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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book captures a group of mischievous friends tangled together in a complex plot. It is filled with unexpected twists and believable characters that makes the reader remember this book – whether they want to or not.
The narrator, Clare, reinvented herself when she moved from France to Edinburgh, Scotland to study art history. She got a job at a bar and was desperate to make friends. The manager, Finn, said to her: “Those girls, there’s something off about them. They’re … mean … like sharks.” This didn’t stop her from finding a way to hang out with Tabitha, Ava and Imogen. The girls along with their companion, Samuel, were well defined in every part of the story. Clare said, Tabitha was “trapped in a world of storytelling, in a universe where we were the center of it all.”
The story is dark and edgy with characters that made me so anxious, I went into a nervous eating binge while turning the pages. Ava was “part of some kind of mob family.” I wouldn’t want her on my friend’s list. In fact, none of the characters were appealing yet perfect for this reading experience. At times I was a little confused with the sequence of the pieces but it all came together at the end.
My thanks to Heather Darwent, Bantam and NetGalley for allowing me to read an advanced copy with the expected release date of January 10, 2023.
The narrator, Clare, reinvented herself when she moved from France to Edinburgh, Scotland to study art history. She got a job at a bar and was desperate to make friends. The manager, Finn, said to her: “Those girls, there’s something off about them. They’re … mean … like sharks.” This didn’t stop her from finding a way to hang out with Tabitha, Ava and Imogen. The girls along with their companion, Samuel, were well defined in every part of the story. Clare said, Tabitha was “trapped in a world of storytelling, in a universe where we were the center of it all.”
The story is dark and edgy with characters that made me so anxious, I went into a nervous eating binge while turning the pages. Ava was “part of some kind of mob family.” I wouldn’t want her on my friend’s list. In fact, none of the characters were appealing yet perfect for this reading experience. At times I was a little confused with the sequence of the pieces but it all came together at the end.
My thanks to Heather Darwent, Bantam and NetGalley for allowing me to read an advanced copy with the expected release date of January 10, 2023.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Yeesh. This book was bad. I did not finish it.
I think the plot points (from what I read) could potentially make a good story, but it relied heavily on the prose which was wholly uninteresting and lacked any art. The characters were drawn weakly - basically dark academia caricatures that lack the flamboyancy that make caricatures fun to read. I would not recommend.
I think the plot points (from what I read) could potentially make a good story, but it relied heavily on the prose which was wholly uninteresting and lacked any art. The characters were drawn weakly - basically dark academia caricatures that lack the flamboyancy that make caricatures fun to read. I would not recommend.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes