Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Party by Robyn Harding

5 reviews

stitchinthyme's review against another edition

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

3.5

Rarely have I read a book where I disliked almost every character so much. They did seem pretty realistically drawn, but I just couldn't identify with any of them (thankfully).
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craftyfairy's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense 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

I found that the prose itself was decent but not memorable. I kept reading for the plot since there were some twists that I didn't expect and was impressed with. However, I did feel that the ending let down the momentum that had been built in the middle of the book. I see what the author is trying to do with the ending (and the book in general), trying to make a statement on the way that families hide secrets even from each other, and the way that lying can become ingrained in some peoples way of being, but I could have gathered that from reading the dust jacket. 
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honeygore's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book really drew me in right out of the gate, the pace was fast but not so fast that it was all over the place! The characters are all terrible, except for a handful of the kids, which really drove home the concept of the book. There wasn't really any twists, the plot was mainly arrogant rich people making everything about themselves. But like, I'm not mad at it, I couldn't put it down and the drama of it all really drew me in.
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mckinleyelle's review against another edition

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

3.0

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ekclar's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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