A review by beccamarriner
The Things We Do To Our Friends by Heather Darwent

dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The very start of the book was so punchy, that I was immediately hooked. I just found that after the opening, it never quite got back to that tense level. I liked slowly unravelling Clare’s past as we went on and how it connected to the start of the book. It’s a bit of a controversial topic at the moment but setting a book primarily at the university of Edinburgh and then focusing on posh English students just didn’t quite sit right with me…
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