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Toutes les nuances de la nuit by Chris Whitaker

300 reviews

txbookworm's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

I really enjoyed the characters & the plot twists, really the story itself. I do feel it was somewhat verbose, some of it could have been cut without hurting the amazing story hidden within.

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albie95's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

a wonderfully complex and emotional story which went so much deeper than i expected. i haven’t felt the same sense of emotion and slight melancholy since reading The Lovely Bones. there are so many loveable, multifaceted characters in one book.

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machenn's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious slow-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: Yes

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twigsssl's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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steens0728's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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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bookscatcoffee's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

This was a really immersive, enjoyable read! It was long and required me to take it in small bites, which I enjoyed. There are hard truths in this book, but the writing is wonderful and the characters are fully realized. Definitely worth reading! 5 stars

Mystery

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rachelct's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

I’d give this book 6 stars if I could!

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leahgustafson's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

This is a quiet, slow, character-driven mystery. The style of this book reminds me a lot of The God of the Woods. However, I connected with and rooted for these characters so much more! The character complexity is incredible, and I really enjoyed how all of the small details were revealed slowly over time. Whitaker’s attention to detail is impressive and something I really appreciate. Saint is probably the character that has stuck with me the most—the way she loves, works hard, and is always trying so hard to do the right thing.
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I think this book looks at trauma in a very unique way. It explores what happens after a traumatic event and the ripple effect it creates, touching the lives of so many (all in different ways). I also enjoyed the commentary on what truly makes a life—the small moments, our decisions, experiences, and relationships. It really captures the human experience.
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There were a couple things that didn’t work for me. First, I LOVE short chapters—they make feel successful and keep me turning the pages. However, these chapters felt TOO short. Sometimes I struggled to orient myself in what was happening, and by the time I’d figure it out, the chapter was over and we were jumping to a different character/location. Because of this, I found it especially hard to follow on audio, and I definitely preferred reading it in print. I also felt the pacing was a little off in the middle. The beginning and ending were fantastic, but the middle dragged for me.
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While this might not be the best book I read all year, there were so many things I loved about it. This is a perfect book to get lost in while sitting by the fire during the fall and winter months!
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aprilb_reads's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I liked it overall but it was very long winded. We could have shortened the middle.

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lr205's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

Early on I thought this would be a 4 star book, but by the end I would have given it a million stars. There is quite a lot of vulgarity which I could have done without, and it is often unnecessarily flowery with the language, but the story more than makes up for these. This is a looooong book, but so worth it. So many twists and turns and yet every surprise feels fully earned. The author leaves little details that seem like nothing but when the surprise happens, you wonder how you didn’t see it. A beautiful, mysterious, crime, coming of age, love story, thriller - genre defying novel about a pirate and a beekeeper.

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