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The Murder Game by Carrie Doyle

ldaniellem's review

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adventurous challenging mysterious 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

3.75

kweb's review

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

3.75

natcommon's review

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2.0

A mediocre, overstuffed mystery. The characters were meh and the pacing was odd. I never got a good sense of place and not sure what time period it was supposed to be.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing a copy of the book for my honest review.

rsedore23's review

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3.0

3.5 ⭐️

danika_eden1038's review

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challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

wisecraic's review

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

lulaareads__'s review

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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? No

4.0

reagandrury's review

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4.0

Kind of like A Separate Peace if it was a murder mystery. Fun to read and I think my students will enjoy it.

arryanna's review

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

4.5

 I won’t say that it was as thrilling as other murder mystery books that Ives read but it was still good. I didn’t guess the plot twist until the chapter that it was revealed and I was shocked and the quick pace ending was everything had me turning the pages so quickly it was such a fun read 

auroralamere's review

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adventurous 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