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niamh204's review against another edition
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
veecaswell's review against another edition
3.0
It just feels really forced and I find the sisters slightly unlikeable though they are shaped well as characters. Maybe that is how it is supposed to be but I did struggle with this book. It didn't feel like a story worth writing about all that much either.
dizzybell06's review against another edition
3.0
I'm a little undecided about this book. I found it to be pretty slow going at times, but on the end I found my self really loving it. I liked the ending a lot and liked the final segment of the story and how things came full circle. I'm between 3-3.5 stars on this one.
machadofam8's review against another edition
1.0
Too long - none of the characters was likeable, and I kept having to go back and figure out who was who.
knitwgrace's review against another edition
2.0
I liked that the characters were so unique but I didn't really like any of the characters. I didn't find myself really caring about or rooting for anyone or anything.
1uniquek8's review against another edition
4.0
This book was a ROLLER COASTER of emotions, information, stories, and events, and I’m not sure how I was able to connect it all. At some points, when I would try to explain this book to my friends, it was so intricate and developed that I couldn’t explain it well enough. That is how great the story was!
Anyone who wants adventure, unscary suspense, and mystery should read this book because Bridget Asher does an amazing job of incorporating all these aspects without overwhelming her audience. The characters start out all over the place and end up back together in their childhood home. They are trying to figure out who their father is and what he did to throughout their lives. Details are slowly revealed to you, helping you figure out the mystery too. After you finish the book, you’ll wonder, “Did all of that really happen in 300 pages?” Yes. It did.
At first, I wasn’t sure what was going on, and at the end, the climax is really confusing because the character is high, but I think that was all purposeful. The symbolism is amazing in the fact that you don’t realize it’s there until after you continued reading 3 chapters. You feel somewhat confused as a reader because that is how the characters felt. You get angry when they get angry. The ability to relate is really refreshing because of a lot of the times, books make it either really cliche or way too far sketched. There were plausible events in this book that helped you understand the development of the characters. The story itself was a stretch (a secret spy controlling your entire life isn’t super realistic), but the characters were believable.
I did enjoy this book a lot, and I hope everyone else enjoys it too.
Anyone who wants adventure, unscary suspense, and mystery should read this book because Bridget Asher does an amazing job of incorporating all these aspects without overwhelming her audience. The characters start out all over the place and end up back together in their childhood home. They are trying to figure out who their father is and what he did to throughout their lives. Details are slowly revealed to you, helping you figure out the mystery too. After you finish the book, you’ll wonder, “Did all of that really happen in 300 pages?” Yes. It did.
At first, I wasn’t sure what was going on, and at the end, the climax is really confusing because the character is high, but I think that was all purposeful. The symbolism is amazing in the fact that you don’t realize it’s there until after you continued reading 3 chapters. You feel somewhat confused as a reader because that is how the characters felt. You get angry when they get angry. The ability to relate is really refreshing because of a lot of the times, books make it either really cliche or way too far sketched. There were plausible events in this book that helped you understand the development of the characters. The story itself was a stretch (a secret spy controlling your entire life isn’t super realistic), but the characters were believable.
I did enjoy this book a lot, and I hope everyone else enjoys it too.
maddyjo's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
isabellariggs's review against another edition
4.5
I actually liked this book. Idk what about it. It seemed predictable but also not. I liked the writing and execution. I was worried that it would fall flat with the number of characters but it didn’t.