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alannaredwood 's review for:

The Shivering Sands by Victoria Holt
3.0
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Really delicious to read, but the cop-out ending (
"Major character is secretly a psychopath" is the lamest trope in the book, especially when said major character is a kid. Oh how shocking. Never saw that coming. Narrator: She saw it coming and hoped she was wrong.
) and mild racism knocked it down from what would've been four stars.