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House of Lies and Sorrow by Emily Blackwood

willinsj75's review

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tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

The male narrator was awful

lanilu's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

keelyedits's review

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

3.0

katrione's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

marylu412's review

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

3.0

unicornblood's review

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1.0

DNF

drwyndnn's review

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adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

3.0

jen_b00ks's review against another edition

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

3.75

thelostb00kmark's review against another edition

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4.0

Trope Satisfied

I tore through this and regret nothing. A few typos and mildly predictable but still a really fun read. Touch her and you die coupled with enemies to lovers and I was putty. It does feel a little like an ACOTAR knockoff, but overall not bad.

nyxesss's review

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2.0

Characters 4
writing 3
plot 5
entertainment 6
4.5★