A review by sarahlwalden
The Retreat by Sarah Pearse

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

- liked the start of the premise of the plot 
- liked the setting
- felt like some parts of what the character was feeling was kind of just like incorrect with no kind of redemption part, e.g.

the boyfriend completely gaslit her into thinking she did something really wrong as if she wasn’t at work, literally doing her job, and she was like yeah it is my fault, when it completely wasn’t. which is completely fine if she has like a moment of clarity later on of realising he made her feel horrific for no reason, but there was none of that, and even parts with the sister it happened

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the parts of the ‘bigger picture’, with the case she worked on previously and the tweets just felt like it confused the plot and made it harder to follow

- some of the dialogue felt not natural, like things/flow that wouldn’t be said in reality