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The Circle, by Mats Strandberg, Sara Bergmark Elfgren

14 reviews

livinthebubble's review against another edition

This is a no from me, dog. I wanted The Craft, Winx Club, magical vibes and I got gárbàge.

From what I forced myself to read, there was only drama, random powers and more drama. All the characters have the same voice and I was struggling to distinguish between all 6 of them. Also, the authors decided to add every "teen problem" into this: suicide, depression, self-harm, eating disorders, fatphobia, bullying (honestly endless list) in graphic detail sometimes. Sorry, but no.

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obredwolf's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

3.75

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bookhead420's review

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dark 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

0.25

This book was truly awful. Kept waiting for the girls to finally band together and have each other’s backs… nope! They are horrifically mean to each other the entire book, the plot barely exists, and you never grow to really love (or even like) any of them. Light on witchcraft and nonexistent on friendship or hope. Huge bummer.

Major trigger warnings for suicide, EDs, self harm, and bullying.

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