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Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio

63 reviews

lovablelucy's review against another edition

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

3.0


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coffeequill's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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letter_planet's review against another edition

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

2.25

Something that starts very promising fizzles out into uninteresting nothingness.

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apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.75


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artemis7's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Wish it was a longer story, but I really loved all of the characters and would like to read a story about them again in the future.

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booksemmahasread's review against another edition

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

3.75


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vaguelyredhead's review against another edition

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dark 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? Yes

4.0


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audreyunofficial's review against another edition

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

4.25


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stardustandrockets's review against another edition

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

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theninthbow_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Omg I loved this! It’s a perfectly written novella. We get to know the characters so well in such a short amount of time, and the plot that develops is so well done - a combination of action that further deepens character even as it uncovers truths. 

This also has some of my favorite biological horror aspects… I don’t want to give anything away, but I loved it. 

I’ve seen a few reviews that say the ending is way too abrupt and you’re yanked out of the story. I don’t think that’s true at all. Clues are revealed throughout the entire novella about what could plausibly happen, and enough language and context clues are given to understand what’s going to happen next with all the characters… even if one may be a little ambiguous, there are enough clues there to give you a hint about what is going to happen after this novella ends. 

This is a masterly crafted piece of short fiction. If you want a quick read that has well-crafted characters, a mystery plot that’s revealed at a perfect pace, and some feelings of dread and anticipation, read this. 

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