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The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett

26 reviews

growintogardens's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

One of those books where a handful of tweaks would have made this 5 stars from me. An overall interesting book with a fun format, and I do like when books talk of the dangers of cults and misinformation. It's got a lot of moving parts, but listening to the audiobook I was able to follow everything with ease. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, and Injury/Injury detail

adreaminaqua's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This was pretty good! Mysterious and a good thriller. I listened to the audiobook and it was kind of a slog listening to the text/email exchanges where they describe the emojis or shorthand (like FFS). Loved the narrators and the ending wasn’t entirely predictable. I think this may have been better as a physical read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Mass/school shootings and Car accident

0tter_a's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death of parent

brittjmartin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

zzaakkiiyyaa's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Blood

lifesarosch's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Really solid mystery. Loved the format. Got a little muddled in places but couldn't put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

kimberlyswalters's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Gun violence, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and War

disguisedposer's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

aileron's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, and Gun violence

Minor: Bullying, Vomit, Car accident, and Classism

agathajanemaud1908's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Anything by Janice Hallett is a winner for me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail