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A very promising premise and first couple chapters that I feel turned into nothing. at first is was mysterious and fun and I loved the cast of characters but I feel like the action past the first quarter of the book was stagnant and weird romances sprang up between people I didnt see having romances at all,,,,,,,, I wish I liked it more :/

eniemi's review

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dark mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I was excited to read this after watching the miniseries adaptation of her novel the Essex Serpent, which had great storytelling in it. This was so bland and disappointing. The characters never really grew they all seemed stagnant, even the main character. No big reveal at the end, no dramatic climax. The most interesting things that happened occurred to the supporting characters in the story and even those things were only mildly intriguing or were resolved long. This took me awhile to finish and I forced my way through it to see if anything else would happen - I kept hoping.

suze_tee's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

bootsmom3's review against another edition

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challenging dark 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? No

2.0

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coffee_and_wool's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

abbie_bryant's review against another edition

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I like the premise but just don't care enough about what happens or the characters to continue. The writing is so pared back it's often a bit dull. Curious to know how it ends, but not enough to read another 200 pages.

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