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Toutes les nuances de la nuit by Chris Whitaker

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

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Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

All the Colors of the Dark was great. 4.75/5 it's long but a good mystery, romance and historical fiction combination. 

It's a slow build novel. Very long and drags in parts. When the story finally comes together it's great but takes a long time to get there. I liked Saint's bees and her story of trying to find Patch and trying to find love. Patch is a complicated, tortured soul. I loved that he used painting to communicate and discover the missing girls. He is obsessed with finding his lost girl. However, he never recognizes the lost loves in his own life. The characters are very well developed. Even the secondary characters: her grandmother, Patch's mom, the Doctor, and the Police Chief. The love triangle was so good. Not a central part of the story but well done. Twisty mystery/thriller with aspects of romance and literary fiction.

Other prompts: #10 F name is L name; #22 Found Family; #44 celebrity on cover; #19 short chapters; #43 social class; #5) heist?; #33 stand aline novel; #47 blue; #41 cover font is primary color; 

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Loveable characters: Yes

This was an incredible read! It’s very intense but worth it 

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

500 of the 582 pages are utter drawn out nonsense. A modern day Holden Caulfield of The Catcher in the Rye, whom I despised in high school and still do all these years later. I can’t tell you how many times I rolled my eyes, or said WTF out loud. But those last few pages? Worth the finish. 

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

This book hooked me at the beginning, I was very invested in the characters throughout the story. However, the pacing lost me a bit in the middle. I think this book could have been shorter and I would have enjoyed it more. It just felt like the same thing was repeating for a while, which made it more difficult to get through. I think Chris Whitaker’s writing is great, and I’m willing to check out more of his work. He did a great job with creating complex characters and including themes of friendship, found family, and recovery from trauma. He also does a great job of putting multiple twists throughout to keep the reader invested, this is what made me push through the slow middle part. Overall, I would still recommend, especially if you’re someone who’s into true crime/mysteries. Also check trigger warnings as there are some heavy topics discussed.

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

When it’s good, it’s great. Most of the time, it’s boring.

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