Reviews

Parel by Lucinda Riley

juliahjalmarsson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

knavar20's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

chloeab's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad slow-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

5.0

augustanh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

piupampam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.5

fdr_girl's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

jambo__07's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

markalkman's review against another edition

3.0

Actual rating: 3.5 stars

I didn't dislike CeCe, even though I was kind of expecting to. Reading her story from her perspective helped, I suppose. There were, however, some things in this installment of the Seven Sisters series that bothered me. For example: the way Riley kept reminding us that CeCe is dyslectic (and even if reading is a challenge... how can you not know what 'genocide' means???). Plus, the lost love trope is getting a bit old, the stories (& all the pregnancies and babies) are a bit repetitive. I hope the next book breaks the cycle.

I did enjoy this book, though. It was a fun and pretty quick read. We'll see what the fifth sister will bring us.

simply_fran's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.5

ecdereus's review against another edition

4.0

Weer erg genoten van dit vierde deel, zowel van de historische tijdlijn als die in het heden. 4½ ster