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The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell

93 reviews

xxenjoy's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Really enjoyed the second half of this book. It has a very slow start, and might have done better as a novella. I found the first 1/3 of the book to be almost painfully slow, but the writing was good enough that I pushed through and I'm glad I did. Loved the concept though, and I would be happy to read again, just probably from part way through.

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vaindesi's review against another edition

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4.0

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anh_off's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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marbleharbor's review against another edition

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I didn't like the characterization. Most of the female characters have suffered some kind of abuse at the hands of men. It comes of as a crutch for the author. I did not enjoy it.

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bekshirey's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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carlys_currently_'s review

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mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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sjlarson's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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estar210's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

I loved the premise, but the execution was incredibly disappointing. The characters, with a few exceptions, were incredibly unlikeable, and so much of the writing was stilted and unnatural. There was also little satisfaction in the plot resolution. Would not recommend.

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katiequack's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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literatehedgehog's review against another edition

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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? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Agatha Christie meets Bake Off! What a genius pitch. Very entertaining with suspenseful chapter endings, not knowing the victim or the murderer for most of the book. Does get a bit creepy and more detailed with dripping blood etc than Christie would have. Some characterization and emotional outpourings don't ring true (but then Christie also haphazardly married people off, so there's that.) Read it for the bakes and suspense.

Content warning: sexual assault, implied drugging, implied depression and alcoholism.

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