Reviews - The Pretender | The StoryGraph

285 reviews for:

The Pretender

Jo Harkin

4.14 AVERAGE

carlos_m_a_44's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jessicacoh's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark informative fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

lynnnorris's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

3pcats's review against another edition

2.0

slow-paced

It took me just over two months to get to 77% (already a bad sign) and I’ve just decided to not finish this after the main character spends more than half the book pining for his love (Joan) and then does an about-face and sleeps with the first woman to throw herself at him. The characterisation (the best thing going for this book) was rich and vibrant but the story was so repetitive, going round in circles. Then there was the near constant repetition of puissant/puissance. Much too long as well.