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Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

349 reviews

mmohare's review

4.5
dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

4.5 ⭐️ idk I messed up the shelving of this

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dark mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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fast-paced

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dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This was very good, but there wasn’t really a plot twist. It kind of all unfolded slowly and things were confirmed but never really revealed. It was a very interesting book with excellent writing but just not really much plot twist

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hannahrdt's review

1.75
dark tense
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No

3.5 stars for writing. 1 star for story and content. I would never have picked up this book if it wasn’t a book club book 

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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: Complicated

An enjoyable thriller, that despite being predictable, remained an engaging read.

Whilst none of the characters are lovable in the traditional sense they are well explored which adds depth to the story.

The ending is what both Laurel and Poppy deserved but I couldn't help feeling some sympathy for Floyd. A good entry thriller, but if you enjoy shocking twists and turns maybe give this one a miss.

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bookishhl8275's review

3.0
dark sad slow-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

This just wasn’t a good book for me.
I guessed everything which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but this book was very slow and not much of anything happened, let alone anything super thrilling.
I enjoyed the story and we got closure in the end but I didn’t love it - I am looking forward to trying other books by this author though.

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shania_siobhan's review

2.5
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Very predictable and I didn’t find the ending satisfying. 

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