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hb91_reads's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
alliecat0995's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
Minor: Abortion and Death of parent
rosehw's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.0
madritb's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
hayls_is_reading's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
mama_in_melbs's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and War
samspitler2's review against another edition
4.0
3.5. I was really excited about this historical fiction with a bit of a thriller edge to it. I just wish they went all in on it because the ending ended up as a let down.
lburks28's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. I felt like something was missing. The way the mystery resolved left me unsatisfied.
susieliston's review against another edition
2.0
Now my track record with Jo Baker isn't great, so why did I read this...because I have a disturbing obsession with books about the Blitz? And this started off as just that, a sort of slice-of-life war novel and I was doing pretty well with it. Then it started to veer off in a weird way. Is this about a serial killer? Then suddenly our main character is in the looney bin, and that was most unpleasant to read. Was everything that happened before imagined or something? How unreliable is our narrator, anyway? Wait, is it a SPY novel? Huh? I have no idea what this book wanted to be. But at least it only had one timeline, I guess we can be thankful for that.