One of the Good Guys by Araminta Hall

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One of the Good Guys

Araminta Hall

3.6 AVERAGE

simi_r's profile picture

simi_r's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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: Complicated
This is an incredibly powerful read that resonates deeply with the realities of our world today. 

phoebeemae's review

3.75
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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obliquasmiles's review against another edition

4.0
challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Difficult read, but a very good one. Lots of points of discussion to be had after reading this. I enjoyed the different perspectives. Very well written.
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melanie_de_winter's review against another edition

3.0
challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

alleycatks's review

3.0
This was a quick read that really picked at my brain for a lot of different reasons. First off, I hate the guy. But did he deserve any of it? And was it really just innocent in the first place? I think it was controversial at times and spot on for others. I am the first to say “I hate men” but, to what end?

ellie_w1's review

3.5
challenging dark tense fast-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
The idea of the story was interesting and thought provoking and sad as much of it could be true events but the story was superficial and could have been much better. Gave an extra 0.5 as the ending was quite good. 
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sheryl_macca's review

1.75
dark 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: Complicated
I found the writing lazy with lots of repeated phrasing. Part Two didn't tell us anything that wasn't already evident from Part One and Part Three was almost entirely in the format of emails, texts, podcast transcripts and tabloid articles. The characters were hugely underdeveloped and I struggled to care about any of them. I also predicted the end. The 1.75 stars were purely for the overall message of the book which, although important, wasn't anywhere near nuanced enough. Referencing the tragic case of Sarah Everard so obviously was a little distasteful too. If this wasn't a book club pick I'd have DNF'd.

mauspenguin's review against another edition

3.25
challenging 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

alicebils's review

4.0
challenging dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

zoelou87's review

1.25
dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes