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The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade

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oceanelle's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Beautifully written and very tender in the way each character is given the space to be their fullest, most realistically flawed selves while they move through a huge period of transition together. Everyone is hurting and healing all at once, and I wanted to give Angel a hug the entire time. As for Amadeo, it’s beyond me how I can still have a soft spot for him despite wanting to rip him a new one, but maybe that’s the most realistic depiction of family there is.

(It’s infuriating that Brianna

faces zero consequences for fucking up Angel’s life

, but that’s also par for the course with white saviors, so.)

I would’ve loved for

Amadeo’s last car accident

to have appeared a bit sooner so we could see more of a reckoning followed by some slow healing—I didn’t totally buy that Angel’s worst nightmare could come true and she wouldn’t finally tell Amadeo about himself—but I can also appreciate how tired she is. How over it they all are.

Not the book for you if you want a strong plot, but definitely for you if you care about characters that are shown to be their best and worst selves and everything in between.

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anna_rubin's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-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

5.0

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nlallen1's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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enigmadame's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I was not over impressed with this book. It was good but not great, nor terrible. Middle of the line. The author’s ability to realistically write an internal stream of consciousness is something to be mentioned. She was able to keep the character even while the moods changed drastically.

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erickaonpaper's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

my new favorite hyper-fixation. the kind of story that lingers in your heart long after tucking it away.

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kaelablue's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

I haven’t read a book that made me feel this intensely in years lol. Books that make you yell at the characters as you’re wjiye

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schlady's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense slow-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A realistic portrayal of a year in the life of an imperfect family living through even less perfect circumstances. Very strong writing in the senses of family & place in New Mexico, also well narrated as an audiobook. The main characters were overall likable even after making difficult, frustrating, unlikable choices; I really felt for all of them as their stories twisted and turned and intertwined.

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