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miariinfinityreads's review
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
izzys_internet_bookshelf's review
3.0
3/5
To me this book was really different. I enjoyed the concept of the plot but for me the characters was were it didn’t feel finished. I kept wanting more but the focus was on Zoe and Indigo, which I was ok with.
To me this book was really different. I enjoyed the concept of the plot but for me the characters was were it didn’t feel finished. I kept wanting more but the focus was on Zoe and Indigo, which I was ok with.
unknownunearth's review against another edition
5.0
One of the finest things that i've read in years
troetschel's review
4.0
Indigo is struggling to keep her and her mother afloat. They are desperately poor, barely scraping by - Indigo's mother suffers from unspecified mental health issues and Indigo works multiple jobs to make sure they don't find themselves back on the streets like before. Then - a chance to lift themselves out of poverty, if Indigo can get her mother to finish painting the Wolfwood series she began long ago.
Baer does an excellent job painting a picture of what it's like to be broke, and especially what it's like to be broke around people who have money and have no idea what it's like to not have money. Her relationship with her mother is also extremely compelling - an exploration of the tragedy when children take on the mantle of parenthood for adults who are incapable of fulfilling the role.
Other things I liked - Indigo's love interest is shorter than she is, and aside from a brief conversation about it, it's simply the way it is. Indigo is also refreshingly up front about her feelings and what she has space for emotionally, there's no miscommunication tropes here. I really enjoyed her as a protagonist, I think her voice is what made the book.
Baer does an excellent job painting a picture of what it's like to be broke, and especially what it's like to be broke around people who have money and have no idea what it's like to not have money. Her relationship with her mother is also extremely compelling - an exploration of the tragedy when children take on the mantle of parenthood for adults who are incapable of fulfilling the role.
Other things I liked - Indigo's love interest is shorter than she is, and aside from a brief conversation about it, it's simply the way it is. Indigo is also refreshingly up front about her feelings and what she has space for emotionally, there's no miscommunication tropes here. I really enjoyed her as a protagonist, I think her voice is what made the book.
malalaisee's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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
5.0
sunnily's review
3.0
really interesting concepts & ideas!! i got caught up in the story (stories) but it felt like too much was going on. also, the internal monologues got a little corny 3.5/5
micahbean's review against another edition
4.0
I think the blurb on this book does the story itself a disservice. I went into this expecting a very different story than the one inside.
More thoughts to come
More thoughts to come
lavoiture's review
3.0
Read about it on NPR. Perfectly fine, but not one that I would necessarily recommend.
lavoiture's review against another edition
3.0
Read about it on NPR. Perfectly fine, but not one that I would necessarily recommend.
vantxian's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5