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3.07 AVERAGE
3.07 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
medium-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
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved the concept of the story but felt it was too wordy.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The writing is intelligent and immersive, and Ebbott has a gift for capturing the unspoken dynamics that simmer between people over time. While reading, I was completely captivated by the story, wanting to know more about characters’ pasts, motivations, fears, and depth.
That said, the shifting timeline/POVs made it a bit difficult to stay grounded in the story at times. I occasionally found myself flipping back to piece together the sequence of events, which interrupted the reading experience at times just when I was getting pulled in.
Thoughtful, complex, and full of raw moments—this one continues to question: the lives of the rich, their complex pasts and undertones of evil behavior rooted in power, and the trust between friends. The lack of a trigger warning was also a problem, but otherwise a fantastic debut.
Loveable characters:
No
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
errands were a kind of religion, or could be, as long as you believed in your life !!!
jesus christ this sucked trying SO hard to be sally rooney but in a fucking insufferable confusing way… literally could not comprehend the first few chapters. then one of them sexually assaults a teen girl?????? idk what i was expecting the big turning point to be but it was not that i am SO ANNOYED i spent 30 fucking dollars on this
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It is always strange to find a part of yourself that you keep quiet within the stories of another. As a victim of sexual assault I found that Hal Ebbott was able to take my heat and the fears that lay there and print them on paper. Yet I did not just find myself identifying with Anna. In each character I could see prices of myself and the people o lay become in the future. The book was not perfect, but the writing gave light to a beautiful story, each character grew, even in wayside you didn’t want them too. No one in this story was pure good nor pure evil. Everyone stands in the space between. Yet still the beautiful relationships this book showcases gives the reader belief that maybe someday the world could be as black and white as good and evil.