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The Friend by Dorothy Koomson

biacurioso's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

notesonbookmarks's review against another edition

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4.0

Really excellent mystery about 4 class moms and the way a friend ended up in a coma. I had a hard time at first keeping my characters straight (Hazel and Maxie were one person to me for a bit), but eventually my brain supported itself out!

sophierevell's review against another edition

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emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

jof's review against another edition

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3.0

Não será surpreendente para quem já conhece a autora, não foge ao estilo linguagem simples, historia misteriosa que apenas se revela no último momento. E mesmo de má vontade, não consegui deixar de me entusiasmar e querer terminar o mais rapidamente possível para descobrir todos os segredos. A narração a 5 vozes é um pouco confusa, as personagem não têm profundidade suficiente para se distinguirem. Tradução péssima cheia de gralhas e erros!

mshambley76's review against another edition

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4.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

ruthlessly's review against another edition

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3.0

are dorothy koomson books great? yes

are they filled with fun characters, ridiculous mysteries, and do they sound a bit naff when you explain it but they're also fun as shit to read? yes

i luv you dorothy

mafalda_inacio's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

salowlbooks's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.5

bina's review against another edition

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

4.0

noodletopia's review against another edition

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3.0

I struggled with this book. It felt.. too cliche at times?
The constant need to always be creating suspense and frequent use of pointless cliffhangers began to get tedious.
With that said, I am very impatient and just wanted to know what was going on, and as I neared the end of the book, it did slowly start to become more interesting as more secrets were uncovered and the bigger picture began to make sense.
I do feel the ending could have been a little better, but I’m not sure how exactly.