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All the Beautiful Lies by Peter Swanson

kdb_0620's review against another edition

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Couldn't pick up interest in it. 

sams84's review against another edition

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4.0

This is a drama filled crime thriller that has so many twists and turns and some seriously questionable behaviour (and probably a lot of mental health issues that drive these). The story that unfolds is so chilling and gripping that once I got into it (it is a bit of a slow burn to start with) and started to piece together the real characters behind the masks they showed I couldn't put this down. Some of the revelations were utterly disturbing and felt all to real given some of the things that have come out in the real world in recent years. My only issue was that I didn't really connect with the main character, Harry, so I didn't get completely bought in on what happened to him. Annoyingly I can't put my finger on why either.

esther013's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

sheilla's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.75

birdee_'s review against another edition

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

4.0

amygraver1's review against another edition

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3.0

- I'm not quite sure why I continued reading or if I 'liked' this
- The drama kept me interested even though it was so fair fetched
- INCEST VIBES?? too many incest vibes for me just was weird...
- But props to Swanson he did hook me in

janetval's review against another edition

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dark

4.25

theatretenor's review against another edition

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5.0

I was gonna give it 4 stars but it really picked up at the end and the end was fantastic as well! 🤘 I read basically in two sittings, it was definitely entertaining! Crazy characters and some fun plot twists! Pretty much all you want in a good murder thriller!

faas22's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional 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

ihateprozac's review against another edition

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3.0

Meh.

This felt less like a mystery and more of a depressing and meandering family drama about pedophilia and how abused children go on to abuse other children.

The ending was spicy, but I could’ve done without the 100 dull pages in the middle