganrose's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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3.5 ⭐️ Quirky, mysterious, and I enjoyed the writing style

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation

youaremykiseki's review against another edition

4.0

tense fast-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

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Quick and easy read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Murder, Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Racism, Violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, Deportation

perfectcupoftea's review against another edition

4.75

funny mysterious 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Classism

Minor: Deportation

celery's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 17%

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Didn't vibe with the writing style. I don't believe it was very good autistic representation either, the narrator/main character did not come across as autistic, she came across stupid, and they are not the same thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Classism

lydsgrace99's review against another edition

3.5

funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Deportation

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism