2.52k reviews for:

Kala

Colin Walsh

4.09 AVERAGE

_leigh_r's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bentonnnn1's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional tense medium-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

mollysam's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

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I wanted to know what happened enough to keep reading, but pacing was off and plot underdeveloped in places

not_ellie's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

absolute_bookery's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I was absorbed to be honest!!

lemon_drop's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

withlivjones's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Jesus Christ this book is dark. Like, there were parts that made me feel ill reading them. 

That said, the book was gripping. The mystery was complex and very tense, and the twist had me shook. I didn’t particularly connect with any of the characters until the last part of the book, but then I suddenly found myself praying they’d all get out of the situation unharmed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Violence, Grief, Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Homophobia, Incest, Rape, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Death of parent

julia_palindrome's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

emilyjuliec's review against another edition

5.0

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I could not put this down!!!!

vesperbell's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes