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3.19 AVERAGE

dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hmm i j wasn’t connected at all :/

Gorgeous book. It's hard to believe this is her debut novel. Sad, funny, and poignant; this one focuses on traumas fresh and old and how we move through it.

Made it halfway through. The plot was weird and unbelievable. Should have looked at the reviews before reading!

  
What did I just read???? 

jacqueline55a81's review

4.0
dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional mysterious slow-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

That was weird.. The premise was weird, the development was weird, the characters were soooo weird.. I'm actually not very sure of how all the elements of the story tied together but it was interesting. Although it had some paranormal/gothic tone, the book deals more with what it means to be an young Black woman in the south and which roles or archetypes patriarchal society try to mold women into.
There were a lot of loose ends with the plot and the ending was a bit of a let down in the simplicity after all the emotionally charged events of the last chapters. You could feel all the depth of the characters but the story fell a bit flat to how much complexity it could have had
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated