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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
medium-paced
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Started really well - thought it was going to be a real thriller. But quite disappointing with its predictable ending. Just a bit twee.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Had me hooked from the very start and I read this in two days! The story centres around domestic violence but is not gritty, it’s an uplifting story of starting again and helping others.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence
inspiring
lighthearted
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
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is my second book in 2 weeks to read from this author- thoroughly enjoyed them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse
I enjoy the troupe of recovering lost memories, so I picked this up from the library. Themes of domestic violence and cycles of abuse were woven throughout. It was not graphic, but more of the introspection & interactions of the victims.
emotional
I liked this a lot ... just shy of that elusive 5* rating, but it would be one I would recommend. I was able to snag the text from KindleUnlimited, and found the audio on Hoopla. Did a mix of both, mostly audio. Good narration.
This was first person/present tense ... two timelines though, Now/Then (no dates given, but contemporary, with the "then" varying in time ... first one our MC is six years old). The THEN is still in present tense. This seems like it would have been a perfect use of both. It would have helped me keep the two timelines more distinct (especially as they got closer to the present/same characters, sometimes, even though it had been labeled at the start of the chapter, I'd forget if we were in the present or the past). I'm a Table of Contents nerd ... the audio TOC had the Now/Then listed next to each chapter (which makes it easy to do a quick look - yes, then alternate consistently, with NOW being odd chapters, THEN being even. In the Kindle copy though, just a basic (not very helpful) TOC. Why not add the Now/Then to the TOC in the Kindle copy? WHY????
I liked the story and the characters ... it was a bit predictable, at least I was expecting pretty much every twist and reveal. In fact, it dragged on a little too long, I got a bit annoyed, just verify my suspicion already. Thank you!
Definitely some triggers for Domestic Violence ... happily something I have no personal experience with at all. There was some proFanity (x17), I'm not really remembering the sexual content (mentioned a bit, but nothing explicit/descriptive/smut).
The Kindle copy had some bookclub questions - but they were the pretty obvious ones, not really anything that made me really think back, dig deeper.
This was first person/present tense ... two timelines though, Now/Then (no dates given, but contemporary, with the "then" varying in time ... first one our MC is six years old). The THEN is still in present tense. This seems like it would have been a perfect use of both. It would have helped me keep the two timelines more distinct (especially as they got closer to the present/same characters, sometimes, even though it had been labeled at the start of the chapter, I'd forget if we were in the present or the past). I'm a Table of Contents nerd ... the audio TOC had the Now/Then listed next to each chapter (which makes it easy to do a quick look - yes, then alternate consistently, with NOW being odd chapters, THEN being even. In the Kindle copy though, just a basic (not very helpful) TOC. Why not add the Now/Then to the TOC in the Kindle copy? WHY????
I liked the story and the characters ... it was a bit predictable, at least I was expecting pretty much every twist and reveal. In fact, it dragged on a little too long, I got a bit annoyed, just verify my suspicion already. Thank you!
Definitely some triggers for Domestic Violence ... happily something I have no personal experience with at all. There was some proFanity (x17), I'm not really remembering the sexual content (mentioned a bit, but nothing explicit/descriptive/smut).
The Kindle copy had some bookclub questions - but they were the pretty obvious ones, not really anything that made me really think back, dig deeper.