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mariakureads's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Found this was a bit of a slow start but once it picked up, it was entertaining and engaging.
The first person POV from the FMC, Dashti, was different as the book is set up as her journal entries to tell the story.
Written for a younger audience, the writing style fits as it's not over the top or overly complicated. It doesn't need to be for it's a sweet story that has an overall sense of resilience and hope.
The first person POV from the FMC, Dashti, was different as the book is set up as her journal entries to tell the story.
Written for a younger audience, the writing style fits as it's not over the top or overly complicated. It doesn't need to be for it's a sweet story that has an overall sense of resilience and hope.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Abandonment, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Violence and Death
silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
2023 reread:
Bumping this up from 4 to 4.5 stars on this read, though I'm not quite ready to mark it as an all time favorite. Mostly it's just a sweet story with lovable characters, but that does what it does very well. This time through I also noticed how well done the character arcs and development work.
There's a short section where the classic relationship lie comes up as a plot point, which actually makes total sense in the context, but still stresses me out just enough to keep this from being a true favorite.
Bumping this up from 4 to 4.5 stars on this read, though I'm not quite ready to mark it as an all time favorite. Mostly it's just a sweet story with lovable characters, but that does what it does very well. This time through I also noticed how well done the character arcs and development work.
There's a short section where the classic relationship lie comes up as a plot point, which actually makes total sense in the context, but still stresses me out just enough to keep this from being a true favorite.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Classism, Grief, Death of parent, Confinement, and Bullying
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Mental illness
Minor: Excrement, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
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