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Sweetpea by C.J. Skuse

17 reviews

izypup's review against another edition

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emotional reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

If you watched the show first, the book is almost an entirely different story. Rhi is a wannabe reporter, there is an AJ, there is a Julia, and her dad is dead. Character names are the same but that's almost it. I'm pleased to report that Tink
doesn't die in this one
 
AJ is a teenager in this version but legally an adult so while iffy not technically anything wrong with it. 

Rhi, to me, is both more and less likable in the book. And her actions make remotely more sense. Neither are better or worse, just different. 

Focusing only on the book now: 

Rhi obviously
has a TBI and PTSD
that makes her 'unsettling' but as a neurodivergent woman I also relate to the aspect of trying to mimic social behaviors and fit in but still having something innately 'off' about you. Also the love of Sylvanian families. 

Her killing the cab driver was really where we see that she uses killing predators as a way to justify and because it's what her dad taught her but she is not an anti-hero or vigilante at her core. The cab driver repeatedly denies her drunken advances and just wants to take her home but she 'sees' the smile of other men in him and kills him anyway. 


There's no doubt that Rhi is an unreliable narrator. We hear only her side and the snippets of what characters say to her. 
I didn't realize this was a series getting into it and I probably won't be reading them since I thought the snippets were a 'jokey' Rhi gets published after all and it's her fictionalized exploits. But I guess it was real. 
I might have been too generous with the rating but it was overall a fun and interesting enough read. 
There is a character who has self-harm scars and threatens/attempts suicide throughout the book and is generally referred to as crazy 

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its_rowan's review against another edition

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dark medium-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? Yes

4.0


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daisy17810's review against another edition

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

3.0

In general I think the book is really entertaining and pretty unique. It was definitely worth the read.

I struggled to warm to the writing style and Rhiannon as a character but I know that a that’s a key part to the narrative. It was just something so different to what I usually read but eventually I began to really like the blunt and gritty narration from Rhiannon and like the fact that she’s genuinely not meant to be that likeable.



I wasn’t too keen on the ending/change in character development with her pregnancy. I don’t think I’ll read the next one in the series just because the next book does seem to focus on that specific part of her character. But I’d definitely recommend this one for a fun and interesting read.m

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1989dearjohn's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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jordanez's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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stalattgal's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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kindlekelly's review against another edition

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

3.5

this is funny but also pretty messed up at times but I enjoyed it.....I don't know what that says about me 😂 love the short chapters and writing style but the ending cut off a bit too quickly for me. I know it's a series and supposed to be a bit of a cliffhanger but it just didn't quite feel right. A bit too abrupt. 

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dazzle_spider_reader_1212's review

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

4.75


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rachellen's review against another edition

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

3.25

Very dark. Bit too dark for me. Found some areas quite boring and repetitive. Did not like the typos. 

Witty in places though and the plot twists were good. Ending is obscure with psychosis suggestion. Enjoyed enough to finish and may read the second book. 

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gryffinguin's review against another edition

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

4.0


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