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The Chelsea Girls by Fiona Davis

13 reviews

eg94's review

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adventurous dark emotional informative sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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erins11's review

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adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

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cassielaj's review against another edition

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challenging 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? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I liked a lot about this book! I learned quite a bit about the McCarthy era and its effect on the entertainment industry, which is a period in history I previously knew nothing about. Fiona Davis does a great job of weaving historical information into the personal stories of her fictional characters and vice versa. I also found it compelling that the two main perspectives alternated and drew the reader in on both sides of the conflict, with both women having complex reasoning for the (sometimes questionable) choices they made. 
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katiejohns's review

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emotional informative reflective 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? Yes

3.0

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amandag0515's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow. I didn’t see the twists as they were coming right at me, and the relationships between the main characters are so well flushed out and intense. Great read. 
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bookish_bobbie's review

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dark sad 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

2.0

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marissa_roo's review

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

4.75

Another great book by Fiona! A story about two women's friendship that transcends time and distance. A few plot twists, a few surprises, and an unpredictable end. It is wonderful the way she ties real facts in and brings situations to life. It also isn't that long ago...
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jordynkw's review against another edition

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

3.25

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marbury's review

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

4.0

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savheath's review

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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