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Friends in Napa by Sheila Yasmin Marikar

writingbookscoffee's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

brirothstein11's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

lisamcq22's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-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

2.5

Eh. The characters were all pretty hard to like. 

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staci1226'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? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

lewislover's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious 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

3.0

I liked this book at the beginning, but the action came so late in the story. The ending also seemed a bit far-fetched. I wanted to like it more than I actually did.

samster_reads's review against another edition

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

3.0

melanieclynick's review against another edition

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No

2.0

rah's review against another edition

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

3.0

courtneyyloves's review against another edition

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2.0

2.5 Stars

My First, Amazon First Reads, taste test.

It had so much potential. I wish we had more from Rachel and Anjali. More dialogue talking, thrill, and discovery but we get none of that. It needs better explanations, like we missed all the good drama cause it was off screen. I liked the setting, the wine, and the women coming together.

I would not categorize this book as a mystery or thriller. I needed more action, thrill, mystery, and dialogue.

hewitthm's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.0