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The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson

6 reviews

francisca_correia's review

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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wordsareworlds's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This book starts off so strongly, and has an amazing premise. But for me, the structure of it being a kind of memoir told to the narrator we meet first didn't work particularly well. It ended up feeling like more of a prologue than the first of a trilogy, and the style made me feel too removed from Molly and the emotions she was feeling throughout. 

Oddly, it may have worked better as a short story, where we didn't have quite so many moments in Molly's life explained and the identity of the person at the start a bigger reveal at the end. I may pick up the other two in the trilogy, but I'm not particularly anxious to do so. I do believe that the story could work very well for people who aren't alienated by the framework.

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sarah984's review

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I liked the premise enough to try out the next one, but I thought the actual story was a bit weak. The Russian stereotypes were silly and I thought the true nature of Molly's power was a bit over the top. The clinical writing style mostly worked for me but it made it harder to understand the character in some ways too. How much of all that was biological imperative?

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doomluz's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

 I loved this. It was creepy and interesting.

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emmoore's review

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challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

5.0


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bookwyrmknits's review

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dark medium-paced

3.75

This is an odd story. It's slightly dystopian, a bit thriller, and rather gory at times. It's not really my usual fare, but the premise is fascinating and the writing caught me up and I had trouble putting the book down. I saw the ending coming—at least a portion of it—but that didn't make the rest of the story any less interesting. While I think you could easily end the story here, I already bought the sequel because this one was so intriguing and I'm curious to see where it goes from here.

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