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Friends in Napa by Sheila Yasmin Marikar

taylordestefano's review against another edition

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

2.5

carriecart's review against another edition

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

2.25

autumnbowman'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? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

emmareads013's review against another edition

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

3.75

danielleslibrerya's review against another edition

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

3.0

The writing style is like a good friend telling me some tea over a cup of coffee ☕️. The entire friend group is incredibly shallow, unlikeable, and M E S S Y. 

This book is labelled as a mystery/thriller, but it was more comedic than anything else. I did not feel any lick of suspense the way I normally do with books of this genre. 

I enjoyed this for the drama, but the actual plot and “big reveal” felt way under developed. It cut short as if the author gave up towards the end. It is a quick read though. Easy plus +1 for your reading goal!

afhelbig's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

DNF

megwilkerson's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

dawnurse's review against another edition

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1.0

One star for an enticing looking cover picture. The was an Amazon first reads choice, so at least it was free. I only got about 1 hr into the book and did not finish. Entitled, rich, miserable characters. Terrible writing style. Even the prologue was hard to read.

ebethreyes's review against another edition

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

1.0

atune24's review against another edition

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

5.0