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Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

20 reviews

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: Yes

Predictable and a bit drawn out but OK for a palette cleanser.

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legacyx's review

5.0
challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Without giving too much away, some women will do anything to keep a man but find one who actually likes them. 🤦🏽‍♀️

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dark emotional mysterious 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: No

This was so fucked up. Heartbreaking and devastating don't cover it. Absolutely loved it.

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chloefay's review

4.5
dark sad

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hewbear13's review

3.5
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Depression and sex. This book disturbed me by all the sex I went into it not knowing. It kept me intrigued but it also made me feel depressed because the whole thing was unsettling. Check trigger warnings there is a lot. There is also a decent amount of romance. I predicted it when I read it but I thought it would be Floyd’s sperm. Overall 3.5 stars.

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sophieamreacher's review

4.75
challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Brilliant, twisted, dark, sad. A real page turner. 

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book started off fine, but then it started feeling corny and I liked it less and less through the middle… but I’m so thankful I held on because in part five it drew me straight back in and it finished extremely strong. I’m in tears and it earned a 4.5 in the end. 

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kmthorson2's review

3.75
dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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juanat77's review

4.0
challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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: Yes

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This was a great read that told a chilling story. I did predict the ending, but I thought it was still a great book. I was sad for Elle the entire book and found myself gasping when I found out all of the things that happened to her. 

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