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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
even though lots of things that happened in this book were deeply disturbing I was captivated from the beginning and towards the end couldn’t put it down. I also like how the story many focused on their lives after rather than us only see the terrible part of their lives
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Excrement, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Girl A, Alexandra, was brave and saved (some of) her siblings from the perils of an abusive home. As a novel, I loved the premise and found it fascinating to learn about how the situation got so bad for a controlling father and submissive mother. Lex’s father submerging himself in religion to the point of abuse is the most interesting storyline throughout the novel.
Ultimately though, reading through the story I kept thinking “where is this going?” It felt like the desire to share the past of the Gracie family, but the present was uneventful.
Timelines were confusing, changing randomly within chapters. The character development was lacking for many of her siblings, and the ending just felt like the author ran out of things to say. So many unanswered questions.
I enjoyed reading this novel enough, but I’m not sure I would recommend it to others.
Ultimately though, reading through the story I kept thinking “where is this going?” It felt like the desire to share the past of the Gracie family, but the present was uneventful.
Timelines were confusing, changing randomly within chapters. The character development was lacking for many of her siblings, and the ending just felt like the author ran out of things to say. So many unanswered questions.
I enjoyed reading this novel enough, but I’m not sure I would recommend it to others.
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read the first 2 chapter (72 pages) and could not get into it, too much chopping and changing, poorly written and overall chaotic. I hate DNFing but I couldn't continue with this book.
DNF @80%. Could not stay connected. Found the story to be boring, difficult to follow, and uneventful. I hoped to finish it, but just couldn’t keep interest.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
+ love a crazy religious family cult escape story
+ plot kept you hooked
+ loveable characters
+ adequate fuel for misandry
- too many timelines and no spacing between them so she'll be like "i'm having sex with this man and now i'm six years old at school and now i'm at a wedding" and you're like wait how old are you
- also annoying thing with multiple timelines is you get into a certain plot thread and then author gets bored and just. never mentions it again. like i guess that she's supposed to have forgotten some stuff from her life because trauma but my god, see SOMETHING through
- the thing that i guess is supposed to be a plot twist was super dumb and unnecessary
- said plot twist tied into the lacklustre ending
+ plot kept you hooked
+ loveable characters
+ adequate fuel for misandry
- too many timelines and no spacing between them so she'll be like "i'm having sex with this man and now i'm six years old at school and now i'm at a wedding" and you're like wait how old are you
- also annoying thing with multiple timelines is you get into a certain plot thread and then author gets bored and just. never mentions it again. like i guess that she's supposed to have forgotten some stuff from her life because trauma but my god, see SOMETHING through
- the thing that i guess is supposed to be a plot twist was super dumb and unnecessary
- said plot twist tied into the lacklustre ending
medium-paced
I received an arc of this book.
Not sure how I felt about the constant switching in time. I get it but I lost the flow on occasion. That said, we’ll written. Spooky family but unfortunately something we can all imagine.
It was interesting to see what the author imagined for the kids and their future. There was definitely one or two What The moments which I loved. Especially one in particular. You will know when you read it.
Great creepy story.
Not sure how I felt about the constant switching in time. I get it but I lost the flow on occasion. That said, we’ll written. Spooky family but unfortunately something we can all imagine.
It was interesting to see what the author imagined for the kids and their future. There was definitely one or two What The moments which I loved. Especially one in particular. You will know when you read it.
Great creepy story.