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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
I found the protagonist's way of moving through her world interesting, but the plot points were just too boring for me.
I really enjoyed this book! The characters were quirky, the narrative amusing and the story engaging. One use of strong language.
Think Stars Hollow, but set in Appalachia, and you have the setting for this book. A quirky small town, combined with townspeople who are intricately involved in everyone else's business, but who are genuinely good at heart. This is a cute story, if a little fluffy (the author should really learn that moss doesn't grow deep in caves).
Absolutely sweet. It started slow for me, but I was reeled in by the characters.
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-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:
Yes
When I started reading this book it was just to get through a book I had on my book shelf for years and had never read, and I almost didn't want to like it. I felt resistant to it at the beginning, but I really fell in love with this book. It is very simple and beautiful, and I found that I could really relate to what the main character must have been going through. She touched a cord in me.
funny
lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
easy read but so boring unfortunately
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I went with the flow of this story set in 1978 mountain/ southwest Virginia because the lead character Ave Maria interested me, though she also was frustrating at times. I found the possum-stew, gossipy-women-concerned-with-each-other's-weight, strong-but-equally-stereotyped men tropes to be a little too folksy and Ave Marie to be a little too relationship-clueless.... but nonetheless kept reading. There was strength in her, and it did emerge. Not my usual type of novel but it had its moments.