Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Birthday by Carol Wyer

2 reviews

lollybee's review against another edition

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challenging dark 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

3.0

The story jumped from past to present quite a lot which hindered the flow of the story.
I didn't really engage with any of the characters and the ending felt rushed and abrupt.
I won't be reading any others in the series


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dogearedbooks's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

3.0

3.5 Stars
Pretty good, kept me engaged and reading. A little boring, it didn't really have any action, just a lot of suspects. Didn't like the ending it was not very climacti.
The author really likes their thesaurus, quite a few words I have never heard before and looked quite odd in a more straight forward writing style.

The main character also had cheated on her husband and this bothers me greatly...I want a book where we don't have a protagonist who cheats or is an addict. Please and thank you

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