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The Sanctuary by Andrew Hunter Murray

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emmasbookishcorner's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

3.5

jackdenton's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? No

5.0

rjohnsreads's review against another edition

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3.0

I would probably give this a 3.5 all in, but rounded down because I don’t think it’s quite as good as the other 4 star books I’ve got on my read list. For context, I listened to this as an audiobook and I really enjoyed that it was narrated by the author.

I found myself very sucked into this book. After getting through the first couple of scene setting chapters, I found I was searching for time in my day to play the later chapters and I grew from listening to one or two at a time to really carving out an hour or so to listen to several chapters in a sitting.

Classic tropes of mystery, cults and biological life changing decisions were used well in this novel. I felt I was always one piece of information away from knowing the crux of the story and I liked how the author peppered these in just the right amount. One thing I really enjoyed, especially listening to the book, was how well the author wrote a character who is being taken in by the preachings of an unknown cult mentality. I heard in the main characters voice their change in opinion, which I enjoyed.

All in all, a good book but at times, a little predictable!

katherinejayne's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This started out slow for me, picked up great momentum and then left me wanting.
Im not sure how I thought it might end, and there definitely were some surprises but it didn’t satisfy me.
Maybe I need some more time to mull on this…

avadore's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This one really kept me guessing, I really thought there was some doppleganger shenanigans going on but it turned out to be another twisty turny twist entirely!

dekker1's review against another edition

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3.0

The book has a rather slow start. Once I really got into the story, it was very enjoyable, but a bit predictable. The science angle however was very well done.