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The Scottish Boy by Alex de Campi

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multenis's review against another edition

3.0

Reading this is like eating a microwaved ready-meal: the hint of the taste is there, and it satisfies the hunger, but it’s nowhere near as good as the real deal.

pkrantz's review against another edition

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dark emotional

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

5.0

cronads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

bea1745's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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camomille_'s review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.75

jmatsen's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

katiehj's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I can understand this book not being to everyone's taste, but I loved it! If you go into the story without any expectations and you don't like spicy books, you are not going to like this story. But Iain and Harry are both complex beautiful characters. And as another reviewer pointed out, while this book fails the Bechdel Test miserably, there are two loving, complex secondary female characters that are wonderful too.

I would definitely read this again!

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