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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-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:
Yes
This is a pretty fantastic debut. We get a woman running from a queer relationship in the city that is in the process of failing, and her trying to lean into the Christian tradwife homeschooler for a widower and his two kids, and the ghost of the dead wife who watches this woman step into her life, and both of them starting to unravel the mystery of her death. Honestly, it doesn't wrap as clearly as I would have liked it to, and it feels like there was almost too much happening towards the end. Still a pretty great debut and one I'll be interested to see what the author does next.
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
mysterious
This book was so spooky and fresh - I loved the characters of Cassie and Beth and relished getting to know them in their alternating chapters. The prose was excellent; I especially loved reading about Cassie's life and her struggles - she's one of the more fascinating characters I've read about recently.
Although this is a horror/ghost story, it's not creepy - I'd recommend to any readers who are interested in a lit fic ghost story.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Although this is a horror/ghost story, it's not creepy - I'd recommend to any readers who are interested in a lit fic ghost story.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
If you like “weird girl” lit you will enjoy this book! Cassie struggles with OCD related to harm. I felt that her thoughts were done really well and definitely gave me the feeling of being slightly horrified at what was popping into her head.
I liked the way her relationship with Beth developed. Beth had more depth to her than I thought she would since she grew up in the church and her life seemed to circle around her religion. I didn’t like her at first but ended up liking her more as her thoughts were revealed.
I received this as an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
I liked the way her relationship with Beth developed. Beth had more depth to her than I thought she would since she grew up in the church and her life seemed to circle around her religion. I didn’t like her at first but ended up liking her more as her thoughts were revealed.
I received this as an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.