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دوشیزگان by Alex Michaelides

317 reviews

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

Solid thriller/whodunnit. I felt lost at times due to not having any background in Greek mythology. The ending caught me by surprise, tho, so that was really a nice twist. 

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dark mysterious tense fast-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

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

this story follows marianna, the aunt of zoe, a student at cambridge university. zoe calls marianna in a moment of desperation when young girls are being murdered at her college, and zoe is convinced that the girl’s processors, charismatic edward fosca, is behind it. marianna is convinced that fosca is the reason for the deaths of these girls, and she’s determined to prove it.
so many great elements (at least in my opinion) in this book. it’s dark academia, a mystery, thriller, and has underlying themes of greek tragedies. 
his storytelling is great, the plot is super intricate and he manages to make everything piece together in the very end. when i got to that point in the book, i had to set it down and needed a minute to process. he truly puts you into the protagonist’s (marianna) headspace and we make the connections alongside her.
there’s a twist at the end that i wasn’t suspecting, even as someone who enjoys thrillers. he throws out different characters that could be the killer that send the reader on mini spirals, trying to piece together how they could have done it, and that just adds to how great the moment of realization/unmasking is of the real killer.
only minor complaints is that while his cast of characters is diverse, all the poc characters are just in the background. i wish we got more on officer sangha.

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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

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Utter utter trash. The main character is just plain stupid. Her decision making is so flawed - it’s ridiculous. The writing is clunky to put it mildly and very difficult to get through. The twist at the end of unbelievable after all we went through. It is just not an enjoyable book. I didn’t even enjoy the journey.

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark mysterious slow-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

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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