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Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall

3 reviews

fbzcab's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

It was hard to get through this book. Women don’t usually wants to read about a man encroaching on a woman’s space and fanatically assuming everything about her. The more I read on and pushed passed it I understood that this book doesn’t have light and dark characters. They’re both flawed characters with real issues which made it harder to read about. I had to fight with myself at times. It was easy to sympathize with Mike even if I found his behavior to be obsessive and horrifying. It was difficult to read about Verity knowing what she’s gone through but having it being misconstrued by Mike and the jury hearing the case. I know some people didn’t care for part three of the book, but I feel like it gave incredible insight on how delusional Mike really was.
I thought I wouldn’t enjoy this book, but I feel it’s fitting to rate it a 3.75. It was a good read, but I’m not searching to pick it up anytime soon.

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pinkberryoasis's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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