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kierstratton 's review for:
What Have You Done?
by Shari Lapena
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was The Lovely Bones adjacent - but less graphic. The "ghost" of the victim is a narrator, but she doesn't really know more than the reader does; you experience the unfolding of the events with her. Lots of twists and turns throughout with a few rabbit holes explored, but ultimately some of the narrative hints at who may be behind the murder all along. There were a few too many streams of consciousness/characters narrating for my liking, and it took a minute to catch all. All around a good listen, but What Have You Done? didn't blow me away.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia, Violence, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Rape, Sexual content