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Toutes les nuances de la nuit by Chris Whitaker

163 reviews

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This was a very very good book. Mysterious, kept me guessing, sad but not heartbreaking. There is romance but it's definitely not a romance! 

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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Things I loved about this book:
- it was gripping to read and I really enjoyed my time with it
- initially I was hesitant because I usually avoid books with child abuse however it was written in a way that didn’t make it overly triggering despite it being very dark 
- Saint was fantastic and I loved her character, as well as Misty and Charlotte - some strong female leads among other loveable characters 
- the ending wrapped things up nicely

Things I didn’t like about this book:
- the ending wrapped things up a bit too nicely. Especially the escape from prison and life as a fugitive. I mean how could so many connections all be at that prison. And how could Patch have painted the house so accurately. And the pirate sail on the sailboat? I just didn’t like any of that.


- this book was long and even though I liked it, it almost felt like 2 books in one
and once patch was arrested, I found myself just wanting it to finish.


- I really didn’t like the authors style. While it was descriptive and beautiful in many ways, there were also large gaps that did all get filled together but made it really difficult to read. 

-There were also a lot of names of characters and it was often hard to follow. In fact it being difficult to follow is my main critic of the book. 

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emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

One of the best books I"I've read in years. 


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Hauntingly beautiful and completely unpredictable as one pirate's obsession spans decades and forces sacrifices from all who are devoted to him. Despite the shocking page turners and unconditional love throughout, this is about so much more. There's issues of morality, the justice system, guilt, and bodily autonomy, but it is wholly about childhoods that are senselessly stolen. I often thought about how many are really out there lost, unknown, or forgotten. This is a testament to the beauty in tragedy, hope in trauma, love in sacrifice and all the other colors in the dark

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dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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