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3.39 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
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:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
I was so hopeful for this book, but it just did not resonate with me. An incredibly gorgeous cover and I thought it was going to be delightful. I think it had so much potential, but I felt like I was slogging through it. I usually put books aside, if they don't quite jive with me at first. Because it was for the challenge, that didn't seem like an option. Quite honestly I just wanted it to be over!
This was my free Amazon First Reads e-book for February. Though it had some issues, I enjoyed it enough I will likely buy the physical edition to add to my bookshelf.
My biggest complaint is that 4-year-old Syrah communicates like she was 8 or 10. My second annoyance came from jumpy thoughts. It seemed as if sentences or connecting passages had been removed, resulting in a sudden and unpleasant jump from one event or thought to another. This issue improved as the book progressed didn’t fully disappear.
My inner tree hugger really wants to talk to trees and loved the personification of the forest. Overall, I really liked this book and would recommend it.
My biggest complaint is that 4-year-old Syrah communicates like she was 8 or 10. My second annoyance came from jumpy thoughts. It seemed as if sentences or connecting passages had been removed, resulting in a sudden and unpleasant jump from one event or thought to another. This issue improved as the book progressed didn’t fully disappear.
My inner tree hugger really wants to talk to trees and loved the personification of the forest. Overall, I really liked this book and would recommend it.
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-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
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3 for some craft issues, but overall a good book. I'm not sure all of the emotional pulls were as earned as they could have been (a bit more showing and less telling would have been helpful, a few more moments of genuine family connection with her brother and adoptive parents would have helped).
Veronica G. Henry’s The Canopy Keepers delivers a magical climate fiction series opener that spares no feelings. The verdant imagery and sympathetic protagonist draw you into a contemporary fantasy world set in the near-future in which the Rhiza, protectors of the forest, are battling one another and humankind. Syrah Williams navigates extreme loss and explores whether the ends justify the means when it comes to survival – that of both humanity and nature. The poetic interludes from The Mother are striking, and the sprinkling of fated mates interactions leave the reader excited for the next installment in The Scorched Earth series. Powerful themes of family and environmentalism twine around one another in this unique and alluring tale. I suggest you have tissues on hand for several heart wrenching moments.
Veronica G. Henry’s The Canopy Keepers delivers a magical climate fiction series opener that spares no feelings. The verdant imagery and sympathetic protagonist draw you into a contemporary fantasy world set in the near-future in which the Rhiza, protectors of the forest, are battling one another and humankind. Syrah Williams navigates extreme loss and explores whether the ends justify the means when it comes to survival – that of both humanity and nature. The poetic interludes from The Mother are striking, and the sprinkling of fated mates interactions leave the reader excited for the next installment in The Scorched Earth series. Powerful themes of family and environmentalism twine around one another in this unique and alluring tale. I suggest you have tissues on hand for several heart wrenching moments.