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The Likeness by Tana French

bmcwilliams76's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

pinreeder's review against another edition

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  • Loveable characters? No

2.0

markdudley's review against another edition

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5.0

Wordy, yes. Long, yes. But brilliant. I loved it.

rachelkidd's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.5

celiapowell's review against another edition

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4.0

The circumstances of this book are utterly ridiculous. The idea of a police officer who has a remarkable physical resemblance to a murdered woman going undercover as that women in order to discover her killer is utterly ludicrous, but Tana French makes it seem almost plausible.

I don't think I enjoyed this quite as much as her first book, "In the Woods", but it was an excellent mystery nonetheless. Cassie's dark attraction to undercover work, and the effects of the events in "In the Woods" on her life, are wonderfully depicted. The house of students she infiltrates and becomes so drawn in by draws us in as well, and it is partly this that allows us to suspend our disbelief - we desperately want her to delve into the mysteries of the house and the relationships of those within. I think Tana French has become one of my "read everything she writes" authors.

mvmcginley's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

johannabeek's review against another edition

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

3.5

gabbyhm's review against another edition

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

3.75

kalaylarose's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

mermaid_reads's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.5

All of her books are great, I’m just not a fan of the college friends murder mystery trope, although this one was as well done as any of the best.