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The Things We Do To Our Friends by Heather Darwent

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paperbackmo's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

Throughout her whole life, Clare has never quite found her ‘tribe’.
She decides to reinvent herself and bumps into Tabitha – the complete opposite of Clare: magnetic, flashy, and seriously loaded.
Clare finds herself drawn into Tabitha’s crew, and it’s everything she ever dreamed of. Until it isn’t. Because these friends aren’t what they appear to be.
And they’ve had their sights set on Clare all along..

This explored intricate human connections, revealing both the beauty and ugliness in friendships. I enjoyed the story’s dark undertone.

However there was a lot of 'nothingness' to the story. Empty words to fill the pages. Or that's what it felt like to me anyway. I got bored real quick.

After I finished this book I forgot that I'd even read it.

2.5 stars

mckracken's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

2.75

bucksandbooks's review against another edition

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3.0

Woof. What a dark book.

nataliem_98's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.0

Saltburn meets Mean Girls.

This was interesting, would recommend but I don't think its great. The concept is interesting but the writing is a little flat, plot got me through when I felt like the characters let me down.