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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
Life is short and I wasn't fully enjoying this book, so I'm putting it down
dark
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Pregnancy
Moderate: Death, Suicide
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
sad
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
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was a wild ride, and at some points I questioned why I continued reading, but it was fun and quick and honest. In the end, a great coming of age about a girl coming to terms with sexuality and motherhood and found family but with a cult thrown in.
I enjoyed this book and there’s a lot of layers to it that I’m still sort of unpacking. This was one of the more fiercely feminist novels I’ve read in a while, each of the female characters contains multitudes and has depth, which I really enjoyed. The only part the fell flat for me was the last chapter which I think resolved too many things too neatly. I feel like the book would have been more powerful with the unanswered questions.
dark
slow-paced
3.25/5. Physical book. I bought this book blind on a trip to B&N with my bestie. I'm into cults and reading about them so I was drawn from the description on the back. The book wasn't so much about the cult or the nitty gritty of it, but it was about a young girl wanting to do right by her god and pastor.
Lacey is faithful and then grossly disillusioned by her "church". The writing was pretty good and the story kept me wanting to read more and more. I would recommend this to a friend. It was more of a middle-of-the-line book for me, but it did have a good ending. If you have read White Oleander, Lacey's mom kind of put me in the mind of Starr, FYI.
Lacey is faithful and then grossly disillusioned by her "church". The writing was pretty good and the story kept me wanting to read more and more. I would recommend this to a friend. It was more of a middle-of-the-line book for me, but it did have a good ending. If you have read White Oleander, Lacey's mom kind of put me in the mind of Starr, FYI.
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated