Reviews

Rain City Lights by Marissa Harrison

lucyebradley7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

25thavenuewest's review against another edition

4.0

This book kept me on my toes, made my gut curl, and had me examining life in a new way.

The writing is almost lyrical, I'm talking, deeply immersed me into the story. I can't believe this is a debut author. Her writing is beautiful, almost like poetry. Descriptive, captivating, and well rounded.

The story is told in many different POV's which I found to be rather interesting. Each voice was original, and unique. Even though the book told one whole story. The way she intertwined the lives of so many was absolutely brilliant.

hollyplayer's review

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I feel dumb for not identifying the culprit sooner but maybe that just means Marissa Harrison's writing was doing something right!! I loved all the short POVs to understand and develop each character and what they brought to the story. Very good mystery read with great character arcs.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Rape, Drug use, and Racial slurs

morganrasco0315's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

attackofanxiety's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I really loved this book! It felt like multiple books in one; coming of age, mystery, romance. I loved the multiple points of view. It was all so beautifully and poetically written. When I wasn’t reading, I often found myself thinking about the characters and what was going on. I would definitely recommend this book. 

happilyeverapter's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-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

4.25

ewd09's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

This book was a rollercoaster of a ride - coming of age, drugs, sex, murder mystery, drama. There’s so much to it! To be honest I had trouble through the first half of this book. It seemed a little slow but it really ramped up in the second half. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters.  They were raw and real and had me rooting for them all the way through. 

**I won a digital copy of this book in a StoryGraph giveaway.**

thebookmonger's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

lucyebradley7's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.25

thebookmonger's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-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