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She Started It

Sian Gilbert

3.5 AVERAGE

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rlgainer's review

3.0

While this was a fast read for me, the ending left me feeling “meh” toward every single character. Definitely some twists, but I saw almost all of them coming, to be honest.
Felt like I’ve read the same story before…I was between a 2-3 star rating, but went with 3 because the storyline did keep me reading and wanting to know what would happen (even though I had basically figured it out!)

Would’ve been. 4* if I didn’t have to keep going back to check who’s POV i was reading as there is several 
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krxavs's review

4.0

Everything was well deserved. Justice for my girl Poppy

kayhay1587's review

3.0
dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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
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ashley_e_reads's review

3.0

This was a decent thriller. The plot was interesting & it didn’t drag - I definitely felt on the edge of my seat about 100 pages in through the end.

Things I didn’t like: NONE of these characters were likable. God, they were AWFUL! Like grown up ‘Mean Girls’, but worse. & even at the end felt like they did nothing wrong (other than Tanya maybe, but she was still awful). It’s harder to read a book when you can’t connect with a character - even tho I don’t think you’re meant to in this story.

All the different POV’s were confusing - it took a while to remember who was who & even after I figured it out, I still found myself confused at times.

The ending? Is there going to be another book? I feel like there’s not enough left to do much with the story but it just ended so quickly not knowing what happens with Annabelle & Ollie.

I also guessed the big plot twist a little over half way through the book, even tho I wasn’t 100% sure. It kinda ruined the element of surprise for me.

Book wasn’t awful - not my fave thriller, but not the worst.
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

krendyreads's review

3.0

3.5 ⭐️

daniellesol's review

4.0

Interesting story, very unlikeable characters
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annadale's review

4.0

This book was so infuriating but only because the characters are absolute bitches. Gilbert writes these women so well, that I can picture exactly how they act and even know people like that in real life. The multiple POV adds to the drama and intensity of the book. Highly recommend!!
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oliviapalmer's review

3.25
dark sad medium-paced