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The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson

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katypotaty0908's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Couldn’t put this book down, I was so invested in Bel and had to find out what happened!

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siobhanward's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

I think my problem with Jackson's books is that they really feel like YA books. Some YA books, especially thrillers are written in a way that it's easy to forget that it's for a YA audience, but Jackson always manages to make it feel like a YA book. I think my problem is that there's so much focus on unnecessary details throughout the book and then suddenly it's wrapped up. So many scenes in Bel's home as she goes about her life after Rachel's return and so little about what else was happening and then suddenly the big reveal came and the book ended. I want to give Jackson a chance because I know so many people who love her work, but maybe she's just not an author for me.

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cathy61r's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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yasmin_reads's review against another edition

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5.0

This is by far my favoirte of Holly Jackson, amazing plot and characters. The plot twist was so unexpected yet I should have expected it and let me tell you, this woman can writeeee. Totally recommend reading this it will keep you on your toes the whole time.

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kaylee_kale's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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meganemarshall's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

In AGGGTM, Pip was tenacious, but in this book, the MC Bel is straight awful. She is rude and judgmental and treats others terribly. I like my MCs flawed, and Bel has her reasons, but it goes too far. Her inner monolog was bitchy and made me uncomfortable. I didn't feel like the friendship between Bel and Ash made any sense. She treated Ash like dirt and made fun of him constantly, and not like banter just judging him and not getting to know him.

The beginning of this book just drags. I think it's cause you already knew Rachel would reappear, and I was just waiting for the actual plot to start.

When I went to check reviews to see if anyone else hated Bel, I got spoiled. The who was spoiled for me in a review, which on top of hating the MC really ruined the book for me. I skimmed the rest since I knew the who but not the how, why, or any other twists. I think I would have figured it out pretty quickly anyway because there are some sus actions that are like neon signs. The why was completely unsatisfying. None of the other twists really worked for me.

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