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I loved this book. It was a story in a story in a story, but was not hard to keep track of the story lines as they all folded into each other. I must say, from the very beginning the main character Iris eludes to past events that show Iris in a negative light and the tragic story of her sister, Laura. The entire book explains the background leading up to the events, and even the events themselves, but does not tell you WHY the events happen until the very end. I had two theories of what happened, and I was pleased to be correct on both counts.

abbyoreilly's review

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4.0

first ever audiobook BABEYYY!!! only discovered the x1.5 function 10 hours in

zerofactorial's review

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3.0

At first I thought the sections were divided into boring and not boring and the boring sections were much longer than the not boring sections. But actually that was just the first boring section and after that, they get better. But the end truly did not pay off for me. This woman was hyping up the plot twists too much which were not all that satisfying or even surprising when they came. But still, her writing is very controlled and there were some beautiful lines.

visethneak's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

timeislikeariver's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

helped me understand my aunt and my mother a lot more

megsthomas's review against another edition

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5.0

a monumental win for books within books

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