333 reviews for:

The Pretender

Jo Harkin

4.14 AVERAGE

haleydavis112's review against another edition

3.0

challenging funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

nicole_a_davis's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional funny reflective 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: Yes

sara_mcclain's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

hungrylittleghost's review

DID NOT FINISH: 0%

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I think this was a narration issue, kinda flat and just didn’t grab me. 

charlottereads19's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

tracy_reads314's review against another edition

3.75

challenging emotional funny 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: Yes

trollope's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative sad tense fast-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: Complicated

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I’m a follower of Tudor history, so I knew this story. But I loved her prose and what she did with the characters and the underlying theme of revenge and whether it ever solves anything. A real treat.

gardenofbooks's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional funny reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

memiller20's review against another edition

3.0

dark informative reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jcmochnick's review

3.75

adventurous informative mysterious 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: N/A