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The People on Platform 5 by Clare Pooley
3.5
lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

For the most part I really enjoyed this book, the characters felt very well rounded and covered a lot of good themes and they intertwined nicely.

My only critiques is it did feel like there were a lot of characters to keep up with and some where more enjoyable to read than others which made me feel like wanting to rush through chapters to get back to a character I enjoyed more. 

Emmie’s plot line of the obsessive boyfriend was the only plot line that fell short for me. I had expected him to be the source of nasty messages she got, I felt like it was almost rushed at the end. Certainly could have played around with it more to amp up the tension.

 Though this is likely a writing style choice as whilst the book touches on deeper themes, I don’t think it was ever meant to be a high tension book.



Favourite quote:

"They want us to be small, so we have to stand tall. They want us to be invisible, so we have to be seen. They want us to be quiet, so we have to be heard. They want us to surrender, so we have to fight?”