Reviews

Tangerine by Christine Mangan

horsley123's review against another edition

5.0

A psychological thriller set in 1950's Tangier. Two women struck up a friendship when they were at school in America. An accident occurred and the women went their separate ways.

Alice marries John, who takes her to Tangier, a place he love but she finds frightening and overwhelming. Then the mysterious Lucy turns up and things really do start going wrong.

I did wonder why the novel was set in that time and place, perhaps it would not work so well in the modern day, but some of the period descriptions seemed slightly at odds with the plotting, scheming and current problem of identity theft. However that is a mere thought, not even a niggle.

I enjoyed the story, the unravelling of what had happened in Vermont and Alice's descent in chaos as masterminded by Lucy. A great thriller and a great read.

lammy_howl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

carlat22's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

A bit bonkers.

mshahan's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

scknitter's review against another edition

2.0

I am obviously in the minority here. While the writing is beautiful and evocative the characters were just there and the story did absolutely nothing for me.

mylibrarybooks's review against another edition

4.0

I was in a bit of a reading slump, and kept hearing how great this was and it WAS! Extremely well written, perfectly rounded characters, and an exotic place with a mystery! Yes please.

hjf95's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

bellarosereichart's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

msturberfield's review against another edition

5.0

I devoured this book- I found myself constantly thinking about it, to the point of having dreams about it. I loved the authors writing, the descriptions are beautifully encapsulating of the mood in each moment as she unfolds before us, the winding and twisting plot. I thought the author was expert with how she managed to lead the reader through the story, through the memories and scheming that interludes the main narrative, to slowly build the foreboding sense of something deeply askew.

kiwi96's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5