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Little Eve

Catriona Ward

3.8 AVERAGE


2.5 stars but being generous for a unique plot. While I love dark, gothic horror, this book was a slog. The plot was bizarre, the characters lacked depth and development and the pacing almost put me to sleep. It was a little too dark and obscure and didn’t hold my interest. I do love this author but this was a miss for me. 
challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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 emotional mysterious 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: Complicated

Gahhhh this book was goooood!! I thought it was a fantastic mishmosh of Gothic horror, whodunit, and wtf.

Definitely worth checking out when it comes out in the U.S. in October.

Caught wind of this book after attending @torbooks TorCon and received this ARC from @netgalley (Thank you!!)

Jamie is everything. Also, is he 24 in the flashbacks…and attending primary school? Math is hard.
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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

The last couple of chapters sealed the 4 stars for me. This book had me second guessing everything I thought I had figured out.
challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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
challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced