Reviews

Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin

edhyndman's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing and Racism

silalovesreading's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense

3.0

colleen_be's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

lunaseline's review against another edition

3.0

Det börjar bra. I alla fall bättre än vad jag tänker att en bok som ser ut så här ska göra.
Det finns ett driv i både språk och story, en engagerande scenografi.
Och sen... gör det inte det längre.
Språket blir helt vanligt berättande, och storyn upprepande, ensidig. Det kanske är bättre än standard-beachread-thrillers (särskilt för att vara från en debutant), men det finns ju också en anledning till att jag sällan läser sådana.
Lite kortare, lite tajtare, så hade jag kunnat vara glatt överraskad rakt igenom - nu uppfyllde det lite för mycket fördomar om "bok med palm på".

hustla_5's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

sophronisba's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

If you're looking for a conventional thriller, you may be disappointed, but I loved this book. In particular, I think Schaitkin did a great job peeling back the layers of Alison's personality. This book isn't as plotty as the description makes it sound but nonetheless I could not put it down.

ekilburn529's review against another edition

2.5

the cover got me

chiara_dose's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

bmsims26's review against another edition

4.0

This was so unlike anything I’ve read. It wasn’t just about her sister’s disappearance, but so much more. So many different POVs and unreliable narrators.. I loved this!

queenpluto's review against another edition

5.0

coming back here to say that this book was written for me and only me. felt so profoundly seen by this fictional girl/woman and her search to understand her fictional dead sister.