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Waiting for Wednesday by Nicci French

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maisiesmom's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

mikecnorthrup's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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

4.0

cooperca's review against another edition

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4.0

As we continue with the "days of the week" series, this one starts with a bloody murder of what seems like the perfect "Leave it to Beaver" mother of three. This story begins with Frieda on the outside of the investigation as her services with the police were terminated at the end of the last novel.

Frieda's involvement in the case comes from a family connection (her niece is friends with the son of the dead woman). Working with Karlsson, family secrets are revealed, another murder takes place, and Frieda's ability to see beyond the obvious the murder is solved.

Once again Bradshaw (Frieda's nemesis) is determined to destroy Frieda's reputation and conjures up a morally repugnant plan to make her and her friends look incompetent. And then there's an offhand comment from a "client" that she cannot shake and leads her down an investigation of a serial killer.

Frieda is a complex character that at times I really admire and then at other times I really don't like. Sandy, her boyfriend (?), seems like a throwaway character and not sure what role he'll play in her life.

Looking forward to Thursday!

johanna_dombrowski's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

meikea3's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

vanvicki's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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

4.0

ccath's review against another edition

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4.0

Kept me glued enough to the book. I was definately not expecting what happened in the end which is something I appreciate in mystery books. I don't enjoy knowing the culprit :)
What I didn't know was that this was part of a series. I actually enjoy reading a whole series by order and not randomly but to be honest, only in the beginning I felt that I should have read the other books prior to this one. I didn't feel there were any dependencies as everything that you need to know is on this book.