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The Cloisters by Katy Hays

67 reviews

teganbeesebooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

kiwij96's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I absolutely adored the concept for this book and the cover art so I had to give it a go. I went into this thinking it would be a dark academia type book with the focus on tarot and fate and choices. However, none of this really happened on-page. All the reasons I picked the book up and what made me want to read it happened off-page and so that was a major disappointment. 

However, I stuck with it purely to see where the story would go, and I can honestly say I don't know where it went. All the characters were plain and unlikeable. Ann was way too trusting, and was constantly comparing herself to Rachel and genuinely came across as obsessive sometimes it was a bit unnerving. And then the romance sub-plot was completely unnecessary. The book would have been the exact same without it. The FMC was also just too nice and trusting, she went along with everything. I was getting frustrated at how much everyone just avoided her questions and hid everything from her, and she just,,,let them? 

For all its faults, the book was okay. The discoveries and the twist that happened towards the end were good. But I'm not sure if it has any rereadability. But it was an easy read, it just lacked the academia that I wanted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Eating disorder and Suicide

skyfluff's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism

abiyy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.5

I’ll admit that I wasn’t initially sold. Especially in the beginning, the plot is a bit slow and the character exposition feels onerous.  But it lays critical groundwork for a spectacularly told story that leans into how the choices we make shape our path. The characters are complex and you truly come to understand their motivations and desires. I was surprised by some of the plot twists later on, except also not at all because wow they made SO much sense. Reading the final few chapters felt like finishing a puzzle and realizing you’ve got pieces in the wrong spots but now seeing where they actually go. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Abandonment

Minor: Eating disorder, Blood, Car accident, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

amhud1030's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

dancing_dryad_85's review against another edition

dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This is a book about intuition, women in scholarly fields,  art and its subjective nature as well as tarot. It is a story of people: regret, love, lust, loss and a quest for knowledge. It has a weight to it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Death of parent

Moderate: Death and Grief

The book has an underlying current of interpersonal manipulation that is aided with wealth and privileges.

clareehebert's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexual content and Car accident

blissofalife's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

5.0

Loved the writing style & the history & art references throughout! I appreciated that it didn’t open with a murder, leaving me wondering who would die and who would do the deed. As a tarot-curious person, it was fun to read more about them and catch references! I’ll have to reread this in a few years when I have a better grasp on tarot, though the author does a superb job of explaining meanings as the story goes.

And the prologue? Damn. Gorgeously written, with a similar feeling to the final pages. Would recommend, I hope Hays writes more books! I would definitely read more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Grief, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Sexism and Suicide

bessadams's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

j_emerson18's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

..damn ..just damn

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Suicide and Fire/Fire injury