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adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

♡ is it wrong to like this version of events more than the classic??? ♡

4/5 ⭐️

when i saw this book, i knew i had to pick it up."The Great Gatsby" is one of my all time favorite books and i just HAD to find out what happened here. i was hooked from page one and literally could not stop reading. its more of a slow burn mystery but once the plot picks up... it doesn't let back down! 

📖 plot & pace: this story revolves around GiGi, Jays sister, and her search for the truth. the medium pacing had perfectly placed twists and a slow unraveling that kept the tension high throughout the story.

👥 characters: in this book, we have the characters from the original great gatsby as well as new characters. there are some slight changes to the original characters in terms of personalities, but nothing is drastic. they're still the same characters we know and love (or hate?? LOL) i absolutely love Greta's character. she's such a humble touch to the other high society characters. 

🤩 tropes: high society, morally gray mc, rich people drama, murder mystery, classic retelling

you don't have to have read the original great gatsby to enjoy this one, but if you loved the original as much as i did, you HAVE to read this!!
mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I didn’t read the synopsis going in so thought it was going to be a retelling of the Great Gatsby with a murdererous twist. However there was little connection to the original work beyond the characters. It felt more like fanfic. I also was very disappointed by the reveal and the twist. 
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This was a fun whodunit murder mystery twist on The Great Gatsby. The plot was intriguing, and the characters were expertly portrayed. The plot twists kept me guessing, but there were definitely clues as to who it was. Greta was a very likable character, sort of like an Enola Holmes, and very well written. I was rooting for her to solve the mystery! If you like murder mysteries and classic literature, this is definitely up your alley, and you should give it a read.
adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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: Complicated
sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated

 Rejoin Jay Gatsby's friends and acquaintances through the perspective of Jay's younger sister, Greta. It's the same atmosphere of boredom and self-indulgence oiled by lots of Bathtub Gin and drugs. But there's a missing friend, a possible suicide, and Greta's very inquiring mind. Good first novel.
I requested and received a temporary uncorrected digital galley from PENGUIN GROUP Viking Penguin | Viking via NetGalley.
#TheGatsbyGambit by Claire Anderson Wheeler @vikingbooks @penguinrandomhouse #jazzage #investigation #amateursleuth #orphaned 
medium-paced
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Set during the 1920’s in West Egg, and narrated by twenty-one year old Greta Gatsby, Jay’s younger sister.

Anderson-Wheeler maintains a majority of Fitzgerald’s classic.
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No