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دوشیزگان by Alex Michaelides

317 reviews

lizzieinmt's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book reminded me of Secret History, it's setting and first half was really interesting. But I feel like I'm it's attempts to carry on as a thriller and provide a twist ending it really fell apart. There were characters who really didn't need to be in the book at all, that were given a lot of time. But the main characters weren't really challenged or put together for much of the book so by the end it felt really forced. I enjoyed it as escapist fiction but honestly wouldn't read again. Just read secret history if you want a dark academia murder mystery.

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haymaker's review against another edition

3.0

dark tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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edensbookshelf's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious sad 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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kristyndcruz's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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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sarahmae531's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I think knowing the book had a twist at the end made me enjoy it more and look forward to something. I still have a lot of questions.. (

Are we really supposed to believe Fred gets “premonitions”? Is that how he knew so much about Mariana? Why did we need Henry as a character, let alone have a scene of him coming to kill her randomly? Why did Sebastian’s letter also include the word premonition, when previously Fred was the only character to use it?

) Most of the questions I have make it seem like this should be the first in a series, but I don’t think that’s the case. I think my original rating of 4 stars might be a little high since I rated it immediately after reading and was maybe riding the thrill of the book, since after a little consideration I am left with an odd feeling about this one.

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thenovelbookshelf's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious slow-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: No

A really great psychological thriller that uses mythology to heighten the suspense.

Group psychotherapist, Mariana, is pulled back into Cambridge University, where her neice Zoe is studying, and where, she herself and late husband met.

When one student dies, Mariana is quick to see connections that the police can't. To protect and help Zoe, she agrees to stay and ask questions, after all, asking never harmed anyone, right?

The dazzling Professor Fosca tops Mariana's list. His alibi's should rule him out after the second tragic student death, but both were in the Professor's secret study group and links him even more to the deaths.

Alex Michaelides draws you back into the world of psychotherapy, using Greek myths to disguise what's lurking in the shadows and culminates in a twist.

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