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Girl, 11 by Amy Suiter Clarke

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tinac28's review against another edition

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tense fast-paced

3.75

jennthumphries's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

wow. this was so good. it has everything i love in books: a determined woman sleuth with secrets in her past, a serial killer, and some really really great twists. i would read so many more books about elle and her podcast. ever since i started writing, whenever i read a book that makes me think “this is what i would want my book to be one day” it’s an automatic indicator of a 5 star read. as someone who loves true crime, but has very specific standards about what i choose to interact with in the genre, i really loved the commentary about how to responsibly consume it. the last chapter! the author really went off with that (won’t specify bc spoilers but i agree 200%)!

kamalie4's review against another edition

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dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

navayiota's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Suspenseful.. engaging writing, and the characters were very well rounded. make sure to check trigger warnings before reading.

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elle_loves_reading's review

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4.0

I had heard a lot of good things about this one and it had been on my Audible wishlist for a while, until recently when I finally used a credit to listen to it and I really enjoyed it. I choose to listen to Girl, 11, rather than read it, mostly because of the podcast within the book, which I loved. It was very well done and it had me intrigued from the get go. A great debut!
The narrators were all fantastic too.

bevphillips13's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5

chasingholden's review against another edition

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4.0

Elle Castillo has devoted herself to her highly popular podcast focused on solving crimes and helping bring the criminals to justice, and closure to the victims families. After four series she decides to take on her biggest case yet, The Count Down Killer a particularly twisted and meticulous planner when it comes to the crimes he commits until one day abruptly the crimes stop for no known reason. So what happens when Elle obsesses over solving the case?

This is an absolute MUST READ. The characters are well developed, Elle in particular is easy to love and root for and the narration is strong, detailed and flows naturally It's obsessive and dim with major twists and turns that are impossible to seem coming!. I am a devoted thriller fan and thus was a bit hesitant about diving in to a debut but this one comes in with a bang! A gripping page turner I did NOT want to put down. Amy Suiter Clarke has certainly claimed her rightful spot on the must follow list.

A BIG thankyou to netgalley and publishers for allowing me an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I am very grateful to have had the pleasure of reading this novel and will be singing its praise for the foreseeable future!