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kalmia31's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.25
-audiobook narrator isn’t my favorite
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Deportation, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, and Blood
Moderate: Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
uhmjanae's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage
maybe_a_cat's review
emotional
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Death, and Drug abuse
Minor: Car accident and Animal cruelty
irisestacansado's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage
booktribe's review
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-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
Deep in Providence is beautiful, it’s emotional, it’s creepy, it has lovable characters making potentially bad decisions, lots of magic, a witchy aunty, spirits roaming around creepily, BIPOC cast, lgbtq rep, and did I mention lots of magic?
What else could you possibly want?
Why aren’t more people talking about this???
The writing is absolutely gorgeous. I will read literally anything Riss M. Neilson writes from now on. The characters were so well developed and I wanted the best for all of them. It was way more emotional than I expected it to be, but in a great way. And it was shockingly creepy at times, which was a wonderful surprise. I only had one very small complaint and that was that the passage of time wasn’t clear in the novel. The novel felt like it happened over several months, but I think it really only happened within a few weeks. But that didn’t dampen my enjoyment at all.
Please everyone go read this! Pls🥺
What else could you possibly want?
Why aren’t more people talking about this???
The writing is absolutely gorgeous. I will read literally anything Riss M. Neilson writes from now on. The characters were so well developed and I wanted the best for all of them. It was way more emotional than I expected it to be, but in a great way. And it was shockingly creepy at times, which was a wonderful surprise. I only had one very small complaint and that was that the passage of time wasn’t clear in the novel. The novel felt like it happened over several months, but I think it really only happened within a few weeks. But that didn’t dampen my enjoyment at all.
Please everyone go read this! Pls🥺
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage
Moderate: Pedophilia and Drug abuse
Minor: Outing and Car accident
hmwhitten's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage and Addiction
stacyroth's review
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Trigger warnings: addiction, overdose, miscarriage, mention of abortion, sexual assault, anxiety
Miliani, Inez, Natalie and Jasmine are best friends growing up in Providence, Rhode Island and dabbling in magic. When Jasmine is killed by a drunk driver, her friends are devastated and determined to bring her back. Miliani’s aunt helps them learn the black magic they will need to bring Jasmine back, but the consequences are more than they bargained for.
This book jumps between the perspectives of Miliani, Inez, and Natalie, but the girls did not have their own individual voices, making it hard to tell them apart. This was especially true of the audiobook version. This is the author’s debut novel, and hopefully she can improve that in her subsequent books. I did like the way she handled the serious topics covered in the book. It was an intriguing story concept but unfortunately dragged at times.
Many thanks to NetGalley for providing me an audio ARC of this book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Miscarriage, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault
Minor: Abortion
mackef's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Addiction, and Grief
Minor: Alcohol
avabudavari's review
challenging
emotional
mysterious
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Addiction, Death, Blood, and Grief
melaniereadsbooks's review
dark
emotional
slow-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
Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for an ALC of this one.
After their friend Jasmine dies, Miliani, Inez, and Natalie make it their goal to try and bring her back in whatever form they can, and begin practicing spells to try and bind her spirit to her twin sister. But opening the realms has a lot of effects that they weren't expecting.
I really enjoyed the plot of this book! The characters really go through a lot trying to get their friend back and it was interesting to listen to. Unfortunately, I think this book was hurt by having 3 different POVs but only one audiobook narrator. The different povs weren't unique enough for me to easily distinguish between them. I feel that the characters needed more distinguishing qualities.
The prose in this book was really pretty. I loved listening to the narrator read it!
After their friend Jasmine dies, Miliani, Inez, and Natalie make it their goal to try and bring her back in whatever form they can, and begin practicing spells to try and bind her spirit to her twin sister. But opening the realms has a lot of effects that they weren't expecting.
I really enjoyed the plot of this book! The characters really go through a lot trying to get their friend back and it was interesting to listen to. Unfortunately, I think this book was hurt by having 3 different POVs but only one audiobook narrator. The different povs weren't unique enough for me to easily distinguish between them. I feel that the characters needed more distinguishing qualities.
The prose in this book was really pretty. I loved listening to the narrator read it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, and Blood
Moderate: Pregnancy, Abortion, Drug abuse, Xenophobia, and Car accident
Minor: Animal death, Body horror, and Animal cruelty