Reviews

Sleeping Beauty by Phillip Margolin

aabravanel32's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i would like to add some new books to my TBR book recommendations

alibi313's review

2.0

Liked the twists and turns of the plot, but couldn't get past the purple prose to fully enjoy the story. The writing style was too overwrought and amateurish for my taste.

khaleesi987's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

OMG this book y'all. I grabbed a copy that was being weeded from my public library and I'm SO glad I did. Picked it up yesterday and finished it this afternoon. It's a WILD RIDE from the minute you read about the initial crime through the resolution at the end. So many twists and turns. I wish there was a pill I could take to forget it so I could read for the first time again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Rape, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

young girl is raped, family is murdered, girl mourns family, finds out she was almost aborted

literaryfeline's review against another edition

3.0

http://www.literaryfeline.com/2010/03/from-archives-mini-reviews-from-2005.html

daniedelrey's review against another edition

4.0

I just randomly pick this book from the library and I can say that Philip Margolin is a great author.
I won't lie, sometimes it was kind of boring and I can't finish it but the last 80 pages were breathtaking.
He really knows how to end a good book!