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Hokey Pokey by Kate Mascarenhas

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santersgrotto's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

I enjoyed Hokey Pokey, although it didn't quite have the vibe I was hoping for.

The fantasy elements were interesting, often leaving me questioning whether Nora's stories were true, or whether she was really a psychiatric patient as opposed to a psychologist. Unfortunately, this took away from the 1920s/Art Deco elements that I so desperately wanted. I would have happily sacrificed the fantasy elements to live in Great Gatsby meets Cluedo word for a little bit longer.

That being said, I really enjoyed learning about Nora's past and her relationship With her mother, and later, Leo.

A enjoyable book, but just not what I wanted from the cover.

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1.0

I'm struggling to review this as it really wasn't what I was expecting at all. I went into it expecting an Christie style murder mystery but instead got a dark read.

I love me a good horror novel but this didn't quite do it, it's a little bit of everything and in doing so turns out to be a lot of nothing.

Just wasn't for me - sorry.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

Merged review:

I'm struggling to review this as it really wasn't what I was expecting at all. I went into it expecting an Christie style murder mystery but instead got a dark read.

I love me a good horror novel but this didn't quite do it, it's a little bit of everything and in doing so turns out to be a lot of nothing.

Just wasn't for me - sorry.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.