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They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

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readingpicnic's review against another edition

4.5

Okay I love this genre of woman punishing men for their abuse, in the realm of Sadie and The Female of the Species, but this one being more new adult/adult. I absolutely did not see the twist coming halfway through

with Scarlet and Carly being the same person, and I was truly flabbergasted, slack-jawed, distraught even.

I knew that dumbass

red diary

was going to screw things up, but I’m so happy with the ending. They’re adorable <3 The audiobook narration was chilling.

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racheltheripper's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

el219's review against another edition

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3.0

I probably will never think of this ever again LOL the plot twists were predictable but the book did its job so

w_r's review

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3.75

I'm a self-proclaimed pacifist, but honestly, good for her. When the 2 narrators stories come together in the middle, ma'am, I should have seen it coming but I did not, and my husband heard me gasp from the other room.

The way the rest of the book played out was unsurprising but put a nice bow on things and as thrillers go, I thought this was a good one.

Moody AF - dark academia, fall/Halloween timeframe, feminist protagonist. This is a great one to add to the end of your October reads, if you've still got time.

lonareads's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

casey_szmyt's review against another edition

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dark 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

4.5

coffeeangel's review

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dark medium-paced

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

2.75

thefoxnextdoor's review against another edition

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challenging dark 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

4.25

case2489's review

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

It’s an enjoyable book with a lot of engaging twists and turns. The writing style was a little simplistic for me, but the feminine rage that it conveyed made up for it. I think that any women that reads this book can relate to one part of it in some way or another. It’s frustrating and heartbreaking and you want to scream right along with the main characters.

The dissatisfying bit is that the entire book revolves around men suffering the consequences of their actions, but there’s no actual lesson learned in the grand scheme of the problem ie men don’t see women as people. The moral is essentially that men are going to keep being men and the only way to fix it is to kill them, which is disheartening and a little bit hopeless

carrie1788's review against another edition

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5.0

5 ⭐️

I support women’s rights, and I also support women’s wrongs.

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