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The Spare Room by Andrea Bartz

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noramestrich's review

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

Writing was meh, I liked the twist, didn’t see it coming. It’s clear this author doesn’t take covid seriously based on how they wrote about 2020

sasoif's review

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dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

Slow to start. Plot was not very believable. Too many coincidences and interweaving of characters. For Megan/Renee to befriend Kelly, for Mike to follow Kelly to DC, for Nathan to impregnate Elizabeth... The ending was convoluted and too interwoven to be believable.

samanthaphipps's review

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dark mysterious tense

3.5

mandalaynen's review

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

ashnels's review

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2.0

[2023 BEACH BOOK 2]
this is another book that shouldn’t technically be on my beach books list because I started it before vacation but I finished it on vacation so I’m going to count it. this just didn’t work for me. the book was set during the pandemic which already isn’t my favorite (also I feel like the author just included that to isolate the characters but then just ignored the pandemic when convenient) and I just really did not click with the main character. the setting of a big mansion in rural northern virginia was really fun but it couldn’t save the rest of the book. ALSO do NOT read the blurb/synopsis before reading this book it has major spoilers!