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The Sanctuary by Andrew Hunter Murray

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avadore's review against another edition

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.

kers_tin's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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alnicholl77's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

vanessa_n's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

gabbyyy_'s review against another edition

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challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

beckys_book_blog's review against another edition

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4.0

I loved the premise for this story. I love dystopian fiction and this storyline sounded very original!

I found this story very slow to get into and build up. The main character Ben travels to the island to try and win his fiance back. Once he arrives on the island the pace slowly picks up and by halfway I couldnt put it down!

I loved following Ben around the island as he met the inhabitants and tries to uncover more about it. I was keen to unravel the truth about the founder John Pemberley. Could he be trusted? Was it the perfect island or was there something sinister going on? The descriptions of the island were so vivid I could picture it all and I loved the first person writing style.

Overall this book was an enjoyable, slow burn. The thought provoking and original storyline meant I kept reading to the end. I definitely had unanswered questions though! Some editing at the beginning and a few more chapters at the end would have been perfect!

alys_tm's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective tense 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

3.75

bundy23's review against another edition

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1.0

I really wanted to like this but it's horribly overwritten and moves so slow. The lead character is one of the dullest characters I've ever read and the plot is an absolute snoozer. I woud've DNF'ed but since I paid for it I decided to skim through to the end. I regret that decision :-/

toteballs's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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