Curfew by Jayne Cowie

Curfew

Jayne Cowie

320 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction dystopian thriller dark tense medium-paced
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Think The Handmaid’s Tale but with the women in charge, set in a world where all men are electronically tagged and placed under strict curfew, and the murder investigation threatening to undo it all. Imagine a near-future Britain in which women...

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Community Reviews Summary of 212 reviews

Moods

dark 64%
tense 58%
mysterious 54%
reflective 29%
challenging 25%
emotional 23%
sad 10%
adventurous 4%
funny 1%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 55%
fast 32%
slow 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 52% | Plot: 28% | Character: 18%

Strong character development?

Yes: 38% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

No: 57% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 73% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 11%

Average rating

3.54

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