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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-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:
No
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I liked this, and thought the story was very well told, but it also was a little, off.
Like I really liked how it flows, how it takes the "vengeful spouse" story and gives it a new approach.
I was expecting a thing to happen which never did, which is nice. I was pretty wrapped up in the story, and felt the history of the character for her growth pretty well.
I really liked how detailed it was about the gross side of making a clone look like the original, and how that airways to be the main reason the main character couldn't keep an assistant, nobody is both sane and able to do the job well.
Overall it's very good and I really like this author.
I just realized, the previous book is a who done it, and this is more like an episode of Columbo where you're kind of rooting for the "killer", and wondering when the mistake will be made that spoils everything.
I thought the end was particularly good. I'll definitely read more by Gailey, even her show paced mysteries move quickly.
Like I really liked how it flows, how it takes the "vengeful spouse" story and gives it a new approach.
I was expecting a thing to happen which never did, which is nice. I was pretty wrapped up in the story, and felt the history of the character for her growth pretty well.
I really liked how detailed it was about the gross side of making a clone look like the original, and how that airways to be the main reason the main character couldn't keep an assistant, nobody is both sane and able to do the job well.
Overall it's very good and I really like this author.
I just realized, the previous book is a who done it, and this is more like an episode of Columbo where you're kind of rooting for the "killer", and wondering when the mistake will be made that spoils everything.
I thought the end was particularly good. I'll definitely read more by Gailey, even her show paced mysteries move quickly.
I started this book thinking "OK, yeah, a smart scientist heroine who gets totally jilted by her awful husband." But... I can't really call her a heroine. As the book goes on, she becomes more and more unlikeable. This book made me super uncomfortable, and I believe that was actually the author's aim. It's really well written (except for a few areas where I had to work extra hard to suspend disbelief), and it moves at a pretty good clip. It just took me three weeks to finish because it made me feel so icky.
The afterword is really worth a close read. For me, it really helped solidify what the author was trying to do with their main character. This is objectively a really good book, just... I can't say I entirely enjoyed it. I don't know if anyone is meant to enjoy it, or if I'm just not quite the target audience. I picked it up because it was rated highly by Modern Mrs. Darcy, and because the author is an established sci-fi author. But nope, I'm really not into domestic thrillers.
The afterword is really worth a close read. For me, it really helped solidify what the author was trying to do with their main character. This is objectively a really good book, just... I can't say I entirely enjoyed it. I don't know if anyone is meant to enjoy it, or if I'm just not quite the target audience. I picked it up because it was rated highly by Modern Mrs. Darcy, and because the author is an established sci-fi author. But nope, I'm really not into domestic thrillers.
mysterious
medium-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:
Yes
Super fast read, twists at every turn, very enjoyable, BUT…I always have a hard time believing cloning at this level can be possible, let alone not having authorities involved. How can people just ‘appear’ and live life in the city? When a person goes missing, how is the police not involved? I understand it’s a work of fiction, but I love when books make me believe it’s real and this didn’t do it for me. Still, I’d recommend it for the thrill ride!
emotional
tense
fast-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
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
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
An interesting character study, wrapped within a sci-fi story involving clones and discussing human intelligence and consciousness. Lots of stuff here to like. I think it ultimately falls a little flat by the end, but there's a lot to love here.