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The first book this year, I’m starting verrrry late. It was a book I needed to read for school, was a snooze at the beginning, but it somewhat picked up around the halfway point. Not my cup of tea, but not a complete waste of time.

the_one_krissy's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

margaret002's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

flyingfox02's review against another edition

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My first book by an Indigenous Canadian author, which I really wanted to like but I had to dnf. I couldn't take it anymore. The writing is aggressively, violently mediocre. What happened to show don't tell? Why is there so much dialogue? What's with the filler scenes that add nothing to the plot? We don't need to know everything every character says or does. None of the characters had enough, or any, personality. The story is set in a First Nations community that has limited access and communication to the rest of the country, but there is absolutely no sense of setting in the narration. I don't care about the people, I don't care about the place, I'm not going to continue reading.

cloelia79's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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