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Domek z Kart by Katy Hays

100 reviews

cosypuck's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

The characters fell flat for me and the plot was SO slow to start up (one of the main events mentioned in the blurb doesn't happen until over half way through). Once the plot had started in earnest I found the many threads hard to follow and untangle.
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poetology's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.75

An atmospheric and engaging book with a few weaknesses in dialogue and plot. I fell for the dark academia vibe and read it in two days.
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teganbeesebooks's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-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

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kiwij96's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense 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

I absolutely adored the concept for this book and the cover art so I had to give it a go. I went into this thinking it would be a dark academia type book with the focus on tarot and fate and choices. However, none of this really happened on-page. All the reasons I picked the book up and what made me want to read it happened off-page and so that was a major disappointment. 

However, I stuck with it purely to see where the story would go, and I can honestly say I don't know where it went. All the characters were plain and unlikeable. Ann was way too trusting, and was constantly comparing herself to Rachel and genuinely came across as obsessive sometimes it was a bit unnerving. And then the romance sub-plot was completely unnecessary. The book would have been the exact same without it. The FMC was also just too nice and trusting, she went along with everything. I was getting frustrated at how much everyone just avoided her questions and hid everything from her, and she just,,,let them? 

For all its faults, the book was okay. The discoveries and the twist that happened towards the end were good. But I'm not sure if it has any rereadability. But it was an easy read, it just lacked the academia that I wanted.
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knightannae's review against another edition

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

1.5

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claudiajanette's review against another edition

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

4.75

I genuinely didn’t see the ending coming! This book is moody and atmospheric. You love to hate the characters. It made me want to go to the Met Cloisters.
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katecm's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

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skyfluff's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-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? No

2.75

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lateromantic's review against another edition

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

5.0

Great dark academia read! I don't normally like thrillers, but when it's tarot and old books giving you hints? I'm into it.
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jescasreading's review against another edition

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medium-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

2.0

The initial premise really pulled me in! Tarot and dark academia?? Sign me up!! But I found the storyline quite predictable? And sadly a little boring. I was intrigued by the history of Rachel, and even though she seemed very dodgy I quite liked her character. I found the others a little boring? Overall it was an ok book! But it wouldn't be a book I'll reread in the future. 

I did like the academia setting and I imagined the grounds and garden were stunning! I liked the mentioned of tarot and knowing the meaning behind the cards, there was a very useful section in the back of the book telling infomation about tarot. 

I did like the mystery of who could have unalived Patrick even though I predicted pretty early on who it was. 

I did like how Rachel did it in the best interests for Ann, I could tell that she had a lot of love for Ann and I feel she didn't want Ann to go down the same journey that she went down.
 


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