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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I was hooked on this book from the beginning. Myonly drawback was that I felt like some important things weren't tied up and the ending was lacking for me.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not engaging enough for me to continue
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Did not finish. Only read 144 pages. Felt like the story was going nowhere and I kept having to force myself to read another paragraph. Couldn’t convince myself to keep going
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Really good thriller! Very dark but intriguing premise. I enjoyed the writing style and the many twists. Predicted the final big twist about Evie that's fine as i enjoyed the reveal. Chilling storyline around child abuse and religious family-cult, so not for the fainthearted. Personally liked the references to the north, although Blackpool was mentioned in a grave light, it did make me smile due to personal connections. Didn't score higher as the timeline was a little confusing as the sections jumped around. Would recommend and will keep an eye out for more from the author.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Child death
probably 4.5
Intense and pretty dark at times, but certainly interesting. Found it a bit convoluted with jumping time frames without warning - listening on audio made me double back a few times. Can see why it has some hype around it.
Intense and pretty dark at times, but certainly interesting. Found it a bit convoluted with jumping time frames without warning - listening on audio made me double back a few times. Can see why it has some hype around it.
I was quite disappointed with this book, because although the subject matter was interesting, I think the writing style let it down.
There was a large cast of characters all introduced at various times throughout the book with very little introduction, specifically how they were related to the main character. Another issue with this book was that the story kept alternating between past and present in such a way that it was difficult to understand what was going on. Normally I like this because, when done well, it can provide more context to the story.
A shame because, if the story hadn't "jumped around" so much then this book has potential to be really good!
There was a large cast of characters all introduced at various times throughout the book with very little introduction, specifically how they were related to the main character. Another issue with this book was that the story kept alternating between past and present in such a way that it was difficult to understand what was going on. Normally I like this because, when done well, it can provide more context to the story.
A shame because, if the story hadn't "jumped around" so much then this book has potential to be really good!