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bookswithlydscl 's review for:
Daughter of Mine
by Megan Miranda
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not quite a 4 as some of the middle section was a little repetitive - probably could have lost 25-50 pages and not lost anything from the story.
Besides that - generally tightly plotted, tense, and absorbing. I do love that you generally know what you're getting with a Megan Miranda thriller, and this time the small town setting was particularly evocative and effective. I liked the story a lot and Hazel, though not particularly memorable, made for a good general main character for the action to revolve around. Caden and Gage were a little one-dimensional, and the Jamie storyline kind of disappeared once it was resolved - no real closure despite all the build up, which was a little disappointing.
Felt that MM sticked the landing for the overall story better than a number of her other books, but as always, it wraps up just a little too quickly once the main secrets are revealed.
This had made me want to re-read my first MM book again (The Last To Vanish) as I didn't appreciate the MM style at the time and it also had a very effective and claustrophobic small town with an outsider main character trying to uncover town and family secrets.
Besides that - generally tightly plotted, tense, and absorbing. I do love that you generally know what you're getting with a Megan Miranda thriller, and this time the small town setting was particularly evocative and effective. I liked the story a lot and Hazel, though not particularly memorable, made for a good general main character for the action to revolve around. Caden and Gage were a little one-dimensional, and the Jamie storyline kind of disappeared once it was resolved - no real closure despite all the build up, which was a little disappointing.
Felt that MM sticked the landing for the overall story better than a number of her other books, but as always, it wraps up just a little too quickly once the main secrets are revealed.
This had made me want to re-read my first MM book again (The Last To Vanish) as I didn't appreciate the MM style at the time and it also had a very effective and claustrophobic small town with an outsider main character trying to uncover town and family secrets.