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The Cherry Robbers by Sarai Walker

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theinterneti's review against another edition

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

3.0

The entire ending of the book is revealed in the first chapter, taking away most of the mystery and suspense of the book. Also, it feels like the first chapter was written first, nothing is left to the imagination and it feels like most of the "dialogue" (the main characters backstory is revealed in a letter) was just added in from Walker's notes document. The middle of the book is great, really interesting story and imagery. It is then semi ruined by biphobia and once again, weird dialogue. Women are depicted as perfect goddesses when untouched by men, and once they are they become sullied and die. I get what Walker was going for, but it ends up as a sort of weird purity thing where the only clean and healthy relationships are the ones between women. I couldn't put the book down, so it gets 3 stars.
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town_scar's review against another edition

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

5.0

Just an incredible piece of work. No notes. I loved it. 
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bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

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

4.5

Thank you to Netgalley and Mariner for the eARC of The Cherry Robbers by Sarai Walker!

The characters were each complex, fully developed to stand on their own. The writing was excellent and held my attention throughout the novel. The story switches between the present and the 1950s through Iris’ flashbacks. I enjoyed the flashbacks the most but the present POV was also interesting, especially in the end!

I’m a scaredy cat when it comes to scary movies so this book was the best parts of scary movies for me, particularly ghost/haunting based films. It takes the great plot/storyline and ghostly vibes without any of the jump scares 👻

Lately I’ve been reading my kindle during workouts and have started listening to music as well to drown out the EDM gym music. I really like finding instrumental playlists that fit the type of book I’m reading! I’ve found a dark mystery music playlist that made the book feel slightly spookier and added to my reading experience of it.

Great ending! Loved finding out that my hunch was right about one of the characters and their story being loosely inspired by the legend of Sarah Winchester. I became attached to the Chapel sisters and felt sympathy for Iris, definitely a story that will stay with me for awhile! 

You’ll enjoy Cherry Robbers if you like:
🌸Sarah Winchester’s life and legend
🌸gothic ghost stories
🌸healing generational trauma
🌸difficult family relationships
🌸strong women
🌸you like scary movies for the plot



TW/CW: pregnancy, death, suicide attempt, death of sibling, marital rape (brief mentions), grief, blood, vomit, suicide, sexual content, body shaming (brief), forced institutionalization, gun violence, childhood trauma, panic/anxiety disorder (brief)
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