308 reviews for:

Spoilt Creatures

Amy Twigg

3.99 AVERAGE

horsley123's review against another edition

4.0

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A culty ‘Lord of the Flies’ - a reminder that if you are feeling lost that running off to a commune lead by a cold hearted, monomaniac probably isn’t the answer. Along the lines of last year’s ’The Silence Project’ and Naomi Alderman’s ‘The Power’ this tale debunks the myth that the world would be a lovely place if run by women.

For a debut novel this is a cracking read. Told in the ever popular ‘then and now’ format we know that something awful happens and this knowledge lurks on every page. The ending fell a little flat more me - I wanted more for present day Iris but this is a minor quibble.

cadamson's review

5.0

dark tense fast-paced

tessabwmn's review

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

pinguin's review against another edition

3.5

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

alicia_reads_'s review

4.0

emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

scottmacdonald98's review

3.0

dark tense 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

zanavorster's review

4.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

suzannahslibrary's review

3.5

dark reflective medium-paced

khopeisz's review

DID NOT FINISH: 48%

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did not care about any of the characters, was unconvinced about everything, was waiting for the book to become plottier, since if I’m not caring about characters at least give me a plot, but it didn’t happen soon enough for my liking. Emma Cline does this so much better.

claraemily's review

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced