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The proportion of readers who saw little character development in this book surprised me until I thought about how differently people can think about "character development". Do these characters become *better* people over the course of the novel? Absolutely not. They start bad and get worse. But they do *develop*: they change. Our awareness of them grows and changes. That's character development from a writing analysis standpoint.

feldy's review against another edition

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dark sad slow-paced

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

2.0

sayhar13's review against another edition

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dark sad slow-paced

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

1.0

How are any of you marking this as having strong character development when the novel begins and ends with our main character making it clear he is a compulsive people pleaser who has latched onto a beautiful Latina woman to give his life meaning.

staciloverock's review against another edition

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dark mysterious

2.5

carriehunt's review against another edition

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2.0

Meh. It was okay.

hitbooksnotgirlz's review against another edition

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4.0

When a book is told from the perspective of only one person, I prefer a female MC. But this one was too interesting to pass up, and I quite enjoyed it. It was pretty fucking dark, filled with twists, and it didn’t go at all how I thought it would. Loved it!

missgrangerr's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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