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The Appeal by Janice Hallett

28 reviews

eleanor1028's review against another edition

mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

Slow start, interesting end and twists. I caught some of the plot twists but not all!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, and Cancer

redroseses's review against another edition

dark mysterious

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Suicide

browsingthebooks's review against another edition

5.0

Totally gripping mystery. Unique format that forces you to play detective. Great for discussion!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Excrement, Medical content, Trafficking, Murder, and Pregnancy

This was actually a really clean book as compared to a lot of contemporary mystery novels. Only a couple of curses in the whole thing. No sexual content. Most of the warnings I listed as minor were just references.

casualavidreader's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is amazing. It kept me guessing all the way to the end. I look forward to picking up the next Janice Hallett book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, and Infidelity

stepnic's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Infertility, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and War

gillianengelbrecht's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Miscarriage, Suicide, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

zosiablue's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

SO FUN. I love an epistolary novel, I really do. Super clever & engaging murder mystery told through emails and texts, treated sort of like a game for the reader. Plus, a very accurate depiction of a community theater group. Definitely got overlong and complicated, but the format was like candy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Murder, and War

Minor: Infertility

atalea's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Rape, Excrement, Vomit, Pregnancy, and War

calicat42's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

The structure was creative—a fun twist on the who dunnit genre.  At the start of the book, there’s no real information about what has happened, so instead of knowing what will happen and watching the characters figure it out, the reader only gets to know as much as the characters. Hard to put a book like that down! 

Although I fell in love with the structure, the content left me wanting a little. There were times where the plot moved quickly because the twists and turns were coming in every line. Yet there were times where I wished I could have read in x2 speed to move things along. I think this just comes to my preferences regarding mysteries; I don’t want to take my foot off the gas once the plot picks up! 

Overall, I enjoyed the read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War

quiet_reader's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Excrement