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O que aconteceu com Annie by C.J. Tudor

courtneyhollyy's review against another edition

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

3.0

Overall an okay thriller/horror, but one that left me with more questions than I started with. It was very obviously inspired by Pet Sematary in a lot of ways, but I don’t think the horror part of the plot was executed that brilliantly. I still don’t understand what was actually happening in the pit to some of the people who went in? We never found out the details and that left me very unsatisfied. 

Some of the dialogue and interactions were quite cheesy as well, especially between Joe and Gloria & Joe and Brendan. Not sure how I felt about her portrayal of Brendan as an Irish man constantly saying “feck” ALL the time. Is this Father Ted? 

I will say this book was a page-turner. It kept me engaged enough, but overall the execution disappointed me. A shame because I remember really liking The Chalk Man when I read it!
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libraryofholly's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

A mid tier book that I think I only enjoyed because I was coming off the back of two quite slow books.

jidcreates's review against another edition

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

3.75

aelela's review against another edition

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

2.75

bookph1le's review against another edition

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4.0

I was surprised by how much I liked this book. I started out thinking it was a mystery/thriller, and though those elements are there, I would classify this more as horror. I'm not typically a horror reader, so when I could see the book heading in that direction I wasn't sure if I wanted to stick with it. I'm glad I did.

What worked most for me was the main character. He's awful. He's frank about being a liar, and he's a fraud in pretty much every sense. So I loved that the author made him so compelling to me. I loved that I needed to know what had happened to him, what his story was, even though I did not like him. Give me all the unlikable, unreliable characters--as long as you make them compelling.

Creepy and lightly supernatural, this book kept me turning pages.

renlau13's review against another edition

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

3.5

Easy, enjoyable read but not mindblowing. Quirky 'not-like-the-other-girls' love interest who wears rock band T-shirts and has piercings but ultimately felt useless as there was no real focus on the relationship development. Every conversation is an overly witty back and forth. 
The plot is essentially just
a dumbed-down Pet Sematary.

bernie13's review against another edition

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

3.5

I love c.j.Tudor and I’ve read all her other books but this one just didn’t hit the same for me. I liked the mystery of “the pit” and I actually really enjoyed the autism representation. It’s not something that is usually in a book like this. It just didn’t have me gripped the way her other stories have. 

ellie_pan's review against another edition

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2.0

2.5
The main character was a dislikable alcoholic gambler. He is a shitty teacher but EVERYONE told him what an impact he had on his students
There was just too much in this book. Midway trough I realised that that was just a copy of Stephen Kings "Pet Semetary" [b:Pet Sematary|33124137|Pet Sematary|Stephen King|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1480069533l/33124137._SY75_.jpg|150017]
Just read the OG work and be done with it

mxmaxreads's review against another edition

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

3.0

hollietoftx's review against another edition

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5.0

This had me hooked from the beginning. I really love the way Tudor creates friendship dynamics and connections, they just feel so real.