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A wonderful book, told from the perspective of the three main characters. The literary style was not conventional, including a Caribbean vernacular, but this was not off-putting. And the themes eg domestic violence, homophobia, self-harm etc were a real draw to this reviewer but handled with care and sensitivity.

To be honest, though, the book was beginning to drag for me by the end and I was becoming less interested in some of the characters. Chetan was my favourite character and I would have happily read a story just about him! So I was gutted when he died, but perhaps this was an incident that was needed to revive my waning interest? (Maybe a prequel - there can't be a sequel - all about him?) It's a five for me, since GoodReads only uses 5/5, but not a 10/10.

dani_reviews's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

dani12's review against another edition

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4.5

Such an amazing book. I completely fell in love with the 3 main character, it made me feel sad for them, angry at them. It completely puts you in the middle of that family and it makes you feel like you are a part of it. I can't remember the last time that I read a book and I just wished that I could go inside of it and hug a character, take care of them and just make things right. The deep connection that the author is able to create between reader and the characters is amazing.

jimio's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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acullen's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

eunicek82's review against another edition

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dark sad medium-paced

3.0

This seems to have many of the elements I would enjoy in a book but it wasn’t a hit for me. I wonder if reading it on audio was my biggest issue with it. The author narrates it and gives some of the characters comedic voices that didn’t always fit with the tone of the writing. Even beyond that though, I thought that she explained too much on the page…a lot of “telling” as they say. It was very engaging though and I raced through it to find out what happens.

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