The Taken Ones by Jess Lourey

310 pages first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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Two girls vanished. A woman buried alive. Between two crimes lie decades of secrets yet to be unearthed in a pulse-pounding novel by the Edgar Award-nominated author of Unspeakable Things.Summer 1980: Despite the local superstition that the Bendy ...

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Community Reviews

4.01
based on 1,217 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 89%

dark: 81%

tense: 71%

emotional: 32%

sad: 25%

challenging: 20%

adventurous: 17%

hopeful: 7%

reflective: 4%

funny: 1%

informative: 1%

inspiring: 1%


Pace

30% of readers chose fast
62% of readers chose medium
7% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

21% of readers chose Plot
67% of readers chose A mix
10% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

55% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

39% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

52% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

63% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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