The Shining Girls
by Lauren Beukes
Taste attributes: thrillercrimescience fictionfastunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateglossyfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seemsrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeExpect a dark, intricate thriller, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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About This Book
"A time-traveling serial killer is impossible to trace-- until one of his victims survives. In Depression-era Chicago, Harper Curtis finds a key to a house that opens on to other times. But it comes at a cost. He has to kill the shining girls: bright young women, burning with potential.
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- Author
- Lauren Beukes
- Published
- 2013
- Pages
- 400
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- Open Library
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