1.84k reviews for:

VenCo

Cherie Dimaline

3.84 AVERAGE

breadandmushrooms's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional 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

jettreads's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Things I loved about this book: caring for elders, caring for your group/people/village/tribe/coven, the mentality of it takes a village, women supporting women, the adventure, the connection to nature and places and our pasts.

But the bad guy was too flat and stereotypical for me. He's every bad thing you ever thought of the patriarchy, but he's HOT. That's like, the only redeeming part.

You're going to tell me some guy has amassed a huge fortune, has lived forever, and can't adapt to being a hideous monster? Is going to talk like he's back in the 1800s and yet with that same voice, commanded women? Gtfo.

The narrative (at least from a listening perspective) was also a bit off--we would go from no cussing at all into a a few, and then none. I didn't feel like individuals had their own voice/dialog style.

Overall, the book left a whole world that can be developed, but felt like we took all of our Down with the Patriarchy and channeled it into one man we needed to knock down. 

fathomless_ocean's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

abueno's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous 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: Yes

aljraymond's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious sad fast-paced

borkyreadsbooks's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

myknos's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Sure, it’s has a diverse case but that doesn’t make up for a such wasted potential for the story. I found is a boring read.

amanda_serenity's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous dark 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: No

oddrayreads's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny inspiring reflective medium-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: N/A

khakipantsofsex's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous inspiring tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot