Reviews - Konstiga Sally Diamond

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Konstiga Sally Diamond

Liz Nugent

4.1 AVERAGE

squid_marie's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I loved this book and how the past and present plot lines were interwoven. The ending left me feeling hollow

especially since Lindy never got proper justice. Stockholm Syndrome fully took hold of her and it made me so sad that she lost the will to escape even when she finally could. I understand the trauma Peter went through but I was hoping he would come to a revelation about his darkness and how he’s not actually quite so different from his dad. The last chapter of his discussing his thoughts about kidnapping again was chilling.

so -1/2 star although given the darkness of situations like these in real life, it’s fair that’s there’s not truly a “happy ending”

Content Warnings

sammerjam's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

dmartin3854's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

anna_scheetz's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional 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

hyxh's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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: Yes

I'm not the biggest fan of mystery thrillers so that may affect my rating, but i will say that I liked the complexity of each character and all the ways they interacted. It was interesting to see how the initial crime affected not only those involved at the time, but also family and friends, future and past.
I found it curious how Sally's storyline was paralleled with Peter/Steve's and their similarities and differences, even though I was hoping the plot would follow another path. Also, I'd just like to point out that Sally is an amazing main character.
I did not like the ending. It was rushed and unsatisfying and I didn't give a shit about the last chapter, but I wouldn't not recommend this to those who really enjoy the genre. Remember to check TWs before reading.