A review by l_and_l
The Things We Do to Our Friends by Heather Darwent

dark lighthearted mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

This book felt very bland overall. Clare does so little besides floating around in the story it seems forced to have her as the narrator. Apart from Tabitha, none of the characters are much developped when they could all have participated in the story in a much more significant way. Samuel and Imogen are basically useless, they are just there and do like one thing throughout the whole story. Overall the settings are great but I don't understand why we got the details of the episode at the very end when we get boring details of Clare's new life after the accident. It could have been such a great novel with a somehow refreshing plot among dark academia but it really only manages to look like a draft and that's what's disappointed me after everyone hyped it up. It's just not what I expected.
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