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The Favorites by Layne Fargo

28 reviews

m_a_j's review against another edition

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

1.5


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evnfig's review against another edition

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

3.75

I saw the cover, read a two sentences summary and went, "This would probably make a good audiobook." I took a leap and I'm happy about it! This was contemporary fiction with the majority of story and plot revolving around figure skating, the drama and bureaucracy that comes with it, and the romance found a tasteful place amongst all that. I think it read like a TV show, i.e. "Make It or Break It" or "Pretty Little Liars."

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felishacb's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

Wow. I loved this remix of Wuthering Heights set in the ice-skating world! More to come. 

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kqg4jv's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring tense 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? No

5.0


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bookcaptivated's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-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

4.5


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sdupont's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

“This is the last time I'm asking you this
Put my name at the top of your list
This is the last time I'm asking you why
You break my heart in the blink of an eye, eye, eye”

This book is honestly a little sick and twisted. The drama gave me a tummy ache while reading. I appreciated how complex all of the characters were- it was hard to decide if you liked them or not in the end. Katarina and Heath had this very strong push and pull throughout the entire book despite all that happens. Honestly, I found his betrayal to be perhaps the harder to get past. I actually gasped at the moment. The book was a little too long in my opinion. It dragged at the beginning but once it picked up I couldn’t put it down. I recommend this book for fans of Carrie Soto is Back and Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Now I’ll brb but currently have the  urge to watch some ice dancing. 

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kds247's review against another edition

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

4.25

This is a JUICY book. So many twists and turns and absolutely every character is flawed. Think Daisy Jones and the Six with a touch of the Tonya Harding scandal. Definitely the perfect book to get you out of a slump.

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velmad's review against another edition

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

5.0

This book is going to haunt me for a while after completing.

The angst , tension, pure heartbreak and ache was almost too much for me and I dropped the book 1/3 way in and had to talk myself into going back to it.

I’m glad I did. 

the way that Kat and Heath destroyed and built each other up along the way was very hard to watch. In the end , they belong together and screw the throuple label.  

I even grew to love Bella and I always loved Garrett . Bella was in a relationship at the end but also in a committed parenting partnership with Heath.  I think they had a “left behind” love / friendship that met their needs 

I’ll struggle to ever be ok with Heath turning to Bella but it’s a boom and it is what it is. 

Kat at times deserved better.  Everyone knew who she was when they partnered with her and she was true to that person the whole book through. 

I adored her imperfect character the whole book.  

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sjanke2's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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

3.5


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meghanm404's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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? No

4.25


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