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326 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781668003220
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Atria Books
Publication date: 13 January 2022
Description
The mysterious connection between a teacher’s disappearance and an unsolved code in a children’s book is explored in this fresh novel from the author of the “clever and often wryly funny” (PopSugar) novel The Appeal.Forty years ago, Steven “Smithy...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,016 reviews
Moods
adventurous 72%
challenging 25%
tense 24%
emotional 18%
reflective 15%
dark 13%
funny 11%
hopeful 7%
sad 7%
lighthearted 6%
informative 4%
inspiring 4%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Plot: 35% | Character: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 22% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gun violence, Murder, ViolenceModerate
Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuseMinor
Alcohol, Drug use, War
326 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781668003220
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Atria Books
Publication date: 13 January 2022
Description
The mysterious connection between a teacher’s disappearance and an unsolved code in a children’s book is explored in this fresh novel from the author of the “clever and often wryly funny” (PopSugar) novel The Appeal.Forty years ago, Steven “Smithy...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,016 reviews
Moods
adventurous 72%
challenging 25%
tense 24%
emotional 18%
reflective 15%
dark 13%
funny 11%
hopeful 7%
sad 7%
lighthearted 6%
informative 4%
inspiring 4%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Plot: 35% | Character: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 22% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gun violence, Murder, ViolenceModerate
Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuseMinor
Alcohol, Drug use, War