275 reviews for:

The Pretender

Jo Harkin

4.14 AVERAGE

alisonvh's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional funny informative sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I love Tudor England, and what better way to enjoy it than by going back to where it all began … and almost ended…?

This is historical fiction at its finest and I enjoyed every bit of it. Considering how dark the material is, I was surprised at how funny it was.

The MC is just a kid when we meet him and he really feels like a child. He’s very well written and believable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, Classism

wfogler's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

theadileonardi's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

rkson88's review against another edition

4.0

funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mshahan's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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: Complicated

rropeik's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

iamthesatellite's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny informative tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

jjbrun48's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was a little long but it was really funny.

momma_nilsen's review against another edition

5.0

challenging informative tense medium-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

clanceypants's review against another edition

3.75

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No