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Mary by Anne Eekhout

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wendyf's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

lewis_muir's review against another edition

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challenging informative mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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1.0

The later timeline felt very undeveloped; Mary did not seem to change or grow or have anything in particular happen to her, she just suddenly wrote a book. This entire book felt like it was building up to something only to abruptly end, did Mary just leave Isabella and never think of her again? This seems very mismatched with what we know to be her character. In general, the later timeline never referred to the earlier one, something which made the book feel all the more disjointed. Also, her relationship with Percy seemed forced- Mary talks about how she loves him but is unable to give any reason why she does so, and just as often talks about how she resents him.