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The Winter Guest by W.C. Ryan

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gawronma's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A very intriguing story.

mrsreads1's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

peterp3's review against another edition

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4.0

A well-plotted story, with believable characters, and all the atmosphere you’d expect for a story set in the West coast of Ireland in winter (ie lots of mist and drizzle!). It’s set in 1921, at the height of the IRA struggle for independence from Britain, with flashbacks to the First World War. I don’t know how historically accurate it is, but it seems convincing enough for me to believe that Ryan has based it on some decent research into the historic context.

mollieajohnson's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.5

sineadcarney's review against another edition

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mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

I wanted to enjoy this more, it's a great setting and an interesting mystery but I found it a bit too all over the place and some of the mystery was just convoluted.