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The Four
- Author
- Ellie Keel
- Narrator
- Ell Potter
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 11 April 2024
- Run Time
- 14 hours 18 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Psychological thriller, Narrative theme: identity / belonging, Narrative theme: coming of age, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Crime and / or mystery fiction
- Rating
- 2.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
'Sharp, powerful, tragic, addictive' Chris Whitaker
‘Dark, compelling and beguiling’ Kate Mosse
‘Intensely gripping’ Karin Slaughter
‘Thrilling and deeply atmospheric’ Lucy Clarke
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Rose is sixteen when she arrives at High Realms boarding school, excited for the beginning of the rest of her life.
By the time she leaves, she and the three other scholarship students will have made the choices that decide their future.
Each one as heartbreaking and tragic as the last.
***
Readers are RAVING about THE FOUR:
'A shockingly powerful debut… raw and unflinching, not for the faint of heart' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Beautifully written and utterly brutal' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Complex and heart wrenching and oh so gripping' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘If you can handle true emotional pain in your fiction, then don't let this one pass you by’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Critics Review
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‘Haunting and tragic, a tale revealing the ugliness of adolescence – and humanity’ Cecelia Ahern
'A dark, stylish debut, it hooks you until the final denouement' Sunday Independent
‘Poignant and tragic, visceral and cruel, it’s about the best and the worst of what makes us human’ Emma Flint
'Dark academia fans rejoice: this should be on your to-be-read pile… At times bittersweet, at others extremely sad, this is a tragically beautiful tale that embraces everything that adolescence offers' Belfast Telegraph
‘Very stylishly done and chilling too’ Georgina Moore
‘The Four shakes up A Secret History with Mallory Towers to concoct a horrifically thrilling, emotionally gripping story of adolescent fear, pride, and loyalty’ Louisa Young
'This dark, intense novel is hugely addictive' Fabulous
'Immersive academic noir set in a boarding school dominated by a toxic ruling cadre, with four teens striving for survival in the baroque horror of that claustrophobic world' Harriet Tyce
‘The Four is a dark, thrilling and deeply atmospheric thriller. Impossible to put down!’ Lucy Clarke
'One of the best debuts I've read in a long time' Caroline Corcoran
'An enjoyable melodramatic romp' Gloss
'A spellbinding story' Glamour
User Reviews
Book 2.0
Narration 3.0
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2.0 3.0
It was stop start with this one and I only finished it because I had nothing else lined up. The story was all over the place and we were expected to believe that 4 young people, from very different backgrounds, were such good friends after just a few weeks, that they would risk everything when one of them had a breakdown. Then two characters who loathed each other, were suddenly lovers. The characters were not relatable and the story, full of plot holes, just went on too long.
Cazzauk 2025-06-27
Details
- Author
- Ellie Keel
- Narrator
- Ell Potter
- Duration
- 14 hours 18 minutes
- Release Date
- 11 April 2024
- ISBN
- 9780008580377
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Psychological thriller, Narrative theme: identity / belonging, Narrative theme: coming of age, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Crime and / or mystery fiction
- Rating
- 2.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 3.0(1 review)
Synopsis
‘An engrossing read' The Sunday Times 'Sharp, powerful, tragic, addictive' Chris Whitaker ‘Dark, compelling and beguiling’ Kate Mosse ‘Intensely gripping’ Karin Slaughter ‘Thrilling and deeply atmospheric’ Lucy Clarke *** Rose is sixteen when she arrives at High Realms boarding school, excited for the beginning of the rest of her life. By the time she leaves, she and the three other scholarship students will have made the choices that decide their future. Each one as heartbreaking and tragic as the last. *** Readers are RAVING about THE FOUR: 'A shockingly powerful debut… raw and unflinching, not for the faint of heart' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Beautifully written and utterly brutal' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Complex and heart wrenching and oh so gripping' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘If you can handle true emotional pain in your fiction, then don't let this one pass you by’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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