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The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

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lillybookland's review against another edition

3.0

I don't recommend this for a true horror reader, I don't read horror much and I didn't find it that scary.
Maybe a psychological mystery but not horror.

l0v3lu's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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gabiprestelo's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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baileymorgannnn's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I struggled with this one. It was hard to keep track of the different POVs and required a lot of brain power to keep track of it. Good, unpredictable twist though.

kivt's review against another edition

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2.0

Poor execution of a bad concept. This started as a thinly veiled retelling of a Ted Bundy murder, but with a psychic cat. It ended with a “whoa the not-Ted-Bundy-protagonist has DID from childhood abuse! his probable victim and cat are both alternate personalities of his!!!! and it’s the neighbor woman out for justice who was the real murderer!!!!!!!!”